Lofthus, Vestland

Village in Western Norway, Norway

60°19′57″N 06°39′42″E / 60.33250°N 6.66167°E / 60.33250; 6.66167CountryNorwayRegionWestern NorwayCountyVestlandDistrictHardangerMunicipalityUllensvangArea

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• Total0.67 km² (0.26 sq mi)Elevation

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100 m (300 ft)Population

(2013)^[1]

• Total556 • Density830/km² (2,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

5781 Lofthus

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 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the village of Kinsarvik and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the town of Odda. The 0.67-square-kilometre (170-acre) village of Lofthus has a population (2013) of 556, giving the village a population density of 830 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,100/sq mi).^[1]

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:

Halldor O. Opedal (1895–1986), folkorist
Elsa Garmann Andersen (1891–1964) architect and photographer

Media gallery

View of Lofthus
Old picture of Lofthus
The medieval Ullensvang Church

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Lofthus, Ullensvang" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ Store norske leksikon. "Lofthus" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 June 2014.