Narsarsuaq
| Narsarsuaq (great plain) | ||
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| Narssarssuaĸ | ||
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| Commune | Kujalleq municipality | |
| District | Narsaq | |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 9 '38 " N , 45 ° 25' 49" W | |
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| Residents | 123 (January 1, 2020) |
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| founding | 1941 | |
| Time zone | UTC-3 | |
Narsarsuaq [ ˌnɑˈsːɑsːuɑq ] (according to the old spelling Narssarssuaĸ ) is a Greenlandic settlement in the district of Narsaq in the municipality of Kujalleq .
location
Narsarsuaq is one of the places in Greenland farthest from the ocean. The village lies in the valley of the glacier Kiattuut Sermiat the fjord Tunulliarfik . Qassiarsuk lies 5 km to the west on the opposite bank .
history
The settlement was founded in 1941 by the United States Army as the Bluie West One military base , an important stopover between the US and Europe. At times up to 3,000 soldiers were stationed here. Most of the current buildings date from this period, as does the airport. The hospital was enlarged during the Korean War (1950–1953), its number of beds rose from 250 to 1000. In 1958 the base was finally abandoned and taken over by Denmark and partly used as a civil service, but after the sinking of Hans Hedtoft it was also used as a sea rescue base and iceberg reporting station. The airport has been used for international air traffic since 1978. Since 1987 he has been under the care of the Greenland government.
economy
Airport operations make up the bulk of Narsarsuaq's economy. Tourism therefore also plays a major role in the town. For example, there is a hotel and a hikers' home and boats take tourists to the surrounding villages. Narsarsuaq also has agricultural potential. The airport is being considered to be closed because, for example, an international airport is to be built in Nuuk , which would deprive Narsarsuaq of its economic basis and lead to the decline of the village. According to a forecast, if the airport were to be converted into a heliport, the number of inhabitants would probably drop to 21.
Infrastructure and supply
The Narsarsuaq Airport is the second international airport of Greenland near the airport Kangerlussuaq and thus the most important South Greenland airport. There is also a port a little further south. A gravel road leads around the fjord and connects Narsarsuaq to Qassiarsuk via the shepherd settlements of Kiattuut , Arnannguit , Qinngua Kangilleq , Qinngua , Qorlortoq and Qorlortup Itinnera .
Almost all buildings are connected to the electricity, water and sewage networks because of their US history. It is being considered to supply Narsarsuaq with electricity from a hydroelectric power station on Motzfeldtip Tasia .
Development
Narsarsuaq has a school that teaches from 1st to 9th grade and is housed in a school building from 2001. The old school building is now used as a kindergarten.
A building from 1943 is now used as a museum and is classified as worthy of protection. The museum covers the history of Narsarsuaq, but also the Grænlendingar and sheep farming in South Greenland.
Population development
The population of Narsarsuaq is subject to large fluctuations and has increased or decreased several times over the past 40 years, but has remained relatively the same over the long term.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq
- ↑ a b Sabine Barth: Greenland . 4th edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2017, ISBN 978-3-7701-7307-5 , p. 120 ff .
- ↑ Narsarsuaq in Den Store Danske
- ^ Bluie West One in Den Store Danske
- ↑ a b c d Narsarsuaq at kujalleq2017.odeum.com
- ↑ Democrats: Nedgrader Narsarsuaq og Kangerlussuaq til heliporte at Knr.gl
- ↑ Forecast: Kun 21 indbyggere i Narsarsuaq in the Sermitsiaq
- ↑ Population of Narsarsuaq 1977–2020 at bank.stat.gl