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Garðar
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❔ Cause unknown

Garðar

Abandoned village · Greenland

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
60.987, -45.423
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Why it was abandoned

❔ Cause unknown

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History

Garðar was the seat of the bishop in the Norse settlements in Greenland. It was the first Catholic diocese established in the Americas and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.

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