Nyborg, Denmark

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signed Denmark's first constitution in Nyborg castle. From 1354 until the early 15th century the meetings of the "Danehof", the annual assembly of important personages of the kingdom in audience with the king, were held in Nyborg. From 1560 until 1857 a patrol ship in the Great Belt collected tolls from all ships using this waterway. The war against Sweden (1658-9) led to a long impoverishment of the town. In 1869 the fortifications were pulled down but the west wing (King's Wing) was restored between 1917 and 1923. Today Nyborg is an important center of communications. A bridge and tunnel across the Great Belt between Funen and Zealand is in course of construction; the section between Funen and the little island of Sprogo, a road and rail bridge 6.6km/4.1mi long, has already been completed.

Nyborg also has a marina.