Haunted Places in Västergötland (35)

Explore 35 haunted places in Västergötland. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• 📖 Horned Per on the Road at Göteborg Västergötland A boy on an errand found his path blocked — and wherever he turned, something dark and horned stood against him on the road.
• 📖 When the Devil Wept at Västra Tunhem Västergötland The devil served a stingy farmer — but when he tried to carry fence-stakes unbound, they slid every which way, and so he wept.
• 📖 The Farmhand Who Gave a Gentleman a Ride at Bergum Västergötland A courteous, silent gentleman paid for his ride with a silver coin — but the coin became horse dung, and a tail showed beneath his cloak.
• 📖 The Tireless Dancer at the Västra Åsaka Inn Västergötland A fine gentleman danced without tiring with the innkeeper's wife — until someone cut the fiddle strings and a priest drilled him out through the window.
• 📖 Vicar Jonas Wallin and the Wheel, Kungsäter Västergötland The Devil unscrewed the priest's wheel and tried to bind him to a fir – but had to carry the axle through ditch and brook.
• 📖 The Evil One and the Priest in Längnum Västergötland In Längnum the legend recalls a priest in single combat with the Evil One – a classic Västergötland motif.
• 📖 Priest Grevelius and the Devil as a Wheel, Mårdaklev Västergötland On the way to dawn Mass the wheel fell off twice – and the priest forced the Devil to carry the cart by God's help.
• ⛪ The Priest of Särestad Freed from Satan, Flakeberg Västergötland A priest in Särestad wrestled with Satan himself – and an old legend recalls his deliverance.
• 📖 Old Scratch and the Happy Couple of Flakeberg Västergötland A legend from Flakeberg about the devil, an old woman, and a couple who seemed altogether too happy for his liking.
• 📖 The Devil and the Devil-Hare, Varnum Västergötland In Varnum lived the belief that the Evil One took the shape of a hare – the Devil and his devil-hare.
• 📖 The Pact with the Devil, Ekeskog Västergötland In Ekeskog the legend recalls one who signed himself to the devil for riches – and the price that followed.
• 📖 The Servant Who Sold Himself to the Evil One, Flakeberg Västergötland In Flakeberg a servant is said to have sold his soul to the Evil One – a classic tale of damnation.
• 📖 The Evil One as a Servant, Västra Tunhem Västergötland The devil thrived only where people were dishonest – and ended up in a dance-house where he is said to live still.
• 📖 The Smith and the Devil — a Legend from Kölingared Västergötland Another legend from Kölingared about the smith and his encounter with the evil one.
• ⚰️ Hulten in the Churchyard of Södra Fågelås Västergötland To learn music from a dead man, Hulten crossed the churchyard naked four Thursdays — until his teacher demanded his blood.
• 📖 The Errand Boy Who Rode with the Fiend to Gothenburg Västergötland The lad covered eight miles in a moment with a kindly gentleman – but the recipient was aghast: the carriage had been the Fiend himself.
• 📖 The Smith, the Apple Tree and the Purse at Otterstad Västergötland With three wishes the smith trapped the Fiend in tree, chair and money-purse – but in the end neither heaven nor hell would let him in.
• ⛪ The Man Re-baptised Away from the Fiend at Otterstad Västergötland On his way to meet the Fiend he heard the priest promise help – a new baptism struck his name from the Devil's book for good.
• 🌲 Arkebacken on Kållandsö Västergötland A herd-boy grew rich through the Fiend, but chose to be taken for life rather than saved – for salvation would make him a herd-boy again.
• 📖 The Herd-Maid Carried Off on Billingen Västergötland A maid wished the fox would take them – and was gone a year, until she danced in among the youth and vanished again in the Devil's grip.
• 📖 The Great Dog at Limanäs Västergötland At the pasture a great dog crept among the loads. When the father cursed at it, it climbed the wall and grew terribly tall.
• 📖 Klinggård and the Curate, Fritsla Västergötland When the Evil One's years were up, an innocent child was laid in Klinggård's arms and the Bible at his side — but only one priest could force him out.
• 📖 The Boy's Three Answers to the Devil, Fritsla Västergötland A mother sold her unborn child to the Devil. Twenty years later, the boy's freedom hung on three riddling questions.
• 📖 The Evil One with the Goat's Foot, Fritsla Västergötland He could appear as beast, man, or fine gentleman — but the goat's foot always gave him away.
• 📖 Johan of Hackered and the Three Drops of Blood, Grönahög Västergötland Johan had sold himself to the Devil, who danced with him in the cowshed — at last only three drops of blood remained where he had stood.
• 📖 The Sneezes at the Wedding in Hålanda Västergötland A woman had pledged herself to the Devil — and on her wedding day he sat invisible, waiting for no one to say "God bless you."
• 🌲 The Oak Where the Devil Was Bound, Algutstorp Västergötland After forcing the Devil to serve as a cart wheel, the priest bound him in an oak at Algutstorp — and the oak has never been felled.
• 📖 The Voices in the Kiln at Nygården, Nittorp Västergötland As she went to dry malt, an unseen carriage drove into the kiln — and two voices spoke of the discord they would sow on Christmas Eve.
• 🌲 The Priest and the River Spirit at Apelnäs Falls Västergötland By the falls the water spirit played so beautifully — until the priest offered him hope and Satan tore the wheel from the cart.
• 📖 The Farmhand on the Priest's Cloak, Skephult Västergötland The priest let his servant stand on his cloak at the dance — and then he saw the Evil One, dog-like, licking the dancers.
• 📖 The Child on the Dean's Lap, Toarp Västergötland The Evil One came disguised as a fine gentleman to claim his victim — but the dean held a small child on his lap, and the fiend stood powerless.
• 📖 The Devil and the Bonnets, Rommele Västergötland The dean met the Devil on Ryr Forest and forced him to bear the cart — and learned the fiend had been helping the dean's wife sew bonnets at home.
• ⛪ The Man at the Altar Rail of Surteby Västergötland Inside the altar rail, shielded by the Lord's Prayer written on the floor, a man waited out the devil's tricks.
• ⛪ The Letter in the Church Door at Främmestad Västergötland A man slipped a writing into the church-door keyhole to arrange a meeting with the devil — then signed the contract with his own blood.
• 📖 The Priest Carlsson Who Drove Out the Devil at Bollebygd Västergötland When the devil came to fetch Johannes of Dukared, no priest could help — until Carlsson answered his accusations and drilled him out through the window.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Västergötland?

Haunted Places lists 35 haunted locations in Västergötland, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Västergötland?

Among the most notable in Västergötland: Horned Per on the Road at Göteborg, When the Devil Wept at Västra Tunhem and The Farmhand Who Gave a Gentleman a Ride at Bergum.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Västergötland?

Most haunted places in Västergötland are public sites you can visit; a few are hotels or inns where you can stay overnight.

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