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# Haapsalu

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](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191106) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/estonia/haapsalu/?format=json)


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