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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 601 residents
- Description: settlement in Ullensvang Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Lofthus, Vestland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ullensvang and Skrikjofossen.
Ullensvang
Church
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Ullensvang Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lofthus.
Skrikjofossen
Waterfall
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Skrikjofossen is a waterfall in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The falls are located about 3.5 kilometres southeast of the village of Lofthus. Skrikjofossen is situated 3 km southeast of Lofthus.
Jåstad power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jåstad power station is an industrial building, which is situated 3 km northwest of Lofthus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinsarvik.
Kinsarvik
Photo: flamouroux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinsarvik is a village in the municipality of Ullensvang in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of a small bay at the confluence of the Sørfjorden and the Eid Fjord, where they join to form the main branch of the Hardangerfjorden.
Lofthus
- Categories: urban area in Norway and locality
- Location: Ullensvang, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.32576° or 60° 19′ 33″ northLongitude
6.65908° or 6° 39′ 33″ eastPopulation
601Elevation
200 metres (656 feet)Open location code
9FG88MG5+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 417689490OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3147076Wikidata ID
Q739574
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Lofthus” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lofthus”
- Danish: “Lofthus”
- Dutch: “Lofthus”
- Finnish: “Lofthus”
- French: “Lofthus”
- German: “Lofthus”
- Javanese: “Lofthus”
- Malay: “Lofthus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lofthus”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lofthus i Hardanger”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lofthus”
- Norwegian: “Lofthus”
- Romanian: “Lofthus”
- Spanish: “Lofthus”
- Swedish: “Lofthus”
- Uzbek: “Lofthus”
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