Holta is a small farming village in the municipality of Strand in Rogaland county, Norway. The farm is situated on the northern hills overlooking the lake Bjørheimsvatn. It is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of the village of Tau and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the village of Fiskå. The city of Stavanger lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Holta (via the Ryfylke Tunnel that goes under a large fjord).

Holta
Village
A cross marking the crash site near Holta. The plaque reads "In memory of those who died here 9 August 1961. 34 English school boys, their two teachers and the three crew members. Erected by friends in Rogaland".
A cross marking the crash site near Holta. The plaque reads "In memory of those who died here 9 August 1961. 34 English school boys, their two teachers and the three crew members. Erected by friends in Rogaland".
Holta is located in Rogaland
Holta
Holta
Location in Rogaland county
Holta is located in Norway
Holta
Holta
Holta (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°05′15″N 06°01′40″E / 59.08750°N 6.02778°E / 59.08750; 6.02778
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictRyfylke
MunicipalityStrand
Elevation242 m (794 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4120 Tau

On 9 August 1961, the Holtaheia Accident took place as a Vickers VC.1 Viking passenger aeroplane, G-AHPM operated by Cunard Eagle Airways, transporting schoolboys from The Archbishop Lanfranc School in Thornton Heath, London, crashed into the mountainside above the farm (Holtaheia). A total of 34 students, two teachers and three crew members were killed.

References

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  1. ^ "Holta, Strand (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-02-05.