Nykøbing [1] ( Dat. Nykøbing ) is a city in Denmark , the administrative center of Gulborgsund ( Zeeland region). Population 19 679 (2004).
| City | |
| Nykobing | |
|---|---|
| Nykøbing | |
| A country |  Denmark |
| Region | Zealand |
| Area | Gulborgsund (commune) |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 16,405 people ( 2010 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 4800 |
The city is located on the two islands of Lolland and Falster , which are connected by a 295-meter bridge of Frederick IX through the Gulborgsund Strait. Most of the population lives on the island of Falster (85%).
It was founded around the 12th century as a fortress. In 1332, the Danish King Christopher II died in the fortress, in 1667 King Christian V married in the city.
Now the city is a commercial and industrial center, it houses the sugar industry , tobacco factories, shipyards and fishing enterprises.
Within the city are the remains of a medieval castle (destroyed in 1767 ) and a 15th century Gothic church (was part of the monastery until 1532 ). In the city there is a house-museum, where in 1716 Peter I lived.
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 348. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .