Orava Castle

Žilinský kraj · Slovakia · Castle

At the cliff-top Orava Castle, where Nosferatu was filmed, mourns the White Lady who lost her hand – and her life – for sparing a servant's.

Orava Castle clings to a 112-metre crag above the Orava river and ranks among Europe's most dramatic strongholds – it was here that the horror classic Nosferatu was filmed in 1922. The castle's own legend concerns its White Lady: the wife of a harsh lord, who defied her husband to save a servant's life and as punishment had her hand cut off, dying of blood poisoning. Her white figure has been said to walk the halls ever since, accompanied by drifting lights and a sudden sense of not being alone. The combination of vampire-film scenery and the sorrowful legend makes Orava perhaps Slovakia's eeriest castle setting.

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Where is Orava Castle located?

Orava Castle is in Žilinský kraj, Slovakia.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.