Elamur LocationsHaapsalu
A settlement in Estonia.
English name
Haapsalu — Current official Estonian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.
Other forms in use:
- Hapsal — German and Swedish historical name used in English Baltic history.
- Gapsal — Russian-based historical English form, chiefly in imperial-period references.
French name
Haapsalu — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.
Other forms in use:
- Hapsal — German and Swedish historical name used in French Baltic history.
- la Venise de la Baltique — French tourism nickname recorded in the French reference entry; the article la belongs to the nickname, not to Haapsalu. Not a unique official name.
About
Haapsalu is a coastal town in western Estonia. Its episcopal castle, wooden villas and mud-bath traditions reflect its history as both a medieval centre and a seaside resort.
Notes
The French tourism nickname la Venise de la Baltique is descriptive and non-unique; Haapsalu itself takes no fixed article. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haapsalu ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haapsalu.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q191106 · JSON
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