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Last Updated: September 15, 2003
Iceland,
There was a law on the statute books for many years that enabled people to legally summons a ghost that had been tormenting them to court and have it bound over to authorities.
Finland
The fiery spirit of the child ghost Liekkio haunts many homes.
Sweden
In Hjalta Stad the semi-naked ghostly figure of a bald old man who was ostracized by the community causes panic throughout the city.
Denmark, Gurre Wood near Helsingor Haunted by the ghost of King Valdemar IV, the "psychic king.".
Poole, near the city of Slewig The ghost of King Abel appears whenever some crucial event is about to happen.
Lorelei is the famous singing ghost that sits on a tall rock on the right bank of the Rhine in Hesse-Nassau.
Germany
The White Lady of Hohenzollerns has appeared in castles all over , including Neuhaus, Berlin, Bechin, Tretzen, and Raumleau. The White Lady is thought to be Princess Perchta von Rosenberg, who haunts the descendents of her cruel husband.
Another well-heeled female ghost appears to descendents of Count Johannes Rathenau, an Austrian noble who slaughtered the defenders of Schloss Altebar in Bavaria during the Middle Ages. To this day, the Baroness Russlein von Altebar seeks her revenge, first appearing as a beautiful courtesan then turning into a rotting corpse. In Vienna, she boarded the cab of Walther Rathenau, who died of fright. Major Helmut Rathenau met her in a casino in Badden Baden and died of a heart attack. In Munich, Carl Heinz Rathenau was "turned into a mummy" after meeting the comely ghost on the street.
France
Palavas-des-Flots
May 20, 1981
Thierry, Florence, Lionel and Francoise, stopped to offer a ride to a woman on the roadside wearing a white mackintosh and a headscarf. She was silent through the ride, but at a turn cried out � Look out for the turn! You are risking your life!� The driver obeyed, and she disappeared.
At Euro Disney a mysterious vortex of energy haunts the small children's section.
Brittany, on the northwest tip of France, is haunted by Ankou, a ghostly grim reaper, and in the Monts d'Aree (Black Mountains), the French government built a nuclear reactor right on the spot locals call the Gates of Hell because of all the ghost sightings. Most of the sightings are of a demon dog and a little girl sacrificed by devil worshippers at the site. In
Alais, a private residence is haunted by the voice and figure of Guy de Torno, who continues to keep a jealous eye on his widow.
The ghost of Joan of Arc haunts the basilica at Domremy dedicated to her memory, and the entire court of Marie Antoinette appears in the gardens of Trianon in Versailles.
Spain
Madrid, Palace of Linares in Cabeles Square
June 4, 1989
The palace is known to be haunted. Carmen Sanchez, a psychologist, recorded strange sounds in 1987 and was pushed by an unseen force. Jose Maria Pilon recorded temperature changes and detected powerful psychic forces in the chapel and the marquis�s bedroom. Sol Blans Solen took eleven pictures with strange lights that were only visible on film. In one of the pictures, a large glowing mass appeared near a staircase. Once a father committed incest with his daughter and then ended it by killing them both. The ghosts are believed to be these two.
In Saragossa the Palazon family holds conversations with a voice speaking from a stovepipe that identified itself as Duenda de Zaragoza, a person who lived in the house in the 1930s.
Switzerland
A more friendly ghostly presence haunts a gay bar in Geneva.
Russia
Household ghosts are so common that they have developed distinct classifications for them.
Domovoi are domestic ghosts that tend to be nuisances or poltergeists but help out with chores if treated with respect.
Domovikha are more quiet household spirits whose presence you can sense in certain rooms.
The roads of eastern Russia are haunted by the ghost of Zorya Vechernaya, who can usually be seen at dusk driving a white chariot.
The home of Josef Pisinger in Prague, Czechoslavakia, is haunted by the short ghosts of dwarves, while the Heidenreich House in Bucharest is haunted by the ghoul Bassarab, the sole survivor of the dynasty of Walachia, now a province in Romania.
Bosnia
Vaso Miskin Street and the adjoining marketplace in Sarajevo, is haunted by the ghosts of innocent people slaughtered there, and the streets of Bijeljina are haunted by Mehmed, a Muslin killed by a Serbian strike force.
Wales
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, The Magical History Tour of
Caernarfon Includes
tales of Hauntings & Hangings and Riots & Rebellion
Tours are on Tues And Thurs and meet outside The
Anglesey Hotel, on Promenade, Caernarfon, 6.30 til
8pm ( approx)
Cost: Adults �3 Kids �1.50 Groups 10+ �
2.50
Ireland
Charleville Castle
Situated on the outskirts of Tullamore Guests have seen and heard floating apparitions, voices, and footsteps and at one point one guest had his hair pulled over his head.
Leap Castle reputed to be the second most haunted location in the World.
Armagh, Co. Armagh city has a generous
helping of ghosts, gore and the grotesque. Ghost tours
are held throughout the year.
For further information contact
The Living History Department,
Palace Demesne, Armagh, BT60 4EI.
Telephone +44 028 37 529629 or email
Clophill, Bedfordshire church ruins
They are extremely haunted.
The Irish spirit Ad'h Seidh can change into a beautiful woman or lowly farm animal depending on what area around Dublin she haunts.
Phouka is the Irish term for ghosts that appear as horses or goats to trick people.