Haapsalu Episcopal Castle

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.
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  • Opening hours:
    September 1st—May 30th: Friday—Sunday 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
    May 1st—August 30th: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle with cathedral in Haapsalu, Estonia
  • Also known as: “Haapsalu Castle”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Haapsalu Cathedral and Haapsalu Old Town Hall.

Church
Photo: Johann Christoph Brotze, Public domain.
is a church.

Museum
Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
is a museum, which is situated 210 metres north of Haapsalu Episcopal Castle.

Church
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is situated 230 metres northeast of Haapsalu Episcopal Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haapsalu and Hosby.

Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
is a major seaside resort town on the west coast of , approximately 100 km south-west of .

Hamlet
is a village in , , in western . Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in . is situated 10 km north of Haapsalu Episcopal Castle.

Haapsalu Episcopal Castle

Latitude
58.94702° or 58° 56′ 49″ north
Longitude
23.53947° or 23° 32′ 22″ east
Operator
SA Haapsalu ja Läänemaa Muuseumid
Open location code
9GC5WGWQ+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 687056785
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q866154
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Haapsalu Episcopal Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հապսալի ամրոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qapsal qalası”
  • Bashkir: “Хаапсалу замогы”
  • Basque: “Haapsaluko gaztelua”
  • Chinese: “哈普沙盧城堡”
  • Chinese: “哈普萨卢城堡”
  • Chinese: “哈普薩盧城堡”
  • Czech: “Haapsalu”
  • Czech: “hrad Haapsalu”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Haapsalu”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Hapsal”
  • Estonian: “Haapsalu linnus”
  • Estonian: “Haapsalu piiskopilinnus”
  • Finnish: “Haapsalun piispanlinna”
  • French: “Château de Haapsalu”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Haapsalu”
  • Georgian: “ჰააფსალუს ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Bischofsburg Haapsalu”
  • German: “Burg Haapsalu”
  • German: “Burg Hapsal”
  • German: “Domkirche Haapsalu”
  • German: “Haapsalu piiskopilinnus”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Χάψαλου”
  • Hungarian: “Haapsalui vár”
  • Japanese: “ハープサル城”
  • Kazakh: “Хаапсалу қамалы”
  • Korean: “합살루성”
  • Latvian: “Hāpsalas pils”
  • Latvian: “Hāpsalu pils”
  • Lithuanian: “Hapsalu pilis”
  • Persian: “قلعه هاپسالو”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Haapsalu”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Haapsalu”
  • Russian: “Гапсальский замок”
  • Russian: “Замок Хаапсалу”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Haapsalu”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de haapsalu”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Haapsalu”
  • Swedish: “Hapsals slott”
  • Turkish: “Haapsalu Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Haapsalu”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Хаапсалу”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця (замок) Хаапсалу”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Haapsalu lossipark and Haapsalu linnuse muuseum.

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