Schloss Eschelberg is a listed Renaissance castle in the Mühlviertel, 20 minutes from Linz, that is rented out exclusively for weddings, company parties, seminars and cultural events. Its main hall takes up to 120 guests, its walled courtyard covers about 1,400 square meters and its chapel seats 80. The address is Eschelberg 2, in St. Gotthard im Mühlkreis, 10 minutes from Ottensheim.
Seminars and company events
The castle offers its rooms for company parties, Christmas parties, birthdays, seminars, workshops and retreats. For a company celebration, the team states room for 110 guests to dine and dance, with smaller groups possible in the Salon. The hire is exclusive: there is no parallel event and no outside guests on the grounds. Seminars and workshops fit the Roßstall and the Salon, two historic vaulted rooms that work together.
The castle also hosts exhibitions, concerts, film shoots and retreats. The team of four that runs it explains that it handles planning, programming and the bar for its own events, and it describes its approach as hands-on.
Weddings and receptions
For weddings the castle gives the couple three days: setup from 12:00 on the first day, the wedding day and takedown until 16:00 on the last. A ceremony can be Catholic, Protestant, civil or free, in the chapel or under the chestnut tree in the courtyard. A separate room is set aside for getting ready. The couple chooses its own suppliers, and the team recommends providers it has worked with.
Rooms and capacities
The Roßstall is a bright hall with columns and a high vault, with the Salon next to it, which has a vaulted ceiling and is quieter. Together they take up to 100 people, and the site gives up to 120 for the Roßstall as the main hall. The Schlosshof is a walled courtyard of about 1,400 square meters with an old horse chestnut, equipped with power, water and lighting, and a large tent is available as weather protection. Used together as the Ensemble, the hall and courtyard take up to 120 guests.
The chapel is about 400 years old and consecrated, with two altars, one Catholic and one Protestant. It seats 80, has underfloor heating in winter and is available all year. The first floor of the castle holds historic rooms currently used as art exhibition space, available in summer. The castle apartment, called the Refugium, can serve as a getting-ready room or extra lodging.
Accommodation
There is no hotel on site. The Refugium can provide extra lodging, and the team sends a list of recommended places to stay nearby.
Catering
The castle rents out the spaces only and offers no catering. Catering, drinks and decoration are organized by the client with suppliers of its choice, and bringing your own drinks is expressly allowed. The fully equipped kitchen is included. Furniture is included too: solid wood sets and banquet tables for up to 120 guests, garden seating for up to 50, tablecloths, standing tables and a mobile bar, plus a DJ desk with a sound system.
History and setting
Schloss Eschelberg is a Renaissance castle with crenellated walls and about 400-year-old masonry. It is a listed building lived in by a house community, which also runs a cultural program with the association ÆSKIL.
Getting there
The castle is 20 minutes from Linz and 10 from Ottensheim, with parking right at the castle. Not all areas are step-free, so mention access needs in your request.
