Nuuk for the Danish colony of South Greenland, while Godhavn (modern Qeqertarsuaq) was the capital of North Greenland until 1940 when the administration was unified in Godthaab. In 1733, Moravian missionaries received permission to begin a mission on the island; in 1747, there were enough converts to prompt the construction of the Moravian Brethren Mission House and the formal establishment of the mission as New Herrnhut (). This became the nucleus for present-day Nuuk as many Greenlanders from the southeastern coast left their territory to live at the mission station. From this base, further missions were established at Lichtenfels (1748), Lichtenau
000 (emergency telephone number) An inquest set up to investigate failings in the 000 system as a result of his death identified serious issues in the practices used by 000 operators. Another reported case of 000's failure to assist was reported in "The Daily Telegraph". Mother Joanna Wicking had called for police assistance but the 000 operator chose to believe her killer instead, who had assured the operator everything was fine, despite repeated calls by Joanna. Another incident, 6 months later, when 000 staff were insistent about needing a street address number for a remote country farm and the man needing help died. In