Lofthus, Vestland Explained

Official Name:Lofthus
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Hardanger
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Ullensvang
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.67
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:556
Population Density Km2:830
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5781 Lofthus
Elevation M:100
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.3325°N 6.6617°W

Lofthus is a village in the municipality of Ullensvang, which is located in the Hardanger region of Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the eastern shore of the Sørfjorden, along Norwegian National Road 13. Lofthus is located about south of the village of Kinsarvik and about north of the town of Odda. The 0.67km2 village of Lofthus has a population (2013) of 556, giving the village a population density of .[2]

Lofthus is a tourist area with hotels and camping sites. There is also a significant amount of fruit farming in the area, and so Lofthus is home to a national fruit research centre. The most popular fruit grown in this area is the cherry. The medieval Ullensvang Church is located in this village, as is the Hardanger folk high school.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Lofthus include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lofthus, Ullensvang. yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-06-03.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. 1 January 2013. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. Web site: Lofthus. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-06-03.