Maps of Movies

Nosferatu (1922)

Where Nosferatu says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A German town that never existed, built from Wismar and Lübeck, and a Transylvania that is really Slovakia

Scenes and places

Knock sends Hutter to Count Orlok (1922)

Hutter is sent to Transylvania by his eccentric employer Knock to visit a new client, Count Orlok. Orlok plans to buy a derelict house across from Hutter's own home, which sets the whole story moving.

Set in Wisborg (fictional German town) — Hutter lives in Wisborg and is sent on a business trip by his employer.

Wisborg is invented for the film; its streets were assembled from the old towns of Wismar and Lübeck.

Filmed at Marketplace and Wasserkunst, Wismar — The opening view over the Wisborg market square was shot from the tower of the Marienkirche. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Aegidienkirchhof, Lübeck — The churchyard of the Aegidienkirche served as Hutter's home. The point is the church, not the exact spot in the churchyard. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The inn where Orlok's name frightens people (1922)

Hutter stops at an inn where the locals are terrified by the mere mention of Orlok's name. In his room he finds a book about vampires, scoffs at it, and packs it anyway.

Set in Roadside inn on the way to Transylvania — An inn on Hutter's route, where the locals fear Orlok's name.

A stop on the road to the count, shot in a small Slovak town rather than in Transylvania.

Filmed at Dolný Kubín, Slovakia — Hutter's rest on the road to Transylvania was filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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On foot into the Carpathian pass (1922)

After his carriage refuses to go beyond the entrance to the mountain pass, Hutter walks on alone until after sunset. A coach meets him on the road and takes him on to the castle.

Set in Mountain pass, Carpathian Mountains — The road toward Orlok's castle.

The Carpathians of the story are Slovakia's Tatra and Fatra mountains on screen.

Filmed at Vrátna dolina, Slovakia — Mountain scenery for the road into the Carpathians; the High Tatras panorama is also used in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Supper at Orlok's castle (1922)

Orlok welcomes Hutter at the castle. At supper Hutter cuts his thumb, Orlok reaches to suck the blood, and Hutter pulls his hand away, repulsed. Hutter wakes to fresh marks on his neck, and Orlok admires the miniature portrait of Hutter's wife, Ellen, remarking on her lovely neck.

Set in Count Orlok's castle, Carpathian Mountains — Hutter is welcomed by Orlok himself and stays as his guest.

Orava Castle, built on a cliff above the Orava river, was used for the film.

Filmed at Orava Castle, Slovakia — Orava Castle stands in for Count Orlok's castle. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Orlok's coffins on the river (1922)

Orlok piles coffins on a coach and climbs into the last one before it departs. Hutter, watching from the castle, escapes in turn, injuring himself in the process.

Set in Orlok's journey toward Wisborg — The route of Orlok's coffins; no exact place is given for the story.

The Váh is Slovakia's longest river.

Filmed at Váh River, Slovakia — The raft ride with the coffins was filmed on the Váh (a point mid-river; the stretch is not given). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The schooner reaches Wisborg (1922)

The schooner carrying Orlok's coffins arrives in Wisborg; Orlok slips off unobserved, carrying one of his coffins. Hutter has just returned home.

Set in Harbour of Wisborg (fictional) — The port where Orlok's ship docks.

Wisborg's gate and quay were Wismar's Wassertor and harbour.

Filmed at Wassertor, Wismar — The Wassertor served as a Wisborg gate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Orlok moves in across the way (1922)

Orlok moves into the house he purchased, directly across from Hutter's home. Ellen, who has already sensed something wrong, now has the threat on her doorstep.

Set in Orlok's house in Wisborg (fictional) — The derelict house Orlok bought from Knock's firm.

Lübeck's old salt warehouses beside the Holstentor were used for the film.

Filmed at Salzspeicher, Lübeck — The abandoned salt storehouse served as Orlok's new house in Wisborg. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Coffins carried through the streets (1922)

Many deaths follow Orlok's arrival, and the town's doctors blame a plague carried by rats from the ship. Coffin bearers carry the dead down the street.

Set in Streets of Wisborg (fictional) — A street where townspeople carry the dead.

Depenau is a narrow street in Lübeck's old town.

Filmed at Depenau, Lübeck — The street where the coffin procession was filmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The hunt for Knock (1922)

Knock, completely insane, escapes the asylum after strangling a warden. The villagers blame him for the plague and hunt him through the town until he is recaptured.

Set in Streets of Wisborg (fictional) — A chase through the town streets.

Lübeck streets and a Wismar churchyard were joined to make one Wisborg.

Filmed at Heiligen-Geist-Kirche yard, Wismar — Courtyard of the Heiligen-Geist-Kirche; the Lübeck streets in the hunt for Knock are also used. Which scene used the Wismar yard is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Starý hrad, Strečno, Slovakia — Castle ruin used as a backdrop Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Thomas Hutter — A young estate agent sent to Transylvania to close a sale.
• Count Orlok — A Transylvanian noble and vampire buying a house in Wisborg.
• Ellen — Hutter's wife, left at home in Wisborg.
• Knock — Hutter's eccentric employer, an estate agent.