The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland also known as North Greenland was a

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inspectorate on

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...

consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island.

History

North Greenland was established in 1721. Its capital was at Godhavn (modern Qeqertarsuaq). The southernmost town of North Greenland was Egedesminde, which bordered

Holsteinborg Holsteinborg ( da, Holstein Castle, ''Fort Holstein'') may refer to: * Holsteinborg Castle in eastern Denmark ** Holsteinborg (surname), a Danish noble family ** Holstein-Holsteinborg (surname), a Danish noble family * Sisimiut, Greenland, formerly ...

, which was the northernmost town of South Greenland. This boundary between North and South Greenland ran at around 68°N 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 The Royal Greenland Trading Department ( da, Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel, KGH) was a Danish state enterprise charged with administering the realm's settlements and trade in Greenland. The company managed the government of Greenland from 177 ...

and folded into the Danish Ministry of the Interior, a provincial council ( da, 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,''Etableringen af Landsrådene'' (The Creation of Local Councils of Greenland, 1911-2011)
cites the laws of 27 May 1950 merging both local councils, with an election in 1951. with the administration for the northern settlements moved to

Godthaab Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other co ...

(modern Nuuk).

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States and territories disestablished in 1950 Former populated places in Greenland Former Danish colonies 1950 disestablishments in North America 20th-century disestablishments in Greenland {{Greenland-stub

History

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