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Hvalsey ("Whale Island"; Greenlandic Qaqortukulooq) is located near Qaqortoq, Greenland and is the site of Greenland's largest, best-preserved Norse ruins in the area known as the Eastern Settlement (Eystribyggð). In 2017, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and part of the Kujataa Greenland site.
Qaqortoq Museum (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaanni Katersugaasiviit) is a museum in Qaqortoq, Greenland.It is located close to the main fountain square in one of the oldest buildings of the town, the former Royal Greenland Trading Department which dates from 1804.
Mindebrønden is located in the middle of the small town square of Qaqortoq, and is one of the most well-known tourist sights in the city. [ 1 ] Construction of the fountain began in 1929 by architect Pavia Høegh (1886-1956), the grandfather of artist Aka Høegh . [ 2 ]
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The ceiling ship is a model of the royal trade ship Hvalfisken, which was in service for almost a century, starting in 1804.The church also holds the commemorative wreath and the lifebuoy for M/S Hans Hedtoft, which sank south of Cape Farewell on her maiden voyage on January 30, 1959.
Qaqortoq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaqoʁtoq̚]), [2] also known as Julianehåb, [3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town in southern Greenland and the fourth or fifth-largest town on the island. [1]