Haapsalu Laht
Haapsalu Laht is a bay in Lääne, Estonia. Haapsalu Laht is situated nearby to the locality Krimmi Holm, as well as near the hamlet Nõmme.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Haapsalu Episcopal Castle and Paralepa front lighthouse.
Haapsalu Episcopal Castle
Photo: Sander Säde, CC BY 3.0.
Haapsalu Castle is a castle with cathedral in Haapsalu, Estonia, founded in the thirteenth century as the seat of the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek. According to legend, during full moons in August, an image of a maiden, The White Lady, appears on the inner wall of the chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haapsalu and Hosby.
Haapsalu
Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
Haapsalu is a major seaside resort town on the west coast of Estonia, approximately 100 km south-west of Tallinn.
Hosby
Hamlet
Hosby is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Noarootsi Parish.
Haapsalu Laht
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Bukhta Khaapsalu-Lakht”, “Gapsal’skiy Zaliv”, “Haapsalu Bay”, “Haapsalu laht”, “Hapsal Bay”, “Hapsal-Bucht”, “Hapsalas Līcis”, “Hapsaler Bucht”, “Hapsalu Laht”, “Khaapsal’skaya Bukhta”, “Khaapsal’skiy Zaliv”, “Khapsalu-Lakht”, “Zaliv Gapsalu-Lakht”, and “Zaliv Khapsalu-Lakht”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lääne, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
58.9555° or 58° 57′ 20″ northLongitude
23.48369° or 23° 29′ 1″ eastOpen location code
9GC5XF4M+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 4419013124OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
592224
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In Other Languages
“Haapsalu Laht” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Hapsalviken”
Localities in the Area
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