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Nykøbing Castle ( Danish: Nykøbing Slot ), now demolished, was located on today's Slotsbryggen in Nykøbing Falster, Denmark. Completed in 1594 in the Renaissance style, it replaced an earlier building from the 12th century. [1]
Nykøbing Falster, city, western Falster island, Denmark, on Guldborg Sound. It was founded around a 12th-century castle where Christopher II died (1332) and where Christian V was married (1667), and it was chartered in 1539. The city is now a commercial centre.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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Nyköping Castle (Swedish: Nyköpingshus or Nyköpings slott) is a medieval castle, located in Nyköping, from the Birger Jarl era, partly in ruins, mostly known for the Nyköping Banquet which took place here in 1317.
Nyköping Castle has plenty of medieval history to explore near Stockholm, Sweden. Learn more in Nordic Visitor's Scandinavia Travel Guide.
Nyköping Castle in Nyköping, Sweden, is a Mediaeval castle from the Birger Jarl era, partly in ruins. The castle is mostly known for the ghastly Nyköping Banquet which took place here in 1317. The Nyköping Banquet is re-played every summer.
Nykøbing Falster is connected with national railway system and has frequent departures to the capital, Copenhagen as well as Rødby for connections to the ferries to Germany. There is also a small private railway between Nykøbing and Nakskov on the eastern tip of Lolland island.
