Haapsalu Castle
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- Country
- Estonia
- Located in
- Haapsalu City
- Location
- Haapsalu
- Image
- Haapsalu Castle.jpg
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- Haapsalu Castle
- inception
- 1201-01-17
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- Haapsalu Castle
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Encyclopedic overview
Haapsalu Castle Haapsalu Castle at night Haapsalu Castle (also Haapsalu Episcopal Castle, Estonian: Haapsalu piiskopilinnus, or more simply Bishop's 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.
History
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