Bornholm the Soviets took the position that the stationing of foreign troops on Bornholm would be considered a declaration of war against the Soviet Union, and that Denmark should keep troops on it at all times to protect it from such foreign aggression. This policy remained in force after NATO was formed, with Denmark as a founding member. The Soviets accepted the stationing there of Danish troops, which were part of NATO but viewed as militarily inferior elements of the alliance, but they strongly objected to the presence of other NATO troops on Bornholm, in particular of US troops. On 5
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)