Wolfsegg Castle — the White Woman of Bavaria's medieval fortress

Wolfsegg Castle, a 14th-century hilltop fortress in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, was supposed to be a sanctuary for travelers but became notorious for its haunting. The castle's ghost is the White Woman (Weiße Frau), said to be the spirit of a noblewoman murdered by her husband after he discovered her affair. According to tradition, the husband hired two assassins to kill his wife, and her restless spirit has been seen wandering the castle's rooms and battlements ever since. She appears as a luminous white figure, sometimes accompanied by a cold draft and the scent of decay. Visitors to the castle have also reported hearing the clank of chains, a woman's screaming from the upper chambers, and the sound of dragging — as though a body is being moved through the corridors. Archaeological excavations beneath the castle in the 1920s discovered two skeletons in a hidden chamber, which some believe are the remains of the murdered woman and one of her assassins, killed to keep the crime secret. The castle's atmospheric setting — perched on a wooded hilltop with views across the Bavarian countryside — and its remarkably well-preserved medieval architecture make it one of the most compelling haunted castles in Germany.