Kujataa cultural landscape
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Kujataa cultural landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Greenland that preserves the remains and living traditions of Norse and Inuit farming cultures in a subarctic environment.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ cultural landscape ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inuit communities
ⓘ
Norse Greenlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic ⓘ |
| contains |
Inuit farming remains
ⓘ
Inuit winter houses ⓘ Norse farming remains ⓘ church ruins ⓘ field systems ⓘ hayfields ⓘ irrigation structures ⓘ pastoral landscapes ⓘ pastures ⓘ ruins of Norse farms ⓘ sheep farms ⓘ |
| country | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonstrates |
adaptation of agriculture to subarctic conditions
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interactions between Norse and Inuit cultures ⓘ introduction of farming to the Arctic ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Inuit farming culture
ⓘ
Norse farming culture ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| includesArea |
Igaliku
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qaqortukulooq NERFINISHED ⓘ Qassiarsuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sissarluttoq NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasikuluulik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Greenland ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Kujalleq Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
cattle farming
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hay production ⓘ pastoral farming ⓘ sheep farming ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
living farming traditions ⓘ |
| recognizedFor | outstanding universal value ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Inuit Thule culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse colonization of Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ (v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
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