Rosendal is the

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of the municipality of

Kvinnherad Kvinnherad is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland, along the Hardangerfjorden. The municipality was the 5th in size in former Hordaland county. The administrative centre of the ...

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county,

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. 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

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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 village has a population (2019) of 804 and a

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of . The economy of the village is centered on

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, and

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. The shipbuilder Skaalurens Skibsbyggeri was established in Rosendal in 1855. The newspaper '' Grenda'' is published in Rosendal.

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* Villages in Vestland Kvinnherad {{Vestland-geo-stub