North Greenland
| North Greenland nord Grønland | |||||
| Colony of Denmark–Norway (1728?-1814) Colony of Denmark (1814-1950) | |||||
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| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| Monarch | |||||
| • | 1728-1730 | Frederick IV first | |||
| • | 1947-1950 | Frederick IX last | |||
| Governor/Royal inspectors | |||||
| • | 1782–1786 | Johan Friedrich Schwabe first | |||
| • | 1945–1950 | Carl Fredrik Simony last | |||
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| • | Established | 1728? | |||
| • | Disestablished | 1950 | |||
| Today part of |  Denmark
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North Greenland was a Danish colony on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island. Its capital was at Godhavn (modern Qeqertarsuaq).[1] 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 degree of latitude, and in the North, North Greenland stretched to 78°N[2] 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,[3] with the administration for the northern settlements moved to Godthaab (modern Nuuk).
See also
- 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
- ↑ 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 1850 merging both local councils, with an election in 1951.