Das verfluchte Jungfernloch, Cave system near Eisenach, Germany.

Das verfluchte Jungfernloch is a small rock cave on the eastern slope of a hill above the Kälbergrund Valley in Eisenach, about 500 metres south of the Wartburg. It is a shallow opening in the rock rather than a cave system, and its name, German for "The damned maiden's hole", comes from the legend attached to it.

The cave's legend is first attested in an anonymous collection of Volkssagen published in Eisenach in 1795. Ludwig Bechstein later retold the story among his collected German legends, which carried the tale beyond the Eisenach region.

The name means "The damned maiden's hole" and comes from a legend first attested in an anonymous collection of Volkssagen published in Eisenach in 1795. It tells of a maiden who never reached church because she could not choose among her many fine dresses, so her mother cursed her; her ghost sits at the entrance every seven years, weeping as she combs her golden hair.

The cave is reachable from Eisenach via marked hiking trails, with Wartburg Castle serving as an orientation point. Wear sturdy footwear and check conditions beforehand, as weather can affect trail accessibility throughout the year.

The legend was first attested in an anonymous collection of Volkssagen published in Eisenach in 1795, before Ludwig Bechstein retold it. The maiden was cursed by her mother for never reaching church, unable to choose among her many fine dresses; the tale compares her weeping to the Lurlei on the Rhine.