Nuussuaq (Upernavik)

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Nuussuaq (great cape)
Kraulshavn Nûgssuaĸ
Nuussuaq (2010)
Nuussuaq (2010)
Commune Avannaata Communia
District Upernavik
Geographical location 74 ° 6 '40 "  N , 57 ° 3' 36"  W Coordinates: 74 ° 6 '40 "  N , 57 ° 3' 36"  W
Nuussuaq (Greenland)
Nuussuaq
Residents 181
(January 1, 2020)
founding 1923
Time zone UTC-3

Nuussuaq [ ˈnuːsːuɑq ] (according to the old spelling Nûgssuaĸ ; Danish Kraulshavn ) is a Greenlandic settlement in the district of Upernavik in the Avannaata Kommunia .

location

Nuussuaq is located at the western entrance to Umiarsualivik Bay on the Nuussuaq peninsula . At the entrance to the bay is the island of Qeqertannguaq and south of two archipelagos, both of which are named Ikkarlukassak . The nearest town, Kullorsuaq, is 52 km north .

history

Nuussuaq was founded in 1923 as Udsted . A packing house had already been built on the site in 1922. In the founding year, a coal house, another packing house and probably also the apartment of the Udsteds administrator were added. In 1926 a shop and warehouse was built. In 1930 the place had 39 inhabitants. In 1937 Nuussuaq received a school band. In 1940 there were 57 people in Nuussuaq. In 1942 a cooperage was built. In 1947 the place received a new Udsteds administrator's apartment. In 1950 the population had risen to 86 people. In 1960 there were 96 and in 1970 there were already 147 people in Nuussuaq.

The Danish name Kraulshavn refers to the colonial administrator Hans Peter Kraul (1863-1915).

economy

Nuussuaq lives from fishing and hunting despite less favorable conditions. In addition, a small amount of tourist potential is exploited, which consists of hiking or whale watching, for example.

Infrastructure and supply

The port of Nuussuaq has a four meter long jetty with a water depth of 1.20 m. The town is connected to Upernavik twice a week via the Nuussuaq heliport . Dog sleds and snowmobiles are used in the immediate vicinity . There is a lane in the village.

Nukissiorfiit supplies Nuussuaq with drinking water via the Tasersuaq lake in the village and is also responsible for the electricity and heat supply. Wastewater is discharged into the ground and into the sea. TELE Greenland guarantees the telecommunication connection.

Development

In Nuussuaq there is a Pilersuisoq branch that supplies the residents with goods, as well as a trading center for the booty of the hunters and fishermen. Nuussuup Atuarfia, which was enlarged in 2011, now teaches around 36 students in grades 1 to 7, after which the students move to Upernavik. There is also a church in Nuussuaq as well as a service building, a post office, a library and a day care facility. Six buildings in Nuussuaq are listed as worth preserving, including the 1939 church, which burned down in 2008 and was replaced with a new one in 2011.

Population development

The population of Nuussuaq rose to 226 by 2006 and has decreased slightly since then.

panorama

Nuussuaq and surroundings (2010)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq
  2. ↑ Jens Christian Madsen: Udsteder og bopladser i Grønland 1901-2000 . Atuagkat, 2009, ISBN 978-87-90133-76-4 , pp. 178 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Nuussuaq at qaasuitsup-kp.cowi.webhouse.dk
  4. ↑ Population of Nuussuaq 1977–2020 at bank.stat.gl