The Black Forest, Germany

About this episode

This episode explores the dark legends and history of the Black Forest in Germany, a place that inspired terrifying fairy tales.

Welcome back to Haunted Real Estate, where we explore the darkest corners of the world's most mysterious properties and locations. Today, we're journeying deep into the heart of Germany, to a place so shrouded in darkness and legend that it inspired some of the most terrifying fairy tales ever written. This is the story of the Schwarzwald—the Black Forest Sources for today’s episode include Encyclopedia Britannica, Schwarzwald Portal, Mysterious Adventures Tours, German Culture magazine, travel blogs and podcasts about the Mummelsee, and scholarly summaries from Wikipedia and Norse-Mythology.org .

People in this episode

Hosts: Ashley, Lanie

Topics covered

• dark history
• mystery
• fairy tales
• German folklore
• haunted locations

Keywords

• Black Forest
• Schwarzwald
• Germany
• fairy tales
• haunted real estate
• mystery
• dark history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Encyclopedia Britannica, Schwarzwald Portal, Mysterious Adventures Tours, German Culture magazine, Wikipedia, Norse-Mythology.org

Places: Germany, Schwarzwald, Black Forest

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