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  Haapsalu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haapsalu (German and Swedish: Hapsal; Russian: Хаапсалу, formerly Гапсаль) is a resort town on the west coast of Estonia.
Haapsalu has been called the "Nordic Venice" due to this plentitude of water.
In the 19th century, Haapsalu became famous for its shawls, a delicate craft made by local women.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haapsalu   (291 words)

  
 Central Library of Lääne County
The Central Library of Lääne County is located at Haapsalu — a town with the population of 13000.
In 1896 was founded library of the Kungla Society, which in the 1918- 1940 acted as the public library in Haapsalu.
Haapsalu has been known as a holiday resort for a long time, with its high and low tides through out its history.
www.lib.haapsalu.ee /yldinfo_ENG.html   (222 words)

  
 Haapsalu Sadam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Haapsalu asub lahtede rüpes, mistõttu on teda tihti võrreldud Veneetsiaga.
Nykyisin 14 tuhannen asukkaan Haapsalu pyrkii jälleen kylpyläkaupungiksi.
Haapsalu was the childhood home of the composer Rudolf Tobias.
www.tt.ee /renza/sadamad/Haapsalu/default.htm   (321 words)

  
 Läänemaa Muuseum
Haapsalu rätiku nime all on tuntud seda nii Eesti- kui välismaal juba üle pooleteise sajandi.
Haapsalu kuursaalis sallipäev, kus oli üles seatud näitus, toimus salli oksjon, peeti ajalookonverents.
Haapsalu Käsitööselts abistas Linda Elgast kogumiku “Haapsalu rätikud” väljaandmisel 2001.
www.muuseum.haapsalu.ee /index.php?lk=11368&show=11513   (375 words)

  
 Haapsalu  - Sightseeing  - Essential sights  Estonia - In Your Pocket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Haapsalu's most fascinating historic sight is the late 13th-century castle that lords over the centre of town.
It served as both a religious outpost and military fortress when Haapsalu was the centre of the Saare-Lääne diocese, and managed to survive centuries of war and invasion until Peter the Great finally had it pulled down in 1715.
Haapsalu's main swimming beach is at the edge of town, just past the railway station.
www.inyourpocket.com /estonia/haapsalu/en/category?cid=58552   (680 words)

  
 Haapsalu plays host to Estonia's most famous ghost
But the legend of the White Lady of Haapsalu, which is at the heart of the festival, is perhaps the most famous tall tale of the many that are so abundant in Estonia's folklore.
It is the story of a poor girl who falls in love with the son of the village elder, and disguises herself as a choirboy in order to sneak into the castle.
Haapsalu is seven-and-a- quarter centuries old this year, and the townsfolk intend to make it a celebration to remember.
www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/10504   (475 words)

  
 Tallinn - Haapsalu | Footprint Guides
Haapsalu’s long, low-slung railway station is a wonderfully elaborate cream-and-brown wooden building that has featured in a host of films.
Around the back, which is still faded and peeling, you can visit that 216-m railway platform, one of imperial Russia’s longest (the idea was that the Tsar and his retinue would not be inconvenienced by the weather) and run the rule over several old locomotives.
It used to be a little more crowded: Haapsalu’s substantial Swedish community fled before the Soviet takeover in 1944, although their legacy can be felt in the village names and the elaborate porches of the villas and cottages.
www.footprintguides.com /Tallinn/Haapsalu.php   (1000 words)

  
 UBC - Project Gallery / Cultural institutions / Haapsalu
The capital of the Lääne County is Haapsalu - the former centre of the Saare-Lääne bishopric got its town bylaws in 1279.
Haapsalu became famous in the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century, when the curative qualities of the local sea mud were found.
Haapsalu was a favourite place for the royal family.
www.ubc.net /gallery/cultural/haapsalu.html   (525 words)

  
 Haapsalu  Estonia - In Your Pocket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the early 1800’s, Dr. Carl Abraham Hunnius discovered the curative properties of the local sea mud, and the town’s new role as a resort destination was sealed.
In 1825 the first spa opened in Haapsalu, and pretty soon everyone from Tsaikovsky to the Tsar and his family were coming here to take the cures.
The bus station in Haapsalu is in the old train terminal, but tickets can also be bought on board.
www.inyourpocket.com /estonia/haapsalu/en   (398 words)

  
 Haapsalu linn
The oldest part of Haapsalu is built on a strip of land that was formed of many islets only a few hundred years back.
Haapsalu has been called the Nordic Venice for that plentitude of water.
Above all, Haapsalu is a town for people.
www.haapsalu.ee /index.php?lk=300&langtest=1&setlng=13   (125 words)

  
 Tallin - Haapsalu | Footprint Guides
The resort of Haapsalu, a slightly faded but atmospheric town of wooden villas with lacy carved trimmings, rose to fame with the discovery of curative mud in the early 19th century.
An important ecclesiastical stronghold in the 13th century, Haapsalu remained the seat of power for the Saare-Lääne Bishopric until it fell to the Swedes during the Livonian War.
During the Northern War, the castle was reduced to ruins, which were transformed into a romantic castle park in the 19th century.
www.footprintguides.com /Tallin/Haapsalu.php   (1000 words)

  
 .:. HNRK .:.
Haapsalu Neurological Rehabilitation Center was established in 1958 due to large outbreaks of polio.
Healthcare is provided by a hospital and staff with more than 40 years of experience in treating people with motor skill disabilities.
The Rehabilitation Centre is located at the sea, on Haapsalu's famous Promenade.
www.hnrk.ee /index.php?keel=3   (103 words)

  
 Haapsalu Uksetehas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Having opened the web-site of Haapsalu Uksetehas, You feel like standing at the entrance of a modern department store, where a number of people with different interests and needs enter the store together with You.
Both youngsters with comparatively scanty means, who want new doors and windows for their house or lodging, and even the most fastidious and wealthiest clients find solutions to their wishes.
In addition to all the products made by Haapsalu Uksetehas, we also offer our clients locks, handles and other equipment, which form an harmonious set and please the ones that use them during long years.
www.uksetehas.ee /eng/index.php   (194 words)

  
 Haapsalu News
Day 3: 72 km, Haapsalu to Soru, Hiiumaa Island Start time: 12noon End time: 9 PM Overnight: Soru Jahimeeste Puhkekula, cute all-wood en-suite huts with own porch and...
Unidentified individuals early on Sunday overturned 12 stone slabs on a memorial in Haapsalu, Estonia, to Soviet troops killed during World War II, the town police authority said on Monday.
He says that, for example, dining places in Haapsalu are in a very poor condition.
www.topix.net /ee/haapsalu   (326 words)

  
 Orthodox Youth League established in Haapsalu (august 26, 1999)
The head of the Church, Metropolitan Stephanos, who was present on the establishing meeting said that the league is open to all young people and that the goal of the league is to change the society livable morally and ethically and to bring the youth back to a normal society.
Accordind to the statute the members of the League are youths of EAOC aged from 14 up to 35, but the participation of other orthodox young people living in Estonia is also not excluded.
Priests and youth of the EAOC from Värska, Võru, Tartu, Tallinn, Viljandi district and Haapsalu.
www.orthodoxa.org /GB/estonia/press/youth.htm   (218 words)

  
 Haapsalu Baptist Church
Haapsalu Baptist Church arose in the 19th century as a result of religious revival.
Historically, Haapsalu Baptist Church is the first Baptist Church in Estonia.
There are two Church ordinances: Baptism and the Lord's supper, which are instituted for 'born again' belivers.
www.haapsalubk.ee /eng.php?id=en   (65 words)

  
 Concerto Grosso - Haapsalu Early Music Festival 2000
Haapsalu Early Music Festival takes place every summer at Haapsalu Dome Church and in the middle of ruins of the ancient Bishop`s Castle.
Haapsalu was founded in the 13th century as a capital of bishopric, as a major centre.
Haapsalu is a piece of Ancient Europe in Estonia, our festival is a piece of Europe in Haapsalu.
www.concertogrosso.ee /hvmf/indexeng.htm   (379 words)

  
 Haapsalu (Laanemaa, Estonia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Haapsalu linn - Flag adopted first time 1930s.
Eagle is the symbol of evangelist Johannes, patron saint of Läänemaa and Haapsalu.
The coastside town of Haapsalu has a memorial plaque in the Dome Church accompanied by the national flag on the viewer's left side and what appears to be the town flag on the viewer's right side.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ee-haaps.html   (126 words)

  
 Town of Haapsalu puts on big birthday bash
TALLINN - This June, the tiny town of Haapsalu will be one of the most happening places in Estonia as it celebrates its 725th anniversary.
The afterparty will take place at the Haapsalu railway station where Estonian rock bands will be serving up a voluble dose of free entertainment in this rather unlikely setting.
Apart from being a friendly and clean town with an interesting history and a popular spa center, Haapsalu usually hosts a number of summer festivals every year.
www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/10258   (322 words)

  
 GoEscorted.com : The Resort of Haapsalu
There is a resort town on the western coast of Estonia, dating back to 1279 that is called Haapsalu.
For hundreds of years this is a location that is known around the world thanks to the peaceful atmosphere provided for tourists, warm sea water and medicinal mud.
If you decide to include Haapsalu in your escorted tour you will definitely be satisfied.
www.goescorted.com /index.php/goescorted/pub/tours/baltics/news/the_resort_of_haapsalu   (302 words)

  
 Haapsalu Estonia - DAY TRIP TO HAAPSALU
A day trip to Haapsalu town is enough to see its castle from 15th century and surroundings.
In the 19th century Haapsalu developed into one of the best known spa resorts in Russia.
Since the 13th century Haapsalu and it´s surroundings had been inhabited by the coastal Swedes.
www.globosapiens.net /travel-information/Haapsalu-895.html   (580 words)

  
 Endla Hostel - Haapsalu, Estonia
Endla hostel is located in the centre of the town, next to the seaside and the old town.
Haapsalu is a small medieval town by the Baltic Sea and is a gateway to the islands of Estonia.
Endla hostel is situated in the centre of Haapsalu next to the seaside and the old town.
www.hostelz.com /hostel/7302-Endla-Hostel   (292 words)

  
 Haapsalu - Críticas e información sobre viajes - TripAdvisor
We had an excellent stay with a caring and pleasant staff, and the spa package they gave us was absolutely excellent.
I had some business in Haapsalu and stayed here for one night in April 2006.It is very close to the centre of town, about a ten minute walk or very short taxi ride from the bus station (old railway station).Nice,...
Haapsalu and Kuressaare are both small towns in lovely Estonia.
www.tripadvisor.es /AllReviews-g274953-Haapsalu.html   (487 words)

  
 Haapsalu - Rooms and Roommates
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www.okroommate.com /cities/Haapsalu_Laane.aspx   (403 words)

  
 Haapsalu Travel Blogs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Haapsalu is a minor resort town - nice place to walk round - with a nice, slightly ruinous castle to walk round.
It (or it´s port Rohuhkula) is also the jumping off point for the islands of Vormsi and Hiumaa.
Spoke to a german guy was was doing a similar route and made a change of plan - rather than follow EuroVelo 10 which cuts round the coast across gravel roads, I would head directly to Haapsalu.
www.travelblog.org /Europe/Estonia/Haapsalu   (200 words)

  
 Hans Christian Andersen tour has reached Haapsalu - Embassy of Denmark Estonia
The Danish Ambassador Kirsten Geelan, the Mayor of Haapsalu City Teet Kallasvee and the Director of Danish Cultural Institute in Tallinn Silvi Teesalu will hold speeches at the Haapsalu Culture Centre lobby at 11.00.
The Fairytale Party is organized in cooperation with kindergartens in Haapsalu and the Haapsalu City Primary School.
The Family Day at the Haapsalu Culture Centre is supported by Haapsalu City Government.
www.ambtallinn.um.dk /en/menu/TheEmbassy/News/HansChristianAndersenTourHasReachedHaapsalu.htm   (711 words)

  
 Haapsalu Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Haapsalu is a bird watchers paradise, there is a tower by the sea to watch in comfort.
Haapsalu is no longer served by Estonian Railways but, the beautiful old station is now the home of the national railway museum.
The 214m long covered platform at Haapsalu's railway station is the longest in the former Soviet empire.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Estonia/Laanemaa/Haapsalu-414148/Things_To_Do-Haapsalu-R-1.html   (492 words)

  
 Bookings Congress reached one thousand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Bookings 999 and 1000 are the Revd Eerik Rahkema and his wife Tahti, from Haapsalu, Estonia.
Eerik is minister of the Baptist church in Haapsalu, a town 120km south of the Estonian capital, Talinn.
They are able to attend the Congress in Birmingham thanks to funding from Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church in Cardiff, which established a link with Haapsalu Baptist Church last year after a request from the Baptist Union of Wales for Welsh churches to partner with churches in Estonia.
www.bwanet.org /News/04-0ct-dec/bookingscongressreachonethousand.htm   (264 words)

  
 Estonia Hotels - Hotel Haapsalu Estonia
Haapsalu - Hotel Haapsalu Estonia with huge discount on published rates guaranteed!
The hotel is situated in the heart of the picturesque Haapsalu town.We have 36 standard rooms with shower, TV and telephone, plus 2 two-roomed suites with baths.
Restaurant offers delicious food, in summer we also serve on a sunny terrace.
www.southtravels.com /europe/estonia/hotelhaapsalu/index.html   (131 words)

  
 Haapsalu Hostels: Book a cheap hostel in Haapsalu, Estonia with no booking fees!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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