Hjuksebø Explained

Official Name:Hjuksebø
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Telemark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Telemark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Aust-Telemark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Notodden Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:3683 Notodden
Coordinates:59.4923°N 9.3339°W
Elevation M:156
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Hjuksebø is a village in Notodden Municipality in VTelemark county, Norway. The village is located just south of Hjuksevelta, roughly half-way between the town of Notodden and the village of Nordagutu (in Midt-Telemark Municipality. This village is located on the hills overlooking the eastern shore of the lake Heddalsvatnet. In 2020, the Hjuksebø area became part of Notodden Municipality. Prior to that time, it was part of the old Sauherad Municipality.[2]

History

Hjuksebø Station is a former train station in this village. The station was located along the Bratsberg Line. The Hjuksebø train disaster occurred between the Hjuksebø and Holtsås stations on 15 November 1950, and was Norway's worst railway accident in peacetime until the Tretten train disaster in 1975.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hjuksebø . 2023-08-26 . yr.no.
  2. Encyclopedia: Hjuksebø . . . 2020-06-08 . Sørgaarden . Kjetil A. . Norwegian . 2023-08-26.