Haapsalu (Laanemaa, Estonia)

Haapsalu Linn

Last modified: 2001-04-12 by dov gutterman
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by Jorge Candeias, 26 July 1999

• Overview
• Coat of Arms

See also:

• Estonia
• Laanemaa County

Overview

Adopted: 27 September 1994. Proportions: 1:2.
Blue and white vertical (1:2) with a horizontal band, countercharged.
Jorge Candeias, 26 July 1999

Haapsalu is the capital of Laanemaa County
Ivan Sache , 23 January 2000

Haapsalu linn - Flag adopted first time 1930s. Eagle is the symbol of evangelist Johannes, patron saint of Läänemaa and Haapsalu. It comes from the coat of arms of Diocese of Saare-Lääne. The castle was added later as a symbol of free town.
Source: http://www.haapsalu.ee/?lng=1&cnt=201
Erki Kurrikoff, 7 April 2001

Coat of Arms

from http://www.rk.ee/symb/, located by Dov Gutterman