Schloss Katzenberg can be booked for company parties, seminars and team events, as well as weddings, christenings, birthdays and anniversaries. The Renaissance castle stands in the municipality of Kirchdorf am Inn in the Innviertel, on the old Roman road from Altheim to Passau. The estate office takes requests and prepares an individual proposal for each event.
Seminars and company events
The castle presents itself as a place to meet away from the pace of a big-city conference hotel. Several seminar rooms of 20 to 60 sqm are available, so the format suits workshops, trainings and small management meetings rather than large conferences. The site says the rooms are bright and look onto the rose garden or the fish ponds.
Breaks can be taken in the park, under old trees or along the chestnut avenue. When the weather allows, groups can also work in the courtyard, in the garden pavilion or on the lawn. The castle offers to help organise outdoor team-building activities in its park, and an employee event can be held in a seminar room. Company parties are possible in the courtyard.
Weddings and receptions
The castle is registered as an external site of the registry office of Kirchdorf am Inn. After agreement with the responsible registrar, a civil ceremony can take place indoors in the festive rooms, or outdoors in the courtyard or the garden pavilion. A christening can be held in the castle chapel.
For a reception in fine weather, guests can be welcomed in the garden pavilion with an aperitif. In bad weather the salon serves as the indoor setting. The historic castle park can be part of a wedding day, and a sparkling wine reception for a golden wedding anniversary is also mentioned among the occasions.
Rooms and capacities
The official site names the following spaces: the salon, the courtyard, the garden pavilion, the castle chapel, the park and several seminar rooms of 20 to 60 sqm. It gives no guest numbers for the salon, the courtyard or the pavilion, so capacities have to be asked for directly. Plan on small to mid-size groups for the seminar rooms and ask the estate office for the number of guests the courtyard and salon can take.
History and setting
Schloss Katzenberg lies in rural Innviertel, a quiet area with fields, woods and meadows. The castle is the subject of a donation appeal run with the Austrian Federal Monuments Office. Guided tours, a herb tour and a museum are part of what the castle shows to visitors, and a yearly programme of public events fills the calendar. Events listed for the coming year include a Christmas market, an Easter market, a knights' festival in April and a crafts and herbs weekend in June. Check the calendar before choosing a date, because public events share the grounds.
Getting there
The address is Katzenberg 1, 4982 Katzenberg, in Kirchdorf am Inn. The castle lies on the old road between Altheim and Passau. Contact the estate office on +43 7758 2251, or send event requests to the events address given on the site.
