Munich, famous for its annual Oktoberfest celebration, is home to a large number of centuries-old buildings and has many museums within the city. Bavaria also has a reputation for having some haunted places around the capital, due to the structures and buildings here being centuries old. These haunted places in Munich have their own unique stories of ghosts, spirits living there and a haunted aura around them.
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Here are some of the top 7 haunted places near Munich in Bavaria that you must visit at your own risk as these places are bound to give you a thrill.
1. Wolfsegg Castle, Regensburg, Bavaria
Volgsegg Castle is one of the most beautiful castles in the Bavarian region known for its magnificent architecture. This place is considered one of the scariest places in Munich. According to legend, the owner of the palace murdered his wife when he discovered that she was having extramarital affairs. Soon after, the husband and both of his sons died.
Tourists have reported hearing strange sounds and noises from the caves near the palace. Furthermore, many visitors have also reported seeing a ‘white lady’ roaming in the corridors of the palace. If you want to travel on the Eurail Pass in late October, a visit to Wolfsegg Castle can provide you with a memorable Halloween experience.
Place: Bergsegg 18, 93195 Wolfsegg, Germany
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2. Black Forest
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The Black Forest area is known for its large number of castles, monasteries and ruins, world-famous spas and the iconic cuckoo clock. But the woods in this area have a much more sinister legend associated with the Black Forest area, making it one of the most haunted places in Munich. According to local legends, devils, witches and werewolves haunt the Black Forest. One of the most popular legends of the region is about a tall, deformed man with many arms and bulging eyes, called Der Grossmann. Legend says that Der Grossman makes naughty children confess their misdeeds to him and the bad children are never seen again.
Another folktale associated with the region is about Die Gansemädg or the Goose Girl. According to this folktale, a princess was traveling with her maid to a distant kingdom to meet a prince. The maid forces the princess to exchange places with her and kills Falada when they reach their destination.
The real princess hung Falada’s skull on the main gate of the city to attract the king’s attention. The king punishes the maid by having her paraded around the city in a spiked barrel until she dies. Locals and visitors have reported hearing the sounds of a girl screaming in pain and some have also seen a headless horse roaming in the forest during the night.
Place: Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany
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3. Wessobrunn Monastery
Wessobrunn Monastery is home to one of the earliest and most famous works of German poetry, the Wessobrunn Prayer. The poetic work was stored for centuries in the monastery library, before being transferred to the Bavarian State Library.
But Wessobrunn Monastery is also known for its haunted past and reports of paranormal activities, making it one of the most haunted places in Munich. According to legend, in the 12th century, a sister hid in the monastery’s underground passage for breaking her vows. She accidentally got locked inside and died of hunger. Legends say that the sister never found peace and wandered the halls of the monastery. Many people who have visited this place have reported seeing a woman crying in the hallway.
Place: Klosterhof 4, 82405 Wessobrunn, Germany
4. Con Barracks
Also known as Schweinfurt, this place used to be a Nazi hospital with a mess hall and a mental ward. The site was occupied by American troops in 1945 and returned to the German government in 2014.
But according to several American soldiers stationed at the site, the Nazis never abandoned the site, making it one of the most haunted places in Munich. Several American soldiers stationed at Conn Barracks reported seeing a Nazi soldier and a bloodied nurse standing over his bed, talking in German. CON Barracks is located in Schweinfurt, a 3-hour drive from Munich.
Place: Ledward-Barracks 206, 97421 Schweinfurt, Germany
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5. Concentration Camp at Dachau
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Located on the outskirts of Munich, Dachau concentration camp was the first Nazi concentration camp, opened in 1933 with the intention of capturing and imprisoning political prisoners. It is estimated that approximately 32,000 prisoners were killed and more than 188,000 prisoners were held in the camp until its liberation in 1945.
The sheer amount of death and suffering is enough fuel for ghost stories and makes it one of the most significant and must-visit haunted places in Munich. While many people and visitors have reported no paranormal or paranormal sightings at the Dachau concentration camp, photographs taken inside and outside the camp’s buildings show mysterious black and strange red shapes when developed.
Place: Upper Bavaria, Southern Germany
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6. Reichenstein Castle
Reichenstein Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is said to have been built around the 12th century and is considered one of the must-see haunted places in Munich. According to local folklore, the castle was the stronghold of a robber baron, Dietrich von Hohenfels, and his nine sons. According to this story, von Hohenfels’s sons were captured by the authorities and von Hohenfels himself was captured the next day. Von Hohenfels pleaded for him to be hanged and for his sons’ lives to be spared. But, when von Hohenfels saw that his son was already dead, his head was separated from his body. Dietrich von Hohenfels and his nine sons were buried in the St. Clement Chapel within the castle, and since then, it is believed that the headless ghost of Dietrich von Hohenfels haunts the castle.
When members of Ghost Hunters International visited Reichenstein Castle during their investigation, many members believed that they had some personal experiences, but their paranormal equipment did not reveal any signs of ghosts, spirits, or paranormal activities. Not indicated.
Place: Bergweg 24, 55413 Trechtingshausen, Germany
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7. Unterzell Monastery
This former Premonstratensian monastery tops the list of haunted places in Munich. It is believed that Bavarian nun Maria Renata von Mossau was decapitated and cremated after being forced to confess to a number of crimes, including witchcraft and Satanism. Locals and visitors to the monastery have reported seeing her spirit walking through the corridors of Kloster Unterzell, the convent that Maria Renata von Mossau attended.
Place: Oberzell 1, 97299 Zell am Main, Germany
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So these were the 7 most scary and soul-chilling haunted places in Munich. So if you are planning a vacation to Munich soon, you know which places to visit to feel that eerie presence around your neck.
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