Battle of Bornholm (1535) Battle of Bornholm (1535) The Battle of Bornholm was a naval engagement that took place in June 1535. The conflict saw Lübeck & the Hanseatic League engaged against the forces of Sweden, Prussia, Holstein and Denmark. The Battle of Bornholm was part of the larger Count's Feud. In June 1535, Sweden joined with Duke Christian of Gottorp, later crowned King Christian III in the conflict later known as the Count's Feud 1534-1536 AD. After the Danish King Frederick I died in 1533, a conflict began between the Danish nobility and their successor, Christian III versus the East Danish Citizenship, led
Nykøbing Falster Hat" in Danish) is in existence today. From 1970 to 2006, Nykøbing was the administrative seat of the former county of Storstrøm. On 1 January 2007, the former Nykøbing Falster municipality merged with Nysted, Nørre Alslev, Sakskøbing, Stubbekøbing, and Sydfalster municipalities to form Guldborgsund municipality. This "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) created a municipality with an area of and a total population of 63,533 (2005) and will belong to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region"). The former Nykøbing Falster municipality covered an area of with a total population of 25,483 (2005). The city has a few noteworthy buildings, including