Hans Egede House
Hans Egede House is located in Nuuk, Greenland. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Historic house in Nuuk, Greenland
- Also known as: “Hans Egedes Hus”
- Address: 15
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greenland National Museum and Church of Our Saviour.
Greenland National Museum
Museum
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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. Greenland National Museum is situated 110 metres south of Hans Egede House.
Church of Our Saviour
Church
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nuuk Cathedral or Church of Our Saviour is a wooden Lutheran cathedral in the Old Nuuk neighborhood of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It was established in 1849. Church of Our Saviour is situated 170 metres north of Hans Egede House.
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. Katuaq Culture Centre is situated 310 metres southeast of Hans Egede House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Nuuk and Nuuk Centrum.
Old Nuuk
Neighborhood
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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 Centrum
Suburb
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Hans Egede House
- Categories: building, tourism, and residential building
- Location: Sermersooq, Greenland, North America
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Latitude
64.17827° or 64° 10′ 42″ northLongitude
-51.74484° or 51° 44′ 41″ westOpen location code
98PC57H4+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 256786441OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5649958
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Hebrew—“Hans Egede House” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hans Egede Hus”
- Hebrew: “בית הנס אגדה”
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Highlights include Anori Art and Kalaaliaraq Market.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hans Egede House”. Photo: Nationalmuseet - The National Museum of Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.0.