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'''Qassiarsuk''' és un municipi de [[Groenlàndia]]. Té 60 habitants.
'''Qassiarsuk''' is a settlement in the [[Kujalleq]] municipality, in southern [[Greenland]]. Its population was 89 in 2010.<ref name=statbank>{{cite web
|title=Statistics Greenland
|language=Danish
|url=http://bank2.stat.gl/
|deadurl=yes
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721031245/http://bank2.stat.gl/
|archivedate=July 21, 2011
}}</ref>
== History ==
[[Brattahlíð]] is located by [[Tunulliarfik Fjord]] (''Skovfjorden'' in Danish), and it was the site of [[Erik the Red]]'s estate in the times of the [[Norsemen|Norse]] [[Eastern Settlement]] (''Austerbygda'' in Danish). Ruins of several of the buildings, including living quarters, outhouses, and a church, are still clearly visible.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Archaeological Excavations at Qassiarsuk 2005 – 2006
|url=http://www.nabohome.org/publications/fieldreports/BrattahlidE29NFieldReport07.pdf
|publisher=Greenland National Museum
|accessdate=June 4, 2012
}}</ref>
The current village was founded as Greenland's first [[sheep farm]] in 1924 and is located in the same place.
Until December 31, 2008, the settlement was part of [[Narsaq Municipality]] in the [[Kitaa]] amt. On January 1, 2009, Qassiarsuk 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.
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== Geography ==
[[File:Tunulliarfik-qassiarsuk.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of the farms of Qassiarsuk from the north]]
The settlement is located on Narsaq Peninsula roughly 5 km (3.1 mi) west of [[Narsarsuaq]] across the Tunulliarfik Fjord. It has fertile plains wider than those found at [[Narsaq]] on the southern end of the peninsula.
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== Infrastructure and transportation ==
The settlement has a general store operated by [[KNI A/S|KNI]],<ref name=narsaq>{{cite web
|title=Narsaq Kommuneplan 2008-2018
|url=http://www.qaqortoq.gl/plan/dansk/narsaq/kommuneplannarsaq2.pdf
|accessdate=June 4, 2012
}}</ref> and there is a youth hostel available for tourists and [[hiking|hikers]]. There is also a small church.
The electricity needs for the settlement are provided for by a local power station.
=== Transportation ===
The Qassiarsuk area has a relatively extensive network of traversable dirt and gravel roads, totalling over 120 kilometers and requiring DKK 500,000 annually for service.<ref name=roadex>{{cite web
|title=Road Construction in Greenland – the Greenlandic Case
|url=http://www.roadex.org/uploads/publications/docs-RIII-EN/The%20Greenlandic%20Case%20-%20RIII.pdf
|accessdate=June 4, 2012
}}</ref> The roads are mainly needed for the sheep farming. The longest stretch of road connects the sheep farms of Qassiarsuk with the airport of Narsarsuaq, around 50 km. The roads are generally of poor construction, lacking crossfall for drainage, and using softer sandstone instead of harder granite, creating severe dust problems in the summer. For general transportation all-terrain vehicles are recommended. Driving between the airport and Qassiarsuk is hard since there is no bridge over the glacial Narsarsuaq river and crossing it is difficult due to deposits of [[silt]] [[quicksand]] the river carries from the [[Greenland ice sheet]] ({{lang-kl|Sermersuaq}}).
All vital transportation at Qassiarsuk is by sea, with boats linking the settlement to [[Narsarsuaq Airport]], home to the only international airport in southern Greenland. The airport primarily functions as a transfer point for passengers heading for the [[helicopter]] hubs of [[Air Greenland]] in [[Qaqortoq Heliport|Qaqortoq]] and [[Nanortalik Heliport|Nanortalik]]. Qassiarsuk does not have its own [[heliport]].
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== Economy ==
Qassiarsuk's economy is based on sheep husbandry and farming. This contrasts with the majority of Greenland's settlements, which are based on fishing.
There is also a thriving tourism industry in the area.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Narsaq Municipality
|url=http://www.randburg.com/gr/narsaqmu.html
|accessdate=June 4, 2012
}}</ref> The Norse ruins in the area and the reconstructed Thodhildur's church<ref>{{cite web
|title=About the Qassiarsuk area
|url=http://www.greenland-guide.gl/leif2000/area.htm
|publisher=Greenland Guide & Project Leif 2000
|accessdate=June 4, 2012
}}</ref> of Brattahlid are among the most popular tourist destinations in all of Greenland.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Hiking tours in the Qassiarsuk area
|url=http://www.blueice.gl/pdf/Qassiarsuk%20area_uk.pdf
|publisher=Blue Ice Explorer
|accessdate=June 4, 2012
}}</ref>
== Population ==
The population of Qassiarsuk has been stable in the last two decades.<ref name=statbank/>
{{wide image|Qassiarsuk-population-dynamics.png|1000px|alt=Qassiarsuk population dynamics|Qassiarsuk population growth dynamics in the last two decades. ''Source: Statistics Greenland''<ref name=statbank/>}}
==In popular culture==
The novel [[An Old Captivity]] by [[Nevil Shute]] is set in Brattalid (as it is spelled in the book) and describes a 1930s archaeological expedition to Brattalid.
== References ==
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