Editing Nysted (section)

==History==
[[File:Prospekt af Nysted.jpg|thumb|200px|View of Nysted, 1910]] 
The town and harbour originated during the [[Middle Ages]] near Aalholm Castle and a [[Franciscan]] [[cloister]]. The town was a natural crossroads for commerce and traffic on account of its having the only natural harbour on the south coast of Lolland.

During this time Lolland, and especially its southern coast, was vulnerable to attack by [[Wends]], its neighbors on the opposite side of the Baltic Sea. Proximity to the castle was a great advantage to the people who lived there, but protection also meant that they belonged to the castle. On 7 December 1409 they were liberated when [[Eric of Pomerania]] gave Nysted merchant town status. This was re-established by King [[Christian II of Denmark|Christian II]] in 1513.

Like other merchant towns the citizens of Nysted joined in on Christian II's side in the [[Count's Feud]], which resulted in the capture of Aalholm Castle in 1534 when Jørgen von der Wisch was absent. The castle then was overtaken by Count Christoffer, who held it for two years.

The town's coastal advantage as a natural harbour disappeared with the advent of the railroad.