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background. Kayaks in storage. Colourful houses.
In 1728 Hans
Egede moved his mission to Nuuk
(the headland). For centuries this has been the
place where
inuit, who lived in this area, met for their summer gatherings, and was
as such an
ideal location.
In 1733 the Herrnhuters established their mission, and by 1760 Nuuk had
more
than 1000
inhabitants. Today Nuuk is the largest and most modern town in Greenland.
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Hotel "Nuuk". Arctic Umiaq Lines' passenger vessel "Saqqiq Ittuk".
The greater
part of the Home Rule Government of Greenland' s administration is located
here,
and naturally
this has left its mark on the town with its population of about 14000 people.
In 1979 Nuuk
became the first town in Greenland to get a landing strip for fixed winged
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author enjoying the view. Sermitsiaq' mountain and Godthåbsfjord.
aircraft.
Today Greenlandair connects Nuuk with Kangerlussuaq, Greenland's main airport
as
well as other
cities in Greenland. Direct connections to Canada and Iceland are established
during the
summer.
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