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Website. qaqortoq.gl. Qaqortoq, [2] formerly Julianehåb, [3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town in southern Greenland and the fourth or fifth-largest town on the island.
Jun 17, 2020 · Qaqortoq means “white” in Kalaallisut (the Greenlandic language). A slightly ironic name, as South Greenland is actually one of the greenest areas of the world’s largest island. The city is located on the south coast of Greenland at a lower latitude than Iceland. A fact that surprises many visitors!
Qaqortoq means “white” in the Greenlandic language. Its Danish name was Julianehåb, after the Danish queen Juliane Marie, when it was a colony. Qaqortoq is the only town in Greenland with a fountain in its main square. The fountain in Qaqortoq is a gathering place. The first football field in Greenland with artificial turf was officially ...
Hvalsey Church ( Danish: Hvalsø Kirke; Old Norse: Hvalseyjarfjarðarkirkja) was a Catholic church in the abandoned Greenlandic Norse settlement of Hvalsey (now modern-day Qaqortoq ). The best preserved Norse ruins in Greenland, the church was also the location of the last written record of the Greenlandic Norse, a wedding in September 1408. [1]
Qaqortoq. Qaqortoq is the creative souls' town. An uncanny number of painters, sculptors, filmmakers and musicians have their roots in the largest town in South Greenland. With such a flair for artistry and cultivation of beauty within the self, it is no coincidence that the homes and gardens around Qaqortoq are some of the most aesthetically ...
Jun 17, 2020 · Qaqortoq has been my favorite town in the whole of Greenland since my first travel to Greenland in 2010. So far, I have visited nine towns/settlements in Greenland and still, Qaqortoq is my best. There are not only colorful houses like Lego on the hills towards the sea but also surreal sea fog. Everyday Qaqortoq shows different fantastic scenery.
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