The 10 most haunted castles in Denmark

10 Danish castles with the darkest reputations — ranked by how frightening they are said to be, and by how fully the story behind each one is recorded.

1. 🏰1 Harridslevgaard Castle Fyn, Bogense Funen's most haunted castle. Anne Lykke was beheaded for witchcraft in 1641. A man must every night ride his pregnant sister to death.
2. 👻2 Dragsholm Castle Sjælland, Odsherred In 1910 they broke open the old wall and found a skeleton in a sealed niche. The noblewoman Celestine had vanished around 1550. 🛏 Book a night here
3. 🏰3 Rosenholm Castle Østjylland, Hornslet The white lady had walked the corridors for centuries — until builders opened a tower wall and found the skeleton of a young woman inside. 🛏 Book a night here
4. 🏰4 Hammershus, Bornholm Bornholm The watchman sat on the wall to learn who built by night. By morning the wall had grown three ells around him. 🛏 Book a night here
5. 🏰5 Dallund Slot Fyn, Søndersø Eiler Høg drove a carpenter to suicide in the 1600s — and still haunts the place. Two hellhounds tore a colonel to pieces. 🛏 Book a night here
6. 🏰6 Koldinghus Sydjylland, Kolding Dowager Queen Dorothea makes her rounds every night to check that the guests behave — several have had their hats knocked off in the castle chapel. 🛏 Book a night here
7. 👻7 Hald Ruin, Viborg Midtjylland, Viborg A curse is said to have lain over Hald since the king had Niels Bugge murdered in 1358 — five castles have risen by the same lake, and all five lie abandoned.
8. 🏰8 Lindenborg Gods Nibe (Nordjylland), Jylland Sophie Amalie was suspected of murdering her husband in 1678. Every July she repeats her final painful journey to Aalborg.
9. 🏰9 Tranekær Castle, Langeland Fyn, Langeland The guest in the wing woke night after night to heavy footsteps coming slowly towards her door — and stopping outside it. No one was there. 🛏 Book a night here
10. 🏰10 Sønderborg Castle, Als Sønderjylland, Als Legend says the imprisoned king walked circle after circle around the table in his room until he wore a groove in the top with his thumb. For seventeen years. 🛏 Book a night here

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The 10 most haunted castles in Denmark?

10 Danish castles with the darkest reputations — ranked by how frightening they are said to be, and by how fully the story behind each one is recorded. Harridslevgaard Castle, Dragsholm Castle, Rosenholm Castle.

How is this list ranked?

By the frightfulness rating each place carries in our database, and where two places share a rating, by how fully its history is documented. Only places with a photograph and a written account of their own are included.

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