Nuuk Centrum
Nuuk Centrum is a district of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. 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.Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district of Nuuk, Greenland
- Also known as: “Nuup Qeqqa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Public and National Library of Greenland and Katuaq Culture Centre.
Public and National Library of Greenland
Library
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Public and National Library of Greenland is the public and national library of Greenland, located in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It is the largest reference library in the country, devoted to the preservation of national cultural heritage and history.
Katuaq Culture Centre
Theater building
Photo: Alankomaat, Public domain.
Katuaq is a cultural centre in Nuuk, Greenland. It is used for concerts, exhibitions, conferences, and as a cinema. Designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen, it was constructed as a joint project of the Greenland Home Rule Government, the Nuuk Municipal Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers and was inaugurated on 15 February 1997.
Greenland National Museum
Museum
Photo: davidstanleytravel, CC BY 2.0.
The Greenland National Museum is located in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It was one of the first museums established in Greenland, inaugurated in the mid-1960s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Nuuk and Radiofjeldet.
Old Nuuk
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Old Nuuk may refer to several neighborhoods of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. 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.
Nuuk
Nuuk, also known by its Danish name of Godthåb, is the capital and administrative centre of Greenland, with a population of around 15,000. The city is sometimes accused of being rather soulless, with many high-rise blocks.
Nuuk Centrum
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Sermersooq, Greenland, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.17551° or 64° 10′ 32″ northLongitude
-51.73887° or 51° 44′ 20″ westOpen location code
98PC57G6+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 10979711481OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q30606
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Central Bikol to Swedish—“Nuuk Centrum” goes by many names.
- Central Bikol: “Nuuk Centrum”
- Danish: “Nuuk Centrum”
- Danish: “Nuuks centrum”
- Danish: “Nuup Qeqqa”
- Dutch: “Nuuk Centrum”
- French: “centre-ville de Nuuk”
- French: “Centre-ville de Nuuk”
- French: “Nuup Qeqqa”
- German: “Nuuk Zentrum”
- German: “Nuup Qeqqa”
- Polish: “Nuuk Centrum”
- Portuguese: “Nuuk Centrum”
- Portuguese: “Nuup Qeqqa”
- Swedish: “Nuuks centrum”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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