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Alluitsoq, formerly spelled Agdluitsok, is a former settlement in southern Greenland, located on the Alluitsoq or Lichtenau Fjord near Cape Farewell. It is about 13 kilometers from Ammassivik (Sletten), located on the opposite side of the same fjord.

It was founded as Lichtenau (German: "Light Meadow") by the Moravian missionary Gotfried Grillich and five families in 1774. For a time, it was the largest permanent settlement in Greenland. The mission was surrendered to the Lutheran Church of Denmark in 1900.

The site has a large graveyard and was used as a children's home for the Gertrud Rask Institute between 1942 and 1980. The fjord separates in two at the end. One houses the largest waterfall in Greenland, Qorlortorsuaq, and a trout farm. The other holds a Norse farm's ruins.

References

1. Wir werden erwartet. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. 2017. ISBN 9783421047823.
2. "Mission in Greenland". The Christian Library: Comprising a Series of Standard Works in Religious Literature. Key & Biddle, 1833.
3. Lüdecke, Cornelia. "East Meets West: Meteorological observations of the Moravians in Greenland and Labrador since the 18th century Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". History of Meteorology 2, 2005.
4. Wittman, P. "Greenland". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Co. (New York), 1909. Accessed 28 Apr 2012.
5. Randburg.com. "Historic sites and ruins in the Nanortalik district Archived 2011-01-08 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 28 Apr 2012.

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Greenlandic Inuit Danish	Avannaata Annoatok Appaalissiorfik Appat (Ritenbenck) Ataa Comer's Midden Etah Ikermiut Illorsuit Illulik Itissaalik Kuuk Moriusaq Narsaarsuk Nuugaatsiaq Qaqortuatsiaq Qernertuarssuit Qilakitsoq Saattoq Sarfaq Sermermiut Qeqertalik Qullissat Qeqqata Nipisat Island Sermersooq Ikkatteq Itterajivit (Kap Hope) Ivittuut Kangeq (Håbets Ø) Kangerluarsoruseq (Færingehavn) Nualik Qoornoq Umanak Umivik Uunarteq (Kap Tobin) Kujalleq Akunnat (Lichtenfels) Alluitsoq (Lichtenau) Idlorpait Ikigait Østprøven outside municipalities Clavering Island Pituffik Sabine Island
Greenlandic Norse Norsemen/Vikings	Western (Vestribyggð) Sandnæs (Kilaarsarfik) Eastern (Eystribyggð) Brattahlíð Dyrnæs Garðar Hvalsey Herjolfsnes Middle Settlement Farm ruins discovered
Faroese	Føroyingahavnin (Kangerluarsoruseq)
American	Bluie East Bluie East One Bluie East Two Bluie East Three Bluie East Four Bluie East Five Bluie West Bluie West One Bluie West Two Bluie West Three Bluie West Four Bluie West Five Bluie West Six Bluie West Seven Bluie West Eight Bluie West Nine DEW line DYE-1 DYE-2 DYE-3 DYE-4 Project Iceworm Camp Century Camp Fistclench
Dutch	Ritenbench (Appat) Rodebaai
German	Moravian Neu-Herrnhut Lichtenfels (Akunnat) Lichtenau (Alluitsoq) Friedrichsthal (Narsarmijit) Umanak Idlorpait Wehrmacht Holzauge (Hansa Bay, Sabine Island) Edelweiss (Dove Bay) Edelweiss II (Lille Koldewey)
Polar exploration	Brønlundhus Eismitte North Ice
Paleo-Eskimo	Deltaterrasserne

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