Holtsås

This article is about the village in Norway. For the lagoon in Iceland, see Holtsós.

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.

Coordinates: 59°27′17″N 9°20′18″E / 59.45472°N 9.33833°E / 59.45472; 9.33833

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