Qassiarsuk

Qassiarsuk (Danish: Bratalid from Old Norse Brattahlíð) is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality, in southern Greenland. Its population was 39 in 2020. Qassiarsuk is part of the Kujataa World Heritage Site, due to its historical importance as the homestead of Erik the Red and its unique testimony to Greenlandic farming.

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Place details

Locality: Qassiarsuk
Region: Kujalleq
Country: Kalaallit Nunaat
Population: 39

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Qassiarsuk
Settlement.other_name: Bratalid, Brattahlíð
Settlement.image_skyline: Brattachurch.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Reproduction of Brattahlíð church, Qassiarsuk
Settlement.pushpin_map: Greenland
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Greenland
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituent country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 22px Kujalleq
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Fredrik Frederiksen
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_total: 77
Settlement.timezone1: Western Greenland Time
Settlement.utc_offset1: −02:00

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Wikidata facts

Population: 46
Area: 7703
Image: Brattachurch.jpg

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History
Geography
Infrastructure and transportation
Transportation
Economy
Population
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References

== 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 Norse Eastern Settlement (Østerbygden in Danish). Ruins of several of the buildings, including living quarters, outhouses, and a church, are still clearly visible.