Nyborg
a maritime town in Denmark, on the Great Belt, E. coast of Fyen Island; in the province of Svendborg; 17 miles E. S. E. of Odense; formerly one of the chief citadels of Dena royal residence; and the birthplace of mark; its fortifications were destroyed Christian II., 1481. The Swedes lost a in 1869, and are now a promenade. The town was founded in 1170; several times great battle near the town, Nov. 14, 1659. his dethrone- NYKÖPING, a seaport of Sweden; on manufactures machinery and a bay of the Baltic; 62 miles S. W. of Stockholm; manu was imprisoned here after his cotton. The castle, now ruined, ranked in point of strength next to those of and Waldemar, brothers of King Birger, Stockholm and Calmar. King Waldemar ment in 1288, till his death in 1302. Eric deed the people seized the castle and de- molished it. In 1719 the town was taken a dungeon, the keys of which the king and dismantled by the Russians. threw into the sea. deed the people seized the castle and demolished it. In 1719 the town was taken In horror of this