Bornholm the migrants did not remain. Bornholm also attracted many famous artists at the beginning of the 20th century, forming a group now known as the Bornholm school of painters. In addition to Oluf Høst, they include Karl Isaksson (1878–1922), from Sweden, and the Danes Edvard Weie (1879–1943), Olaf Rude (1886–1957), Niels Lergaard (1893–1982), and Kræsten Iversen (1886–1955). Bornholm, as a part of Denmark, was captured by Germany on 10 April 1940, and served as a lookout post and listening station during the war, as it was a part of the Eastern Front. The island's perfect central position in the Baltic
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)