Nakskov

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Nakskov is the largest city of Lolland Municipality on the Danish island of Lolland. It is located at the western end of the island at Nakskov Fjord and has 13,243 inhabitants ( 1 January 2013).

History

In the surroundings of Neolithic settlement traces have been found. The exact founding date of the place is unknown. The city rights were granted Nakskov in 1266th The location at the end of the fjord was ideal for a port the system. Because rich herring deposits in Langelandsbæltet the city came to some prosperity. At the beginning of the 16th century established the Danish king on the island in the fjord Slotø the first naval shipyard in Denmark, which also served as a fort against enemy ships to protect the city. Nakskov belonged to the largest Danish cities. The wars with Sweden in the 17th century led in 1659 to several months of siege and bombardment of the city by the Swedish fleet.

In the following centuries Nakskov lost its importance. While it remained one of the most important export ports for agriculture Lolland, but compared to other Danish cities of trade and later the industry on Lolland played only a minor role.

1916, a shipyard was built by the shipowner and industrialist Hans Niels Andersen. The yard was in the following decades, the most important industrial employer in the city. From 1920 to 1987 about 200 ships in Nakskov were built, with many of the shipyard owner Det Østasiatiske Kompagni (East Asiatic Company ) and the sail training ship Danmark.

2007 Nakskov was united with several municipalities municipality of Lolland.

Economy

Since the closure of the shipyard, the company Vestas on the former shipyard manufactures rotor blades for wind generators. Another important economic factor is the sugar factory, now part of North Nordic Sugar Sugar (formerly Danisco Sugar), which processes approximately 12,000 tons of sugar beet per day, and the largest of the three Danish sugar factories. The port is mainly for export of grain. Since only ships with a draft of up to 5.70 m may call at the port, only the loading of smaller vessels is possible. As in almost all port towns in Denmark exist extensive sunbathing opportunities for yachts.

An increasingly important factor expectant economy is tourism.

Traffic

The ferry to the neighboring island of Langeland was a few years ago moved out of the city in the northwestern suburb Tårs. The highway from Rødbyhavn (ferry to Puttgarden ) to Copenhagen is about 25 km away in Maribo. At the railway network, the city is connected via the private Lollandsbanen. This operates the line from Nakskov about Maribo by Nykøbing.

Attractions

• Main attraction of the city is the Gothic St. Nicholas Church, which was built in the 15th century. Some parts date back to the Vorläuferbau from the 13th century.
• In the old town there are a few houses from the 16th to 18th centuries.
• Since the sugar factory is important for the city, here is the Danish Sugar Museum.
• The history of the yard is the main theme of the ship and maritime museum. It is located in the building of the Port Authority.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Luminosity (* 1965), writer
• Stefan Wenzel (born 1962 ), German politician ( Alliance 90/The Greens ), in Lower Saxony since 2013 Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change, as well as Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet because