Nakskov

Nakskov, city, Lolland island, Denmark, on Nakskov Fjord. Founded as a market centre in the early 13th century (chartered 1266), it burned down in 1420, was occupied by the forces of Lübeck (a Baltic town of the Hanseatic League) in 1510, and was occupied by the Swedes in 1658. Important commercially since the 17th century, it is now a major sugar-refining centre. Through most of the 20th century the city’s shipyard dominated the region. Its...