Haapsalu on the west coast of Estonia
Tuesday, 2 September 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General
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Haapsalu is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. As the administrative centre of
Lääne County it has a population of 11,000. Haapsalu has been well known for centuries for its warm seawater, curative mud and peaceful atmosphere. Salt mud spas frequented by the Russian
Romanov family still operate. Narrow streets with early 20th century wooden houses repeatedly lead to the sea. Haapsalu has been called the “Venice of the Baltics”, although this positioning has been criticized as exaggerating. The name “Haapsalu” is from Estonian
haab ‘aspen’ and
salu ‘grove.’
For many years, locals have claimed that the sea mud has a curative effect. A military doctor, Carl Abraham Hunnius, founded the first mud cure resort in 1825. News of the curative mud quickly reached the aristocracy of Saint Petersburg , the capital of the Russian Empire . Ever since then, Haapsalu has been a popular summer destination where people from all around the world come for medical treatment. Today, there are three mud cure establishments in Haapsalu varying in size and location.
Pavilion at Haapsalu seaside promenade © Ruta Badina/cc-by-sa-3.0
The town dates back to 1279, when it was chartered and became the centre of the
Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek , which it remained for the next 300 years. Buildings from those early days remain today, including an episcopal castle which has the largest single-nave cathedral in the
Baltic states ,
Haapsalu Castle .
Haapsalu and the surrounding area was the center for the
Estonian Swedes from the 13th century until the evacuation of almost all ethnic Swedes from Estonia in 1944.
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