First or record · 1825
Haapsalu's first mud cure
The sea mud of Haapsalu is said to heal. In 1825 the military doctor Carl Abraham Hunnius founded the first mud cure resort here. News of the healing mud spread fast among wealthy patients in St Petersburg, then the capital, and across the Russian Empire. Even the imperial Romanov family came to take the cure. Tchaikovsky spent a summer here in 1867. For almost 200 years Haapsalu has been a summer destination for people seeking treatment, and three mud cure establishments still work in the town. It has even been called the Venice of the Baltics, an exaggeration used mostly to attract tourists.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Haapsalu meremudal on raviv toime. 1825. aastal rajas sõjaväearst Carl Abraham Hunnius siia esimese mudaravila. Teated raviva muda kohta levisid kiiresti jõukate patsientide seas tollases pealinnas Peterburis ja mujal Vene keisririigis. Ravile tuli isegi keiserlik Romanovite perekond. 1867. aastal veetis siin suve Tšaikovski. Ligi 200 aastat on Haapsalu olnud suvituskoht, kuhu tullakse ravi saama, ja linnas tegutseb praegugi kolm mudaravilat. Haapsalut on nimetatud isegi Balti Veneetsiaks, kuigi see liialdus on mõeldud peamiselt turistide meelitamiseks.
Source: English Wikipedia: Haapsalu. ↗