North Greenland
The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland (Danish: Nordgrønlands Inspektorat), also known as North Greenland, was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island.
| Northern Inspectorate of Greenland Nordgrønlands Inspektorat | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colony of Denmark–Norway (1721–1814) Colony of Denmark (1814–1950) | |||||
| 1721–1950 | |||||
Coat of arms | |||||
North Greenland (dark green) in 1815 | |||||
| Capital | Godhavn | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Type | Monarchy | ||||
| Monarch | |||||
• 1721–1730 | Frederick IV first | ||||
• 1947–1950 | Frederik IX last | ||||
| Governor/Royal inspectors | |||||
• 1782–1786 | Johan Friedrich Schwabe first | ||||
• 1945–1950 | Carl Fredrik Simony last | ||||
| History | |||||
• Established | 1721 | ||||
• Disestablished | 1950 | ||||
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| Today part of | Kingdom of Denmark | ||||
History edit
North Greenland was established in 1721.[1] Its capital was at Godhavn (modern Qeqertarsuaq).[2] The southernmost town of North Greenland was Egedesminde, which bordered Holsteinborg, which was the northernmost town of South Greenland. This boundary between North and South Greenland ran at around 68°N latitude, and in the North, North Greenland stretched to 78°N[3] to enclose Thule.
In 1911, as the administration of the colony was removed from the Royal Greenland Trading Department and folded into the Danish Ministry of the Interior, a provincial council (Danish: landsråd) was established. It was elected indirectly from the local councils and had little say in the management of the colony.
North Greenland was united with South Greenland in 1950,[4] with the administration for the northern settlements moved to Godthaab (modern Nuuk).
See also edit
- List of inspectors of North Greenland, for the chief officers of the colony between 1782 and 1924
- List of governors of North Greenland, for the chief officers of the colony between 1924 and 1950
- Avannaa County, Greenland, a former administrative division of Greenland also known as "North Greenland" in English
- South Greenland
References edit
- ^ International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, An Indigenous Parliament?, IWGIA, 2005, p. 156.
- ^ Brewster, David. "Greenland". The Edinburgh Encyclopedia, Vol 10. J. & E. Parker, 1832.
- ^ James Bell: A System of Geography. Glasgow 1892. p. 281 CHAP. III-GREENLAND.
- ^ Etableringen af Landsrådene (The Creation of Local Councils of Greenland, 1911-2011), cites the laws of 27 May 1950 merging both local councils, with an election in 1951.