Schloss Schönfeld hosts conferences, company events, receptions, family celebrations and civil weddings for up to 80 guests at a banquet in its Festsaal, or 120 when several rooms are used together. The Neo-Renaissance castle stands in the village of Schönfeld in Saxony, north of Dresden, and its historic rooms can be hired all year round.
Seminars and company events
The castle offers its rooms for meetings, conferences, company events and receptions. A seminar group can use the Festsaal as its plenary room and move into the Herrenzimmer, the Kaminzimmer or the Schloss-Café for breakout sessions and breaks. The Weinkeller suits a wine tasting at the end of a working day. Guided tours of the historic rooms can be added to a program; they run from March to November and at other times by arrangement. With six rooms of different sizes in one building, a team can hold a plenary, two workshops and a dinner without leaving the castle.
Weddings and receptions
Civil ceremonies take place in the Roter Salon, the official wedding room of the municipality of Schönfeld, and couples register through the Schönfeld registry office. The room holds up to 30 guests. The reception can follow in the Festsaal, which seats up to 80 at a banquet, with the Weinkeller and the Schloss-Café available for drinks. Anniversaries and family celebrations use the same rooms.
Rooms and capacities
The Festsaal is the main hall of the castle and seats up to 80 at a banquet. The Schloss-Café takes up to 40 and is easy to reach for wheelchair users. The Roter Salon, once the baroness's handicraft room, holds up to 30. The Herrenzimmer, the baron's former study on the ground floor of the large round tower, takes up to 35. The Kaminzimmer, the family's former private dining room, seats up to 15, and the Weinkeller up to 30. With several areas combined, the castle receives up to 120 people.
Catering
Food and drink come from the caterer based at the castle, the Schützenhaus Eventgroup, which also handles room hire. Menus, buffets and afternoon coffee tables are planned for each event and priced on a quote.
History and setting
The site began as a moated castle in the 13th century. Between 1882 and 1884 Maximilian Dathe Freiherr von Burgk had it rebuilt in the Neo-Renaissance style, and the castle appears among the works of the architect Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel (1838 to 1915) from his years in Dresden. The von Burgk family entertained guests from the Saxon royal court here, and the rooms still carry the names of their former household roles. Today the Förderverein Schloss Schönfeld, a local support association, works to preserve, maintain and bring new life to the building.
Getting there
Schönfeld lies in the district of Meissen, about 30 kilometers north of Dresden. Großenhain is the nearest town with a railway station, and Dresden Airport is the closest airport.
