Haunted Places in Czechia (51)

Explore 51 haunted places in Czechia — castles, hotels, churches, ruins and more. Every location includes its story and GPS coordinates.

• 🏰 Schloss Houska Mellan-Böhmen The castle was built atop the 'gateway to hell' — a bottomless pit with black creatures. No towns, no roads, no purpose — except to seal the gate. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Český Krumlov Castle Jihočeský kraj Two legends meet at Krumlov Castle: the silent walks of the White Lady, and the emperor's son who murdered the barber's daughter Markéta. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Lemberk Chateau Liberecký kraj At Lemberk, castellans and visitors hear heavy footsteps in empty halls and organ music from the locked chapel. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⛪ Basilica of St James the Greater Prag A withered human arm hangs on a chain inside the door. The Madonna seized the thief by the wrist and would not let go until the axe was fetched.
• 👻 House At the Golden Well (Karlova) Prag Two headless Spaniards walk the house at midnight, and the maid Lubomira still leans out over the well full of gold.
• ⛪ Church of the Assumption and St Charlemagne (Karlov) Prag The master builder made a pact with the devil to make the vault hold. When the scaffolding burned he hanged himself — the vault still stands.
• 👻 Kokorin Castle Prag At midnight a girl wipes a bloodstain from the wall. The next night it is back — and the Black Huntsman rides out with his hounds. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Krivoklat Castle Prag The white lady in the chapel is said to be Eliska Premyslovna. In the Huderka tower musicians played to drown out the screams below. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Liliova Street Prag Between midnight and one a white horse comes down the lane. On it rides a Templar knight carrying his own head under his arm.
• 🚇 Loretanske Square (Drahomira's Fall) Prag The ground opened and swallowed the princess with carriage and horses. On stormy nights Drahomira drives back up, crying: it will go badly!
• 👻 Okor Castle Prag Juliana was walled into the tower for a love her father forbade. The white figure seen up there is said to be her.
• ⚰️ Olsany Cemeteries Prag Prague's only vampire carries the nickname Dopijec — the Drink-It-Upper. Across fifty hectares of graves he is also called Bloody Knee.
• 👻 Strahov Monastery and Uvoz Prag A Premonstratensian brother rides at night between Strahov and Nerudova on a white horse. The habit is in order — the head is missing.
• ⛪ Church of St Peter at Porici Prag He called out over the graveyard for anyone willing to play cards. Shadows rose from the graves and sat down around him.
• 👻 Ungelt (Tyn Courtyard) Prag A Turkish merchant walks the old customs yard at night. In his hand he carries the head of the girl who did not wait for him.
• 🗡️ Špilberk Fortress Jihomoravský kraj Legend says prisoners were chained by the sewer channel and eaten alive by rats — and that their souls never left the casemates. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Svojanov Castle Pardubický kraj At Svojanov, often called the most haunted castle in the Czech lands, the lady Kateřina starved to death in the cellar vault – and skeletons have been found walled into the masonry. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Sedlec Ossuary Kutná Hora The Czech Republic's "Bone Church" — the skeletons of 40,000 people decorate the interior.
• 🏰 Zvíkov Castle Södra Böhmen The Czech Republic's "Castle of Kings" from the 13th century — the Margrave Tower is the source of unexplained phenomena. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Bezděz Castle Liberecký kraj At Bezděz a ghostly monk guards the Templars' hidden treasure in the Devil's Tower – the legend that gave Smetana an entire opera. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Červená Lhota Chateau Jihočeský kraj The fairy-tale chateau in the lake owes its red colour, they say, to the blood of the lady the devil dragged out through the window. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Faust House Prag Through the roof of Prague's Faust House the devil is said to have dragged Doctor Faust to hell – and the hole could never be bricked up.
• 👻 Karlštejn Castle Středočeský kraj Around Charles IV's crown-jewel fortress wander the white maidens of legend – victims of the sadistic castellan's wife Kateřina Bechyňová. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Kašperk Castle Plzeňský kraj Around Bohemia's highest royal castle prowl the misshapen crone Swiza and the Climber, said to crawl up the courtyard walls at night. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Loket Castle Karlovarský kraj Loket Castle guards a glowing stone – the petrified burgrave Půta, cursed by a poor widow – while a goblin called Štrakakal lodges in a cell. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Pernštejn Castle Jihomoravský kraj The vain chambermaid Eliška never found rest – she walks as Pernštejn's own White Lady, and her cursed mirror is still on display. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Convent of St Agnes Prag The murdered nun appears around the convent — bloodied and weeping, or smiling, if the person she meets is unhappily in love.
• 👻 The Devil's Column (Vysehrad) Prag The devil Zardan wagered for a priest's soul, was knocked into the lagoon three times — and smashed the pillar here in fury.
• 👻 Daliborka Tower Prag Need taught Dalibor the violin, the Czechs say. From the bottom of the prison tower rose the notes that drew crowds to the castle wall.
• 👻 Divoka Sarka Prag Sarka had herself tied to the tree in the ravine as bait for Ctirad. When the trap sprang shut she threw herself off the cliff.
• 👻 Emmaus Monastery (Na Slovanech) Prag The devil took a job as monastery cook and served wine instead of water — until the abbot overheard what was being planned in the kitchen.
• 👻 Charles Bridge Prag Fishermen found the drowned priest because five lights burned around his head in the water. The five stars are still on the bridge's darkest statue.
• 👻 Klementinum Prag The librarian Jan went down during a thunderstorm and never came back up. When rain lashes the windows, his steps are heard beneath the floor.
• 🏰 Konopiste Chateau Prag The robbers tortured the daughter to learn where the gold lay. She died without telling — and still walks as a white lady. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏚️ Libuse's Bath (Vysehrad Rock) Prag Princess Libuse walks the Vysehrad walls as a white lady with a great black dog at her side — guarding the treasure inside the rock.
• ⚰️ Mala Strana Cemetery Prag At midnight on New Year's Eve you can read the bishop's stone book — it holds the names of those who will die that year.
• 👻 Platnerska Street (the Iron Man) Prag The Iron Man, Jachym Berka, walks here once a century, looking for a pure soul who can lift the curse he laid on himself.
• 👻 Sitkov Water Tower Prag By the old Sitkov mills the hastrman sat on the stones watching the boats pass. That stretch of current took a swimmer a year.
• 👻 Old-New Synagogue (Staronova synagoga) Prag Rabbi Loew shaped the Golem from Vltava clay and laid him in the attic. Then the stairs were removed — and no one has brought him down.
• ⚰️ Old Jewish Cemetery (Stary zidovsky hrbitov) Prag Rabbi Loew dreamt of dead children dancing between the stones in white shirts — then went out at night to take the plague's list of names from them.
• ⛪ Tetin Prag Candles lit themselves over Ludmila's grave and a fragrance rose from the earth — so strong that her killer's patron built a church over it.
• 👻 House At the Three Little Violins Prag At full moon skeletons play violin in the old workshop house — and some swear it is Paganini himself holding the bow.
• 👻 Vitkov Hill Prag Zizka ordered his skin stretched over a drum. The sound of it alone was to turn the enemy ranks and send them running.
• 👻 Radyně Castle Ruin Plzeňský kraj In the ruin of Radyně outside Plzeň, the misshapen lord Radouš guards his treasure – donkey ears, goat's beard, a black hound at his side.
• 👻 Rožmberk Castle Jihočeský kraj Perchta of Rožmberk, Bohemia's most famous White Lady, is said to still drift through her family's ancestral castle above the Vltava. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Velhartice Castle Plzeňský kraj At Velhartice a dead soldier is said to have been raised from his grave by black magic – and in the famous ballad, King Charles IV still drinks wine with his dead friend Bušek. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Jindřichův Hradec Castle Jihočeský kraj The White Lady of Jindřichův Hradec watches over the castle and once had sweet porridge served to the town's poor – a tradition that survived for centuries. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Certovka Canal (Kampa) Prag The water sprite Kabourek sat in the corner of the pubs and paid for his beer with fresh fish. Wet footprints on the floor gave him away.
• ⛪ Prague Loreto Prag The widow had paid for a peal for every child the plague took. When she died with no coin left, the bells began to ring by themselves.
• 🚇 Old Town Square, Prague Prag Each year on the night of the execution's anniversary, the 27 beheaded Bohemian lords are said to return to inspect the Astronomical Clock.
• 🏰 Telč Chateau Kraj Vysočina Even in fairy-tale Telč, the White Lady is said to glide through the Renaissance chateau's halls when great events await the family. 🛏 Book a night here

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Czechia?

Haunted Places lists 51 haunted locations in Czechia, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Czechia?

Among the most notable in Czechia: Schloss Houska, Český Krumlov Castle, Lemberk Chateau.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Czechia?

Yes — 19 of the haunted places in Czechia are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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