Editing Nakskov (section)

==History==
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The area of the current town of Nakskov was settled during the [[Neolithic]] period and has been continuously inhabited since. The town received trade privileges in 1266, during the reign of king [[Eric V of Denmark|Erik V Glipping]]. Once the export center of western Lolland, Nakskov thrived on trade, commerce and industry. This changed gradually as overland traffic was enabled by a railway to the neighboring island of [[Falster]] in 1875.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-06-28|title=Portræt af Frederik den IX's Bro|url=http://www.highways.dk/danmark/broer/nykobingbro.php|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060628045046/http://www.highways.dk/danmark/broer/nykobingbro.php|archive-date=28 June 2006}}</ref> The connection to Sjælland and [[Copenhagen]] over the [[Storstrøm Bridge|Storstrømsbroen bridge]] in 1937<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-01-21|title=Portræt af Storstrømsbroen|url=http://www.highways.dk/danmark/broer/storstromsbro.php|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121200911/http://www.highways.dk/danmark/broer/storstromsbro.php|archive-date=21 January 2007}}</ref> shifted goods from the port of Nakskov. Over time, several industries and factories opened in the town, amongst them the sugar factory in 1882, and the shipyard in 1916.

Although traditionally a center of manufacturing and industry, when Denmark joined the [[EEC]] in 1973 and the subsidies were dismantled, it caused the industrial boom in shipbuilding to end. Subsequently, Nakskov turned to commerce and trade, and technological and environmental enterprises replaced the earlier heavy industries.