Official Name: | Rosendal |
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: | Sunnhordland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Kvinnherad |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.13 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 804 |
Population Density Km2: | 712 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5470 Rosendal |
Elevation M: | 9 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 59.9858°N 6.0114°W |
Rosendal is the administrative centre of the municipality of Kvinnherad in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Hardangerfjorden, about north of the village of Dimmelsvik and about straight west of the vast Folgefonna glacier which sits inside the nearby Folgefonna National Park. The village is especially known for the Barony Rosendal, a historic estate located in the village. Kvinnherad Church is also located in this village.
The 1.13km2 village has a population (2019) of 804 and a population density of .[2] The economy of the village is centered on agriculture, ship building, and tourism.[3] The shipbuilder Skaalurens Skibsbyggeri was established in Rosendal in 1855.
The newspaper Grenda is published in Rosendal.