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23-522: People have lived in the area for thousands of years, but not continuously. Remains of the Norse settlement can be found in the area. The church ruins of Dyrnæs can be found on the north-western outskirts of the town. The Landnám homestead, Landnamsgaarden , can be found immediately to the west of the town. Dated to the year 1000, the homestead is among the oldest of the Norse ruins in the area. Excavation of

46-454: A hospital, and several small shops. Greenland's first brewery, Greenland Brewhouse , was established in Narsaq in 2004. The town hospital is housed in a two-storey building and has 14 beds. The town health services also include a dental clinic. Narsaq church was designed by local carpenter Pavia Høegh in 1927. The church was refurbished and expanded in 1981. The only Food Science College in

69-464: A relatively extensive network of traversable dirt and gravel roads, totalling over 120 kilometers and requiring DKK 500,000 annually for service. The longest stretch of road envelopes the northern end of Tunulliarfik Fjord, and connects the sheep farms of Qassiarsuk with the airport of Narsarsuaq. The roads are generally of poor construction, lacking crossfall for drainage, and using softer sandstone instead of harder granite, creating severe dust problems in

92-534: Is a natural coastal harbor with steep depth. Narsaq is a port of call for the Arctic Umiaq Line coastal ship in the summer season. The port can accommodate deep seagoing vessels due to the steep depth of the shore. The port authority for Narsaq is Royal Arctic Line , located in Nuuk . Port pilotage is available upon request, and is recommended. In contrast to the rest of Greenland, the wider Narsaq area has

115-504: Is possible on the plains to the north of the town, with several actively maintained arable fields. Of the 53 registered sheep farms in Greenland, 31 are located in the Narsaq area. The farms produce meat for domestic consumption, and the Narsaq slaughterhouse Neqi A/S , a wholly owned subsidiary of KNI , is the only slaughterhouse in the country. The sheep farming area of Tasiusaq is located in former Norse area. The third major part of

138-457: Is the ninth-largest town in Greenland. Several hundred people live in the surrounding community. The town is notable for the 1990 Narsaq massacre , a mass shooting where seven people were killed and one was wounded. The shooting was the worst in Greenland's history. Until December 31, 2008, the town was the administrative center of Narsaq Municipality in the Kitaa amt. In addition to the town,

161-415: The 14th century may have increased the demand for winter fodder and at the same time decreased productivity of hay meadows . Isotope analysis of bones excavated at archaeological investigations in the Norse settlements has found that fishing played an increasing role towards the end of the settlement's life. While the diet of the first settlers consisted of 80% agricultural products and 20% marine food, from

184-752: The 14th century the Greenland Norsemen had 50–80% of their diet from the sea. In the Greenlandic Inuit oral tradition , there is a legend about why the Norse population of Hvalsey died out and why their houses and churches are in ruins. According to the legend, the reason was a blood feud between local Norse chieftain Ungortoq and a young but determined Inuit warrior named K'aissape. In revenge for Ungortoq's slaying of his younger brother, Inuit warriors under K'aissape approached Hvalsey by sea while disguised as an iceberg and then burned down

207-696: The Eastern Settlement is of a wedding in Hvalsey in 1408, placing it about 50–100 years later than the end of the more northerly Western Settlement . Despite its name, the Eastern Settlement was more south than east of its companion and, like the Western Settlement, was located on the southwestern tip of Greenland at the head of long fjords such as Tunulliarfik Fjord or Eiriksfjord, Igaliku or Einarsfjord, and Sermilik Fjord . Approximately 500 groups of ruins of Norse farms are found in

230-496: The Norse settlers inside their houses, but Ungortoq escaped with his family. K'aissape finally hunted down and slew Ungortoq and his whole family near Cape Farewell . According to archaeological studies, there is no sign of a conflagration. Other explanations have also been offered, including soil erosion due to overgrazing and the effects of the Black Death . Major parts of the Eastern Settlement, including Brattahlíð ,

253-437: The area, with 16 church ruins, including Brattahlíð , Dyrnæs , Garðar , Hvalsey and Herjolfsnes . The Vatnahverfi district to the southeast of Einarsfjord had some of the best pastoral land in the colony, and boasted 10% of all the known farm sites in the Eastern Settlement. The economy of the medieval Norse settlements was based on livestock farming – mainly sheep and cattle, with some seal hunting. A Little Ice Age in

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276-472: The company and the brewery was declared bankrupt. The main Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq reported the brewery left behind four million kroner in debt. 60°54′47″N 46°3′3″W  /  60.91306°N 46.05083°W  / 60.91306; -46.05083 This Greenland -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This beer or brewery -related article

299-424: The country is located in Narsaq. The school, INUILI, is the main education center for chefs in Greenland, and it has a staff of 20. Narsaq Heliport operates year-round, linking Narsaq with Qaqortoq on the shores of Labrador Sea , and thus with Arctic Umiaq off-season route endpoint. It also links Narsaq with the large Narsarsuaq Airport , and indirectly with the rest of Greenland and Europe. The harbor of Narsaq

322-448: The economy is tourism. South Greenland has experienced a decline in tourist revenue in recent years, but tourism still supports a significant percentage of the viable workforce. Popular activities include hiking , fishing, collecting rare minerals and taking boat trips to the ice cap. Today Narsaq has a town hall, two supermarkets, a church, a police station, a firestation, a primary school, several educational facilities, an internet café,

345-767: The homestead of Erik the Red , were included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017 as Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap . 61°00′N 45°25′W  /  61.000°N 45.417°W  / 61.000; -45.417 Greenland Brewhouse Greenland Brewhouse was Greenland 's first brewery . It was located in Narsaq in Southern Greenland and

368-624: The last two decades, with many settlements rapidly depopulating. Narsaq has a tundra climate ( ET ) moderated by the Gulf Stream , with cool summers and cold winters. Narsaq is twinned with: Eastern Settlement The Eastern Settlement ( Old Norse : Eystribygð [ˈœystreˌbyɣð] ) was the first and by far the larger of the two main areas of Norse Greenland , settled c.  AD 985  – c.  AD 1000 by Norsemen from Iceland . At its peak, it contained approximately 4,000 inhabitants. The last written record from

391-582: The main economy for Narsaq. In the early 1900s seal hunting began to fail, and the main basis for the economy gradually shifted to fishing. The city's historical fishing village is from 1914. The main house of the historical village today houses the power company in the city. Simiutak at the Skovfjord mouth near Narsaq was a HF/DF radio range finding station called Bluie West Three during World War II . The station commenced operations in January 1942, and

414-577: The municipality consisted of the Qassiarsuk, Igaliku and Narsarsuaq settlements, as well as several sheep and reindeer farms. On January 1, 2009, Narsaq became part of Kujalleq municipality, when the Kitaa amt, as well as the municipalities of Narsaq, Qaqortoq , and Nanortalik ceased to exist as administrative entities. Fishing is the mainstay of the local economy. Local fjords are full of marine life, including whales , salmon , and seals . Farming

437-551: The ruins began in 1953 with the discovery of the Narsaq stick , the first Viking Age runic inscription discovered in Greenland. The wider Narsaq area has some of the most striking Norse artifacts and ruins. Erik the Red 's Brattahlid is located in present-day Qassiarsuk , and the Gardar bishop seat is in present-day Igaliku . Present day Narsaq was founded as Nordprøven ("North Prøven") in 1830, distinguishing it from Sydprøven ("South Prøven", modern Alluitsup Paa ) established

460-403: The same year. The initial settlement was founded as a trading colony of Qaqortoq, then named Julianehaab. A trading center was established here due to the natural deep water harbor which could accommodate ocean faring vessels, . Initially local seal hunters traded blubber and seal skin for continental goods, such as coffee, sugar, bread and buckwheat. Until approximately 1900 seal hunting formed

483-522: The summer. For general transportation all-terrain vehicles are recommended. During winter dog sled routes are important transport links to the surrounding area. With 1,346 inhabitants as of 2020, Narsaq is the second-largest town in the Kujalleq municipality. The population has decreased 25% relative to the 1990 levels, and has been decreasing over the last several years. Most towns and settlements in southern Greenland exhibit negative growth patterns over

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506-769: Was founded in December 2004. The beer was brewed from water derived from melted icebergs . Melt water was collected from icebergs and transported to the brewery by local fishermen on their fishing boats. Greenland Brewhouse pioneered 'ice beer', brewed from 2000-year-old natural Arctic ice harvested from glaciers. Prior to 1954, alcohol sales were heavily restricted in Greenland, thus home brewing presented problems. The microbrewery filed for bankruptcy in October 2008. A month later—in November 2008—the main shareholder, Greenland Ventures, decided against further investment in

529-473: Was permanently staffed until the end of the war. The population also increased during this period, from 25 in 1870, to 162 in 1919, and to 300 in 1930. However the settlement did not experience significant population growth until 1953, when its first prawn and fishing factory of Royal Greenland was established. The factory was subsequently closed in 2010. In 1959 the population exceeded 600, and Narsaq achieved town status,. With 1,346 inhabitants as of 2020, it

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