Haunted Places in Östergötland (58)

Explore 58 haunted places in Östergötland. Read the stories, see their scare rating and find your next ghost trip.

• Sjögestad: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Sjögestad parish in Linköping lies a site long associated with executions, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• Execution site — Slaka
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Plats med tradition – Slaka socken
• The Child Murderer's Cross – Ödeshög's Haunted Glade
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Some places carry stories so dark they seem etched into the ground. The Child Murderer's Cross, deep in the forests of Östergötland, is one such place.
• The old gallows ground at Ödeshög
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Ödeshög parish in Ödeshög lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in rocky moraine, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• Stenkullen Inn — Sweden's Most Haunted Hotel?
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Stenkullen Inn, located just north of Norrköping, is a place that both fascinates and frightens. The venerable house from 1858 is today one of Sweden's most legendary haunted hotels, and those who have had the privilege — or misfortune — of staying overnight bear witness to unexplained phenomena.
• The old gallows ground at Grebo
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Grebo parish in Åtvidaberg lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• Vadstena Castle
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  History and mystery on the shores of Lake Vättern. At the edge of Vättern in the small town of Vadstena rises Vadstena Castle — a building that holds over 500 years of Swedish history.
• Execution site — Skänninge
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Skänninge socken
• The old gallows ground at Svanshals
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Svanshals socken
• Brokind Estate
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  A haunted manor with the frightening presence of Barbro Påle. Among the scenic landscapes of Östergötland lies Brokind Estate, a place with a historical legacy spanning centuries.
• Ekenäs Castle
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Welcome to one of Sweden's most haunted castles. Ekenäs Castle, located in Örtomta parish in the Linköping municipality, carries a dark and mysterious history that makes it a place filled with legends and chilling stories...
• Bona Reformatory and Mental Hospital
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  A journey back in time. In the heart of the Östergötland countryside lies Bona, a place where time has stood still, but whose history still whispers through the abandoned buildings.
• The Black and White Ladies at Charlottenborg Castle
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the bank of the Motala River rises Charlottenborg Castle, a building whose stone façades bear traces of centuries of life, death and unspoken secrets.
• Lönsås: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Lönsås socken
• Execution site — Vreta kloster
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Vreta kloster parish in Linköping lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in open farmland, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• Gallows hill of Motala
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Motala parish in Motala lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in rocky moraine, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• Rystad: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  This is a former place of public execution in the parish of Rystad parish, Linköping. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among wooded ground — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged. Listed as ancient…
• Gallows hill of Skänninge
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Skänninge parish in Mjölby lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in rocky moraine, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• The old gallows ground at Slaka
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Slaka socken
• Skönberga: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Skönberga parish in Söderköping lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in open farmland, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• The old gallows ground at Drothem
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Drothem parish in Söderköping lies a old burial ground linked to execution lore, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded…
• The old gallows ground at Gistad
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Gravfält – Gistad socken
• Gallows hill of Vånga
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Vånga socken
• Kullerstad: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Gravfält – Kullerstad socken
• Löfstad Castle
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Where history echoes in every hall. Located in the beautiful Östergötland landscape, just outside Norrköping, Löfstad Castle stands as a living monument to Swedish history and the bygone days of the aristocracy.
• Gallows hill of Ekebyborna
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Hög – Ekebyborna socken
• The old gallows ground at Vadstena
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Vadstena parish in Vadstena lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in ground near water, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• Väversunda: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Hög – Väversunda socken
• Execution site — Hogstad
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in the surrounding countryside on the outskirts of Hogstad parish (Mjölby), stood a former place of public execution. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L2012:8107.
• Skärkind: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  This is a former place of public execution in the parish of Skärkind parish, Norrköping. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among the surrounding countryside — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged.…
• The old gallows ground at Åtvid
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  A former place of public execution marks this spot near Åtvid parish in Åtvidaberg. Executions were deliberately staged at the margins of a community, on ground like this rocky moraine, so the memory would linger as a warning. Registered in Fornsök as L2009:3155.
• The old gallows ground at Linköping
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Linköping parish in Linköping lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• Gallows hill of Vadstena
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  This is a former place of public execution in the parish of Vadstena parish, Vadstena. For generations such grounds — set apart from the living, here among the surrounding countryside — were where the condemned met their end, and few places in the landscape feel as charged.…
• Vadstena Klosterhotell
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Vadstena Klosterhotell är inrymt i byggnader som tillhör Vadstena kloster, grundat på 1300-talet enligt ordensregler utformade av Heliga Birgitta. Klosterområdet [...]
• Lis Jon of Fivelstad
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  In Fivelstad, outside Motala, there was a man named Lis Jon who lived during the first half of the 20th century. He was known as the local eccentric, lived in a small house near road 206 and made his living selling moonshine.
• Alvastra Monastery Ruin
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  A beautiful ruin, a haunted place. Alvastra Monastery Ruin is today one of Sweden's most fascinating historical sites. Located at the foot of Omberg in the Ödeshög municipality, the ruin rises as a reminder of medieval grandeur.
• Övralid
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Does Heidenstam's spirit still linger in the manor? In Västra Ny parish, on a hill overlooking Lake Vättern, stands Övralid. Built between 1923 and 1925 by the Swedish Nobel laureate Verner von Heidenstam, Övralid was his home until his death in 1940.
• Gallows hill of Gärdserum
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Gärdserum parish in Åtvidaberg lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in the surrounding countryside, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is…
• Execution site — Östra Harg
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Östra Harg parish in Linköping lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in rocky moraine, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in…
• Källstad: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Källstad parish in Vadstena lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in open farmland, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• The old gallows ground at Styrstad
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Styrstad socken
• Gallows hill of Nässja
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  A old burial ground linked to execution lore marks this spot near Nässja parish in Vadstena. Executions were deliberately staged at the margins of a community, on ground like this ground near water, so the memory would linger as a warning. Registered in Fornsök as L2011:1369.
• The old gallows ground at Vånga
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  A site long associated with executions marks this spot near Vånga parish in Norrköping. Executions were deliberately staged at the margins of a community, on ground like this wooded ground, so the memory would linger as a warning. Registered in Fornsök as L2010:9134.
• The old gallows ground at Källstad
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Källstad socken
• Sund: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in wooded ground on the outskirts of Sund parish (Ydre), stood a former place of public execution. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L2010:3660.
• Gallows hill of Gärdserum
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Plats med tradition – Gärdserum socken
• Execution site — Kuddby
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Kuddby socken
• Execution site — Kvillinge
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in wooded ground on the outskirts of Kvillinge parish (Norrköping), stood a former place of public execution. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L2011:2855.
• Sund: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in wooded ground on the outskirts of Sund parish (Ydre), stood a former place of public execution. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L2010:3639.
• Gallows hill of Malexander
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in wooded ground on the outskirts of Malexander parish (Boxholm), stood a site long associated with executions. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L2011:5104.
• Execution site — Skärkind
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Skärkind parish in Norrköping lies a old burial ground linked to execution lore, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded…
• Gammalkil: a place of execution
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in wooded ground on the outskirts of Gammalkil parish (Linköping), stood a former place of public execution. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L2008:4865.
• Gallows hill of Tjärstad
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Tjärstad socken
• Execution site — Fornåsa
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  On the edge of Fornåsa parish in Motala lies a former place of public execution, one of the places where death sentences were once carried out in public. Set in wooded ground, little is left to see today, yet the ground itself carries a heavy past. It is recorded in Sweden's…
• Execution site — Ödeshög
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Avrättningsplats – Ödeshög socken
• Gallows hill of Sankt Per
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  A former place of public execution marks this spot near Sankt Per parish in Vadstena. Executions were deliberately staged at the margins of a community, on ground like this open farmland, so the memory would linger as a warning. Registered in Fornsök as L2009:9801.
• Gallows hill of Västra Harg
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in open farmland on the outskirts of Västra Harg parish (Mjölby), stood a former place of public execution. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L2008:4540.
• Gallows hill of Norrköping
  Östergötland · Scare 3/5
  Here, in rocky moraine on the outskirts of Norrköping parish (Norrköping), stood a site long associated with executions. The visible traces are faint, but this was a place of death, and its history clings to it still. Heritage id L2009:6165.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Östergötland?

Haunted Places lists 58 verified haunted locations in Östergötland, each with its story, a 1–5 scare rating and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Östergötland?

Among the most notable in Östergötland: Sjögestad: a place of execution, Execution site — Slaka, The Child Murderer's Cross – Ödeshög's Haunted Glade.

What is the scariest haunted place in Östergötland?

Sjögestad: a place of execution ranks among the scariest in Östergötland, rated 3/5 on our scare scale.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Östergötland?

Yes — 5 of the haunted places in Östergötland are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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