Gudrun's photos with the keyword: Sisimiut

Bethel church- Sisimiut

28 Sep 2020 57 70 579
Greenlands oldest surviving church was built in Denmark, where it was disassembled, all the parts numbered and then shipped to Holsteinsborg (now Sisimiut). There it was reassembled and consecrated in 1775. The church was paid for with 60 barrels of whale blubber. www.sisimiut.museum.gl/Default.aspx?ID=2213

Sisimiut old town

27 Sep 2020 60 51 479
Sisimiut lies on Greenland's West Coast, 50 m north of the Arctic circle. It is Greenland's second largest town with ca. 5500 inhabitants. People have been living there on and off since 2500 b.C. In 1756 the Danish established a colony which they called Holsteinsborg. The church (1773) and the houses in the old town are from the 18th century, the modern town stretches beyond. Sisimiut liegt 50 km nördlich des Polarkreises an Grönlands Westküste. Es ist mit ca. 5500 EInwohnern die zweitgrößte Stadt Grönlands. Früheste Siedlingsspuren gehen auf 2500 v.Chr. zurück. 1756 gründeten die Dänen eine Kolonie, die sie Holsteinsborg nannten. Die Kirche (1773) und die Häuser der alten Stadt stammen alle aus dem 18. Jh, die heutige moderne Stadt breitet sich dahinter aus.

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