Qasigiannguit
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Qasigiannguit[1] (Script error: No such module "IPA".), also known as Christianshåb,[2] is a town located in western Greenland on the southeastern shore of Disko Bay in the Qeqertalik municipality. With 1,081 inhabitants in 2020,[3] it is the thirteenth-largest town in Greenland. The main industry is shrimp and halibut fishing.
History
The settlement was founded as a trading post for Jacob Severin's company in 1734[4] and named Christianshaab in honour of King Christian VI of Denmark.[5] The name was sometimes anglicized as Christian's Hope.[6]
Paul Egede's former residence is Greenland's oldest surviving wooden building. It was completed on 25 July 1734[7] and moved to its present site in 1806 owing to the heavy wind at its original location across the bay. In 1997, a museum was officially opened in the Egede house. In the summer of 1999, an archaeological discovery provided the museum with a collection of finds from different prehistoric cultures.[8]
Transport
Air
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Sea
During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.[10] The ferry links Qasigiannguit with Ilulissat, Aasiaat, Ikamiut, Akunnaaq, and Qeqertarsuaq.
Population
With 1,081 inhabitants as of 2020, Qasigiannguit is the second-largest town in the Qeqertalik municipality.[3] The town is steadily depopulating, with the population having decreased by more than 27% relative to the 1990 levels and by nearly 17% relative to the 2000 levels.[3]
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References
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- ↑ The pre-1973 spelling was Kasigianguit. It is also sometimes written as Qasigianguit.
- ↑ The pre-1948 spelling was Christianshaab.
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- ↑ Marquardt, Ole. "Change and Continuity in Denmark's Greenland Policy" in The Oldenburg Monarchy: An Underestimated Empire?. Verlag Ludwig (Kiel), 2006.
- ↑ Del, Anden. "Grønland som del af den bibelske fortælling – en 1700-tals studie Template:Webarchive" ["Greenland as Part of the Biblical Narrative – a Study of the 18th-Century"]. Template:In lang
- ↑ i.a., Lieber, Francis & al. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography. "Greenland". B.B. Mussey & Co., 1854.
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