Schloss Seggau hosts seminars, conferences and company events for up to 310 participants, with 16 meeting rooms and 85 bedrooms in the same castle complex. Weddings, baptisms and private parties are also held here. The castle stands above Leibnitz in southern Styria, Austria, and its official site gives 1,350 m² of event space for up to 650 people.
Seminars and company events
Schloss Seggau works as a seminar hotel, so a group can meet, eat and sleep at one address. The castle states that it can host congresses of up to 310 people on this all-in-one basis, and that it supports both large conferences and small seminars. Its 16 rooms run from 27 m² to 253 m², and the site says all of them have a projector, flipcharts, pinboards and Wi-Fi. A modern conference wing sits inside the historic buildings, so plenary sessions and breakout groups can happen without leaving the site.
Between sessions, the castle lists optional extras: wine tastings, guided castle tours, vineyard walks, a picnic on the grounds and walks in the castle gardens. Company parties, staff celebrations and Christmas events are held in the Episcopal Wine Cellar and in the upper castle. The hotel holds the Austrian Ecolabel and the EU Ecolabel, which can help when a company needs certified venues.
Weddings and receptions
The castle has two chapels and an open lawn called the Glockenwiese. For a civil ceremony, couples can choose the Bishop's Regency Rooms or the Glockenwiese. For a church wedding, they can use the baroque Marian Chapel or the modern St. Michael's Chapel. The reception drink can be served on the Glockenwiese, which looks over the Mur and Sulm valleys, in the castle courtyard with its rose garden, or in the vaulted rooms of the upper castle. The castle recommends its second-floor rooms in the upper castle for the celebration.
A forest wedding is offered for up to 20 people, with a photographer and floral decoration included in the package. Both chapels are also official baptism venues, followed by a meal at the castle.
Rooms and capacities
The largest room is the Convention Hall, 253 m² for up to 310 people. The Styria Hall measures 160 m² and takes up to 160. The Spielsaal beside the Castle Tavern has 129 m² for up to 100. Seminar Rooms 1 and 2 (75 and 74 m²) take 50 each, and Seminar Room 3 (51 m²) takes 25. The three Brenner Halls, from 41 to 71 m², take 15 to 40 people and suit smaller or confidential meetings. The Castle Seminar Rooms, from 27 to 75 m², take 12 to 60 people and work as breakout rooms. These are maximum figures, so ask which layout fits your group.
Accommodation
The hotel has 85 rooms, some in a newer building and some inside the old castle walls. The site gives four room categories on the home page and five on the seminar page. Parking on site is free.
Catering
The in-house Castle Tavern cooks seasonal, regional dishes, from light seminar meals to gala dinners. For weddings, the castle kitchen offers menu and buffet suggestions that can be adapted to the couple's wishes. The Episcopal Wine Cellar serves wines from the castle's own vineyards.
History and setting
The site says meetings and encounters have been a tradition at Seggau since the 12th century, and calls the castle a cultural, intellectual and spiritual center of Styria. The wine cellar is described as more than 300 years old and among the oldest and largest in Europe. The grounds look out over open countryside.
