North Greenland

This article is about the former Danish colony. For the former Greenlandic county, see Avannaa.

North Greenland nord Grønland
Colony of Denmark–Norway (1728?-1814) Colony of Denmark (1814-1950)
1728?-1950 →
Flag of Denmark
Location of North Greenland North Greenland in Dark Green. South Greenland in Light Green. Mainland Denmark in Lime Green.
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
History
•	Established	1728?
•	Disestablished	1950
Today part of		Greenland

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). 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 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, 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