Nykobing F (DK)
Nykøbing Falster (Originally named Nykøbing) is a southern Danish city, seat of the Guldborgsund kommune. It belongs to Region Sjælland.
The city lies on Falster, connected by the 295-metre-long (323 yd) Frederick IX Bridge over the Guldborgsund (Guldborg Strait) waterway to the island of Lolland.
The town has a population of 16,911 (1 January 2022).[1] Including the satellite town Sundby on the Lolland side, with a population of 3,065 the total population is 19,976.
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 Falster
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The Nykøbing Falster - Roskilde line was issued with the 242 3-ring cancel
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Sundby
Sundby is a town with a population of 3,065 (2022) on the east coast of the Danish island of Lolland located at the western shore of Guldborgsund just opposite the town of Nykøbing Falster on Falster.
It formed the western part of the now former Nykøbing Falster municipality before the municipal mergers 1 January 2007.
Since 1 January 2007, the town is a part of Guldborgsund Municipality in Region Zealand.