In the paranormal world, is there anything more iconic than a haunted castle?

No doubt when someone mentions a haunted castle. A brand castle, otherwise known as Dracula's castle, is probably the first one to come to mind.

But Europe has more haunted castles than we can even count, with Germany having 20,000 plus castles all on its own.

Today, in today's episode, we're gonna focus on one of those, the Elts Castle, or as most people know it, the Burgouts.

The Burgouts is considered to be the most intact and traditional of all Germany's 20,000 plus castles.

It's isolated location and dramatic medieval design simply take the breath away.

The fact that the same family has remained in Elts Castle for over 850 years is outstanding.

That's 33 generations of Elts. The 80 room castle is still occupied today and is open for tours.

There are also a number of supernatural stories attached to the castle. A medieval knight is said to roam the grounds with the ghost of Agnes Elts, pacing the entrance at night.

The Elts family first moved into the property in the 12th century. During this early period, the fortress-style structure played an important part in the empire under Frederick Barbarossa.

Its location was everything, standing along the trade route from the Mozele Valley and the Eiffel region.

The castle and the surrounding villages provided a lucrative income to the Elts family.

This of course helped finance the renovations and additions to Burgouts that continued for many centuries.

In 1472, Rubenach House was completed on this site. Built in Lake Gothic style, visitors can still admire the lower hall and bed chambers with their original details and opulently decorated walls.

By 1520, Philip Zoo Elts completed the 10th story greater Rodinorf House section of the castle.

The oldest part of this is the Flag Hall. It was built in Gothic style with a large vaulted ceiling.

The original main hall with the castle was replaced in 1615 with the building of Kempeneck House.

Way ahead of its time, this section of Burg provided superior comfort as every single room was heated.

For the next 200 years, little changed at Elts Castle and the structure we see today is firmly attributed to the earlier construction works.

That being said, by the 19th century, restoration work was badly needed.

Count Curl Zoo Elts stepped up to the mark between 1845 and 1888.

184,000 marks, which is approximately 15 million euros today, were spent on preserving the castle to its former medieval glory.

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