... Great view of one of the well-preserved remains of Garðar... the religious heart of the Norsemen in Greenland... for some 250 years, Garðar was the residence of the bishops, making it one of the important Norse setttelements here... over some 40 ruins around Igaliku have been identified as being part of Garðar archaeological complex... Igaliku is a small farmer village with only 60 permanent residents... Thanks a lot Som!【ツ】
Kujataa located at the Edge of the Ice Cap is a cultural landscape across five different sites in South Greenland. It celebrates both the Norse and the Inuit farming cultures, which have simultaneously shaped the people and land in the area for over 1000 years.
The area represents the expansion of Norse culture outside Europe and the early introduction of agriculture to the Arctic region.
Despite the diversity of these cultures, they have been able to live on the same land. Only time has separated them, though they also lived in the area at the same time for a period.
In 2017 five areas were inscribed in the UNESCO WHS list. They all have their unique characteristics.The areas are:
Qassiarsuk, Igaliku, Sissarluttoq, Tasikuluulik, Qaqortukulooq.
© Manfred Horender
Stamps:
3X Queen Margrethe II
(Issued 22-10-2012)
Artwork in National Collection
(Issued 18-05-2020)
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