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Place in Zealand, Denmark
Nykøbing Falster
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Coordinates: 54°45′56″N 11°52′32″E / 54.76542°N 11.87549°E / 54.76542; 11.87549
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityGuldborgsund
Government
 • MayorSimon Hansen
Area
 • Total903.42 km (348.81 sq mi)
Population
 • Total19,869 (City and Sundby)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2

Nykøbing Falster (IPA: [ˈnyˌkʰøˀpe̝ŋ ˈfælˀstɐ] ; originally named Nykøbing) is a city on the island of Falster in southern Denmark. It has a population of 16,636 (1 January 2024). Including the satellite town Sundby on the Lolland side, with a population of 3,233, the total population is 19,869.

Nykøbing Falster is the seat of the Guldborgsund kommune in Region Sjælland. The city lies on Falster, and is connected by the 295-metre-long (323 yd) Frederick IX Bridge over the Guldborgsund (Guldborg Strait) waterway to the island of Lolland.

Overview

Nykøbing Falster is the largest city on the islands of Lolland and Falster, and is often called "Nykøbing F." to distinguish it from at least two other cities in Denmark with the name of Nykøbing. Nykøbing Falster is the seat of state and regional authorities. Additionally, a city in Sweden is called Nyköping, which means exactly the same thing ("new market") in the closely related language.

There is a 0.5-kilometre (0.31 mi) long commercial district, walking street (gågade) on the Falster side of the city with a wide selection of shops. At the end of the street is a large plaza where special events are arranged. These include popular late-night events, which are held several times a year. It has a large central library in the center of town.

The town receives many visitors during the summer, especially from Germany.

History

Early history

Coat of arms in 1655

Nykøbing Falster was founded around a 12th-century medieval castle. At the end of the 12th century, fortifications were set up on a peninsula on Guldborgsund for protection against the Wends, and these were later converted into Nykøbing Castle. The town of Nykøbing Falster grew up around these fortifications. After the Reformation, the castle was the residence of widowed Danish queens. As several queens of German descent resided here, many Germans came to the town.

Nykøbing in 1740.

Situated on a headland, the castle was protected from all sides. In its early days, the castle belonged to the royal house. Medieval documents issued in this region reveal that the royal court regularly visited the castle. This is the castle where Christopher II died (1332) and where Christian V was married (1667). Christian, Prince Elect of Denmark resided here. The castle was chartered in 1539. REF

The castle and the entire crown land on Falster were put up for sale in 1763 to help improve the poor state of government finances. The castle was sold for demolition, and only the modest ruin of one of the towers, Fars Hat (Father’s Hat in Danish) is in existence today.

Recent history

From 1970 to 2006, Nykøbing was the administrative seat of the former county of Storstrøm as well as the Nykøbing Falster municipality.

On 1 January 2007, the former Nykøbing Falster municipality merged with Nysted, Nørre Alslev, Sakskøbing, Stubbekøbing, and Sydfalster municipalities to form Guldborgsund municipality. This municipal reform, Kommunalreformen, created a municipality with an area of 907 square kilometres (350 sq mi) and a total population of 63,533 (2005) and will belong to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region"). The former Nykøbing Falster municipality covered an area of 134 square kilometres (52 sq mi) with a total population of 25,483 (2005).

Geography

Aerial view of Nykøbing Falster (April 2010)

Nykøbing Falster is a harbor town which is located roughly in the middle of the western coast of the island of Falster. It is located where the Tingsted Stream (Danish: Tingsted Å) empties into the Guldborgsund strait which divides the islands of Falster and Lolland.

Main sights

The old abbey church (Klosterkirken)

The city has a few noteworthy buildings, including a wooden house from 1580 and Czarens Hus ("The Tsar's House"), named in memory of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia, who stayed there in 1716. The most noteworthy attraction is the city's old water tower, Nykøbing Vandtårn, which was built in 1909 and remains an icon of the city and the surrounding areas. Today, the water tower houses a small cultural center holding art exhibitions and cultural events.

Other attractions include:

Transportation

Nykøbing Falster railway station.

Nykøbing Falster has a railway station operated by Danish State Railways. It is the terminus for regular local passenger-train services from Copenhagen via Ringsted and Køge. International trains operating between Copenhagen and Hamburg called at the station until 2019, and are now re-routed via Flensburg. The Lollandsbanen also operates a rail service to Nakskov.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark

Twin towns – sister cities

Nykøbing Falster is twinned with:

Notable residents

Ludvig Grundtvig

Sport

Sara Petersen, 2015

See also

References

  1. BY3: Population 1 January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. "Frederik IX Bridge (Guldborgsund, 1962)". structurae.net. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. Reference on www.planetware.com
  4. "Guldborgsund Zoo", Zoos.dk. (in Danish) Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. "Nykøbing F Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. "Miasta Partnerskie Lublina" [Lublin - Partnership Cities]. (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.

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