Australia
Tasmania
West Tamar Council

Holwell

Holwell is a locality and small rural community in the local government areas of and , in the Launceston and North-west and west regions of .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 68 residents
  • Description: locality in Tasmania, Australia
  • Also known as: “Holwell, Tasmania” and “Holwell, Tasmania, Australia”
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beaconsfield.

Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town of 1,093 in . Perhaps infamous for the 2006 mine collapse – one of the worst mining accidents in Tasmanian history, the quaint town on the western banks of the Tamar River is possibly one of the best places in Tasmania to learn about the state's gold mining industry.

Holwell

Latitude
-41.28096° or 41° 16′ 52″ south
Longitude
146.78162° or 146° 46′ 54″ east
Population
68
Elevation
313 metres (1,027 feet)
Open location code
4RC8PQ9J+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4290197301
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2163264
Wiki­data ID
Q31411327
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In Other Languages

“Holwell” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Holwell”
  • “Holwell”

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