Bornholm and named Burgundy in France. Bornholm formed part of the historical Lands of Denmark when the nation united out of a series of petty chiefdoms. It was originally administratively part of the province of Scania and was administered by the Scanian Law after this was codified in the 13th century. Control over the island evolved into a long-raging dispute between the See of Lund and the Danish crown culminating in several battles. The first fortress on the island was "Gamleborg" which was replaced by "Lilleborg", built by the king in 1150. In 1149, the king accepted the transfer of three
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)