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Holtan Destination Guide

Discover Holtan in Norway

Holtan in the region of Telemark county is a town located in Norway - some 64 mi or ( 103 km ) South-West of Oslo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Holtan

Local time in Holtan is now 04:07 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Malmö, Gothenburg, Vennesla, and Ulefoss. When in this area, you might want to check out Copenhagen . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Holtan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Telemark Canal

9:59 min by Einar Eliassen
Views: 7047 Rating: 5.00

The Telemark Canal was etched in the mountains for well over 100 years ago, and when the canal was completed in 1892 the rest of Europe called it "the eight wonder of the world". Five hundred men had ..

177. ENLU, Lunde landing 29, 26.06.2010

2:09 min by Lasse Tur
Views: 536 Rating: 5.00

ENLU, Lunde landing 29, 26.06.2010 ..


178. ENLU, Lunde take off 11, 26.06.2010

0:55 min by Lasse Tur
Views: 375 Rating: 0.00

ENLU, Lunde take off 11, 26.06.2010 ..

Ski Adventures

6:29 min by Wilfred Hildonen
Views: 328 Rating: 5.00

My wife, Julyana, is from São Paulo and this is the first time she has ever tried to ski - and she loved it! We only got 3 days to ski so far. Global warming takes it toll, but she learns fast and her ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nordagutu

Nordagutu is a village in the municipality of Sauherad, Norway. Its population is 367. Nordagutu train station is a part of Bratsbergbanen, and it serves as a junction between Vestfoldbanen and Sørlandsbanen.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.42 9.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Villages in Telemark

Nordagutu Station

Nordagutu Station is a railway station located in Sauherad in Telemark, Norway located on Bratsberg Line and Bratsberg Line. The station is served by express trains to Kristiansand and local trains to Notodden and Grenland. The stations main purpose is to allow transfers between the two railway lines, thus allowing passengers from Notodden and Grenland access to Sørlandet Line and vice versa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.42 9.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1917 establishments in Norway, Railway stations in Telemark, Railway stations on the Bratsberg Line, Railway stations on the Sørlandet Line, Railway stations opened in 1917

Holtsås

Holtsås is a village in Sauherad municipality, Norway. It is located between Hjuksebø and Nordagutu. Holtsås used to have a train station on the Sørlandsbanen railway. The Hjuksebø train disaster occurred between Hjuksebø and Holtsås on 15 November 1950, and was Norway's worst railway accident in peacetime until the Tretten train disaster in 1975.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.45 9.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Villages in Telemark

Hjuksebø train disaster

The Hjuksebø train disaster was a rail accident on the Sørlandet Line on 15 November 1950 between the stations of Hjuksebø and Holtsås in the Sauherad municipality in Telemark, Norway. With fourteen deaths resulting from the crash, this was Norway's worst railway accident in peacetime until the Tretten train disaster in 1975. The accident was caused by runaway freight cars running into an express passenger train.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.47 9.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1950 in Norway, Rail transport in Telemark, Railway accidents in 1950, Railway accidents in Norway, Runaway train disasters, Sørlandet Line

Heddalsvatnet

Heddalsvatnet is a lake in the municipalities Notodden and Sauherad in Telemark, Norway. The main influx comes from the rivers Tinnelva and Heddøla. The lake covers an area of 11.9 km2.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.50 9.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Lakes of Telemark, Notodden