Burg Scharfenstein rents out a historic Festsaal for up to 80 people in rows and 60 seated, together with a courtyard, a castle garden and a small parlor. The 13th-century castle in the Ore Mountains of Saxony takes company events, seminars, conferences, readings, small concerts and weddings, all year and all day.
Seminars and company events
The castle presents itself as an event location for wedding receptions, company events and summer parties. The Festsaal is the room for business use. It is bookable all year, for the whole day, and suits seminars, conferences, lectures, readings and small concerts. It holds 80 people in rows of chairs, chairs are available on site, and a small gallery can hold sound technicians, a photographer or musicians. The room can be heated. Optional extras include sound equipment, spotlights, presentation technology, standing tables and table linen. Enquiries state the use as private, company or cultural institution, the rooms you want, the date, the number of people and the duration. The team then returns an individual offer. The castle suggests combining an event with one of its guided tours.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings have their own page. The Festsaal seats up to 60 for a ceremony, the courtyard is entered through a Renaissance portal that Heinrich Hildebrand gave to his wife Sophie in 1630, which makes a setting for photographs, and the garden is also listed among the rooms. The Christiane-Stube, a small parlor named after the love of the local folk hero Karl Stülpner, seats up to 25 and is bookable from November 28 to February 28 until 1 pm. After the ceremony, separate tours, sparkling wine receptions and wood sawing are possible. Dates for civil ceremonies are assigned on registration, and a viewing can be requested.
Rooms and capacities
Festsaal: second floor, reached by the historic staircase, 80 in rows, 60 seated for weddings, heated, with a small gallery. Christiane-Stube: up to 25. The courtyard and the castle garden can be booked for events. The Stülpner Schenke, the castle's tavern, handles catering on request. The Festsaal and the Christiane-Stube are not step-free.
Accommodation
The official pages read do not list bedrooms. Guests would stay in the surrounding Ore Mountains.
Catering
Drinks and cold finger food are allowed in the Festsaal. A fixed catering is provided by the castle's own café, and catering can be added as an extra when you enquire. The Stülpner Schenke offers food and drink on request for wedding parties.
History and setting
The family castle was built in the 13th century and sits above the village of Scharfenstein in the municipality of Drebach. It houses museums, among them a Christmas and toy museum, a castle museum on Karl Stülpner, a mining labyrinth and an exhibition on ancient Egypt. Karl Stülpner, a hunter and poacher born here in 1762, is known as the Robin Hood of the Ore Mountains. The castle is run by the Augustusburg, Scharfenstein and Lichtenwalde castle operating company.
Getting there
The castle is in Scharfenstein, Drebach. The visitor parking is about one kilometer away and uphill, according to the room brochure, and the site has an access and parking page. Phone +49 37291 3800.
