Lofthus, Vestland

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 km south of the village of Kinsarvik and about 30 km north of the town of Odda. The 0.67 km2 village of Lofthus has a population (2013) of 556, giving the village a population density of 830 PD/km2.

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.

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