Walchen Castle

Oberösterreich · Austria · Castle

In Walchen Castle a White Lady wanders – the countess who died in 1736 and never left her home.

Walchen Castle near Vöcklamarkt in Upper Austria has medieval roots and a ghost with a date of death. The White Lady is said to be a countess who died at the castle in 1736 and has never managed to leave her home. She appears in white in corridors and chambers, quiet and mournful rather than menacing. The story has followed the castle for centuries and makes Walchen one of the classic haunted castles of the Hausruckviertel.

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Where is Walchen Castle located?

Walchen Castle is in Oberösterreich, Austria.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

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