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 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the village of Dimmelsvik and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) straight west of the vast Folgefonna glacier which sits inside the nearby Folgefonna National Park.

[1] 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.