Hans Egede House

Hans Egede House is located in , . It is the oldest house in the country and was built in 1728. It was originally the residence of Hans Egede, a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historic house in Nuuk, Greenland
  • Also known as: “Hans Egedes Hus”
  • Address: 15 Hans Egedesvej, Nuuk, 3900

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Greenland National Museum and Church of Our Saviour.

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. is situated 110 metres southwest of Hans Egede House.

Church
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Nuuk Cathedral or is a wooden Lutheran cathedral in the neighborhood of , the capital of . It was established in 1849. is situated 170 metres north of Hans Egede House.

Marketplace
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is a fresh food market in , the capital of . It is located in the neighborhood, approximately 150 m to the southeast of the , and its name means "The little Greenlander" in Greenlandic language. is situated 120 metres northeast of Hans Egede House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Nuuk and Nuuk Centrum.

Neighborhood
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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.

Suburb
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is a district of , the capital of . Together with the 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.

Hans Egede House

Latitude
64.17825° or 64° 10′ 42″ north
Longitude
-51.74473° or 51° 44′ 41″ west
Open location code
98PC57H4+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 256786441
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q5649958
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Russian—“Hans Egede House” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Hans Egede Hus”
  • Hebrew: “בית הנס אגדה”
  • Italian: “Casa di Hans Egede”
  • Russian: “Дом Ханса Эгеде”

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Highlights include Anori Art and Kuussuup Akua.

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