Dronninglund Slot

Jylland, Dronninglund · Denmark · Slott · Scare 2/5

A vanished prioress still visits guests at night — she strokes their foreheads and sings softly.

Dronninglund Slot in Vendsyssel was originally a Benedictine convent, Hundslund Cloister, until the Reformation. The cloister's last prioress refused Bishop Stygge Krumpen and his hired men access to the nuns' dormitory — a conflict that ended with her mysteriously disappearing from the historical record.

Today the castle functions as a hotel, and guests repeatedly tell of an elderly woman who visits their rooms at night. She does not inspire fear. On the contrary: guests describe a feeling of deep safety when she quietly sings and strokes their foreheads. Historians have concluded that it is the vanished prioress who still comes to look after her nuns — who now happen to be hotel guests.

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Dronninglund Slot has a scare factor of 2/5 according to Haunted Places’ verified ratings.

Where is Dronninglund Slot located?

Dronninglund Slot is in Jylland, Dronninglund, Denmark.

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