Old Nuuk

Old Nuuk may refer to several neighborhoods of , the capital of . The Lutheran mission was originally based on Hope Island at the head of the fjord but was moved to the mainland and christened Godthaab by the royal governor Claus Paarss in 1728.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: historic location in Greenland
  • Also known as: “Noorliit” and “Nuutoqaq”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Our Saviour and Greenland National Museum.

Church
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Nuuk Cathedral or is a wooden Lutheran cathedral in the Old Nuuk neighborhood of , the capital of . It was established in 1849.

Museum
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The is located in , the capital of . It was one of the first museums established in Greenland, inaugurated in the mid-1960s.

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is located in , . It is oldest house in the country and was built in 1728. It was originally the residence of Hans Egede, a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nuuk Centrum and Radiofjeldet.

Suburb
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is a district of , the capital of . Together with the Old Nuuk neighborhood, it encompasses the southern and central part of the town. Most of the institutions and businesses are based in the district.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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, also known by its Danish name of Godthåb, is the capital and administrative centre of , with a population of around 15,000. The city is sometimes accused of being rather soulless, with many high-rise blocks.

Old Nuuk

Latitude
64.17929° or 64° 10′ 46″ north
Longitude
-51.74413° or 51° 44′ 39″ west
Open location code
98PC57H4+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10979711480
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q1996491
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Old Nuuk” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Noorliit”
  • Czech: “Noorliit”
  • Danish: “Ny Herrnhut”
  • Dutch: “Old Nuuk”
  • French: “Vieux Nuuk”
  • French: “Vieux-Nuuk”
  • German: “Neu-Herrnhut”
  • German: “Noorliit”
  • German: “Ny Herrnhut”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ny Herrnhut”
  • Russian: “Ноорлиит”
  • Swedish: “Ny Herrnhut”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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