Nykøbing Falster other cities in Denmark with the name of Nykøbing. Nykøbing Falster is the seat of state and regional authorities. In addition to those two namesakes, a city in Sweden is called Nyköping, which means exactly the same in the closely related language. There is a 0.5 kilometer long commercial district, walking street ("gågade") on the Falster side of the city with a wide selection of shops. At the end of the street is a large plaza where special events are arranged. These include popular late-night events, which are held several times a year. It has a large central library in
Nykøbing Falster a wooden house from 1580 and The Czar's House ("Czarens Hus"), which was built in the 1690s and is probably the most famous monument in Nykøbing Falster. The latter building was named "Czarens Hus" in memory of Peter the Great, who stayed there in 1716. City inhabitants often walk in a people's park with its adjacent Guldborgsund Zoo. Other attractions include: Nykøbing Falster has a railway station operated by Danish State Railways. It is the terminus for regular local passenger-train services from Copenhagen via Ringsted. International trains operating between Copenhagen and Hamburg (via the train ferry between Rødby and Puttgarden)