Narsaq
Sign in to savethumb|Aerial view of Narsaq and Narsaq Sound, April 2018 Narsaq (Greenlandic, ; Danish), formerly Nordprøven (Danish, ), is a town in Kujalleq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark on the shores of Tunulliarfik Fjord.
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Place details
- Locality
- Narsaq
- Region
- Kujalleq
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 1,346
- Timezone
- America/Nuuk
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Narsaq
- Settlement.other_name
- Nordprøven
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Narsaq-from-Qaaqarsuaq.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Narsaq skyline from Qaqqarsuaq mountain
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Greenland Southern
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within southern Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 22px Kujalleq
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1830
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 1242
- Settlement.timezone1
- Western Greenland Time
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- −02:00
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Travel guide
Understand
Narsaq, with a population over 1,500, is one of the largest towns in southern Greenland. Qaqortoq, however, is much larger.
Get in
By regular or charter boat from Narsarsuaq or Qaqortoq By helicopter from Narsarsuaq or Qaqortoq. The heliport is just outside the town, to the northwest. By 2-3 day hike from Qassiarsuk
Get around
Walking. It is possible to walk around the whole town in less than an hour.
There is a gasoline station in the south of Narsaq.
Do
Hike to the nearby mountain Qaqqarsuaq (650m) and enjoy a 360 deg view of the town, fjords filled with icebergs, other mountains and icecap. Approx. 1,5h hike from the town center.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Fishing
- Sheep farming
- Tourism
- Services and infrastructure
- Transport
- Air
- Sea
- Land
- Population
- Climate
- Twin towns
- Notes
- References
thumb|Aerial view of Narsaq and Narsaq Sound, April 2018 Narsaq (Greenlandic, ; Danish), formerly Nordprøven (Danish, ), is a town in Kujalleq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark on the shores of Tunulliarfik Fjord.
== History == People have lived in the area for thousands of years, but not continuously. Remains of the Norse settlement can be found in the area. The church ruins of Dyrnæs can be found on the north-western outskirts of the town. The Landnám homestead, Landnamsgaarden, can be found immediately to the west of the town. Dated to the year 1000, the homestead is among the oldest of the Norse ruins in the area. Excavation of the ruins began in 1953 with the discovery of the Narsaq stick, the first Viking Age runic inscription discovered in Greenland. The wider Narsaq area has some of the most striking Norse artifacts and ruins. Erik the Red's Brattahlid is located in present-day Qassiarsuk, and the Gardar bishop seat is in present-day Igaliku.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Narsaq” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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