Kulusuk

Kulusuk (bird's back)
	Cape Dan K'ulusuk
	Kulusuk (2006)
Commune	Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq
District	Ammassalik
Geographical location	65 ° 33 '59 " N , 37 ° 10' 59" W Coordinates: 65 ° 33 '59 " N , 37 ° 10' 59" W.
Residents	241 ; (January 1, 2020)
founding	1909
Time zone	UTC-3

Kulusuk (2014)

Kulusuk (2016)

Kulusuk [ ˈqulusuk ] (actually Qulusuk ; according to the old spelling K'ulusuk ; Danish Kap Dan ) is a Greenlandic settlement in the district of Ammassalik in the Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq .

location

Kulusuk is located in the northeast of the island of the same name at the exit of Ammassaliip Kangertiva . On the other bank is Tasiilaq, 21 km west .

history

The residents said earlier that there were ruins of the Grænlendingar in Kulusuk , which archaeological investigations have rejected. On the other hand, according to the statements of the residents, excavations showed that the place was previously well suited for whaling.

The Tunumiit used to live nomadically, which is why it is not known since when Kulusuk has been inhabited.

In 1909, Kulusuk was officially founded as a mission site. A 53 square meter yellow mission building was built to house a church, a classroom and an apartment for the catechist and his family.

In 1920 there were 74 people living in Kulusuk, seven of whom were West Greenlanders. There were eleven hunters among the residents. Apart from the catechist, the population lived in three Greenlandic houses.

In 1925 a new school chapel was built. In 1930 the population had already risen to 165, making Kulusuk the largest town in East Greenland at that time . In 1940 133 people lived in Kulusuk and in 1950 there were 197. In 1951 Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel opened a shop in Kulusuk, although the place was officially not an Udsted .

When the Americans gave up the Ikkatteq airfield , they instead built an airport east of Kulusuk in 1958. In 1960 there were already 258 people living in the village. In 1966 a new school was built, which was expanded in 1976, as the population had already risen to 390 by 1970. In 1967 a new shop was built. During this time, the inhabitants lived from sealing seals and fishing, although the catch numbers were viewed as rather poor.

The actual name of Kulusuk is Qulusuk . Because the Danes could not pronounce the place name, replacing the Q by K . This makes Kulusuk the only place in Greenland that has been officially renamed for this reason.

Infrastructure and supply

The Kulusuk Airport is now the most important transport hub of East Greenland. From here you can get to the other places in East Greenland as well as West Greenland and Iceland . In summer and autumn the sea is ice-free and can be used for shipping. Dog sleds and snowmobiles are used in the surrounding area . There is also a taxi company in Kulusuk.

Nukissiorfiit is responsible for the electricity and water supply in Kulusuk, while TELE Greenland connects the residents via telecommunication. Garbage is dumped, incinerated or shipped to Tasiilaq.

Development

The Kulusuk School (2014)

The school of Kulusuk, the Kulusumi Alivarpi , has around 50 students. After completing 7th grade, students have to go to a higher school, usually in Tasiilaq. In Kulusuk there is also, for example, a day care center, a nursing home, a service building, a post office, a meeting house, an infirmary and a church. There is also a hotel at the airport.

Sons and daughters

Anna Kûitse Thastum (1942–2012), drum dancer
Anda Kûitse (1951–2019), drum dancer

Population development

Kulusuk used to be one of the largest villages in Greenland. In the last 40 years, however, the population has almost halved.

Web links

Commons : Kulusuk - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq
^ ^A ^b Gustav Frederik Holm , Johan Petersen : Beskrivelse af Angmagssalik district. Trading and mission stations Angmagssalik ved Tasiussaĸ. Mission pledge Kulusuk . In: Georg Carl Amdrup , Louis Bobé , Adolf Severin Jensen , Hans Peder Steensby (eds.): Grønland i tohundredeaaret for Hans Egedes landing (= Meddelelser om Grønland . Volume 60-61 ). tape 2 . C. A. Reitzel Boghandel, Copenhagen 1921, p. 646 ( digitized version in the Internet Archive ).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kulusuk at sermersooq2018.gl (.pdf)
^ ^A ^b ^c Jens Christian Madsen: Udsteder og bopladser i Grønland 1901-2000 . Atuagkat, 2009, ISBN 978-87-90133-76-4 , pp. 214 .
↑ Population of Kulusuk 1977–2020 at bank.stat.gl

[1] Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq

[mog61-2] A ^b Gustav Frederik Holm , Johan Petersen : Beskrivelse af Angmagssalik district. Trading and mission stations Angmagssalik ved Tasiussaĸ. Mission pledge Kulusuk . In: Georg Carl Amdrup , Louis Bobé , Adolf Severin Jensen , Hans Peder Steensby (eds.): Grønland i tohundredeaaret for Hans Egedes landing (= Meddelelser om Grønland . Volume 60-61 ). tape 2 . C. A. Reitzel Boghandel, Copenhagen 1921, p. 646 ( digitized version in the Internet Archive ).

[plan-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kulusuk at sermersooq2018.gl (.pdf)

[jcm-4] A ^b ^c Jens Christian Madsen: Udsteder og bopladser i Grønland 1901-2000 . Atuagkat, 2009, ISBN 978-87-90133-76-4 , pp. 214 .

[5] Population of Kulusuk 1977–2020 at bank.stat.gl