The Geyer-Schloss in Reinsbronn, a village of Creglingen in the north of Baden-Württemberg, rents its historic Rittersaal (Knights' Hall) for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and other private celebrations. The owners organize the whole event themselves or only the parts you choose, and guests can stay in three apartments on the upper floor. The official site does not publish a guest capacity, so the number of guests is settled in a direct request.
Weddings and receptions
The castle offers a complete wedding path under one roof. Civil ceremonies can take place in the Trausaal, the castle's wedding room, with the registry office of the town of Creglingen handling the formalities. The wedding party itself is held in the Rittersaal. For photographs, the inner courtyard has a fountain and arcades from the late 16th century.
Other family events are welcome in the same hall: a round birthday, a jubilee or any other celebration. The owners take on decoration, service, coffee and cake and the buffet, or only the services you ask for, and they prepare an individual offer for each date.
Seminars and company events
The site mentions seminar and conference guests among those the castle welcomes, but it publishes no meeting rooms, equipment or capacities. Companies planning a day or an evening for a team should treat the Rittersaal as a celebration room and ask what is possible for the date and group size.
Rooms and capacities
The Rittersaal is the only event room named on the official site. The castle has a café that opens on the first and third Sundays of each month, and a courtyard that is used for events. No seated or standing capacity is stated, so ask for a figure before comparing the castle with other venues.
Accommodation
Three holiday apartments, called Philip, Rosina and Ursula, are under the roof of the castle. Each is set up for two people, with a minimum stay of three nights. The castle has deliberately no wireless internet. Pets are allowed for a fee, and a vegan breakfast is available on request. The site lists wedding parties among the guests it is glad to host, so ask whether the apartments can be reserved together for your date.
Catering
The kitchen is vegan. The owners have been vegans for many years and run the only café in the area that serves vegan cakes and tarts. For private events they provide a vegan buffet, or the event can be arranged with other services on an individual basis. If your guests expect meat or fish, discuss it first, as the site describes only vegan food.
History and setting
A document of the Teutonic Order mentions the site in 1267. The west wing dates from 1552 and the east wing from 1569. In 1587 Philipp Geyer von Giebelstadt bought the castle and rebuilt it within a year, adding the arcades around the courtyard, galleries and the stair tower. In the early 19th century it was a poorhouse with eight families, and part of it collapsed in 1923. The north wing no longer exists. The castle was restored from 1967 and bought by its present owners, Uwe Ottmar and Thomas Beez, in 2013.
Getting there
The address is Reinsbronn 1, 97993 Creglingen. Creglingen lies on the Romantic Road, in the Main-Tauber district near the Bavarian border, about 18 kilometers from the medieval town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Telephone and email requests go to the owners, who answer private-event enquiries directly.
