Lichtenau,_Greenland

Alluitsoq

Alluitsoq

Former settlement in southern Greenland

Alluitsoq, formerly spelled Agdluitsok, is a former settlement in southern Greenland, located on the Alluitsoq or Lichtenau Fjord near Cape Farewell. It is about 13 kilometers from Ammassivik (Sletten), located on the opposite side of the same fjord.

Alluitsoq
Alluitsoq
Location within Greenland

It was founded as Lichtenau (German: "Light Meadow"[1]) by the Moravian missionary Gotfried Grillich and five families[2] in 1774.[3] For a time, it was the largest permanent settlement in Greenland. The mission was surrendered to the Lutheran Church of Denmark in 1900.[4]

The site has a large graveyard and was used as a children's home for the Gertrud Rask Institute between 1942 and 1980. The fjord separates in two at the end. One houses the largest waterfall in Greenland, Qorlortorsuaq, and a trout farm. The other holds a Norse farm's ruins.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Wir werden erwartet. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. 2017. ISBN 9783421047823.
  2. [2]
    "Mission in Greenland". The Christian Library: Comprising a Series of Standard Works in Religious Literature. Key & Biddle, 1833.
  3. [3]
    Lüdecke, Cornelia. "East Meets West: Meteorological observations of the Moravians in Greenland and Labrador since the 18th century Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". History of Meteorology 2, 2005.
  4. [4]
    Wittman, P. "Greenland". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Co. (New York), 1909. Accessed 28 Apr 2012.
  5. [5]
    Randburg.com. "Historic sites and ruins in the Nanortalik district Archived 2011-01-08 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 28 Apr 2012.

60°33′N 45°28′W

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