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 that were born or lived in Lofthus include: