Schlosshotel Götzenburg hosts meetings and seminars from 20 people, banquets of up to 120 and receptions of up to 250 in eight event rooms, along with weddings and family celebrations. The hotel occupies the Götzenburg, the castle of the Barons von Berlichingen at Jagsthausen, in the Jagst valley of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and has 27 rooms and apartments.
Seminars and company events
Meeting packages are built for each group from 20 participants. Sessions take place in the Historischer Rittersaal, the Gewölbe, the Marstall or the cellar rooms, all with conference technology and Wi-Fi, and seating can be set in several layouts. Team activities include archery, kayak and Segway tours, bike tours, and torchlit hikes through the surrounding forest followed by a barbecue. The courtyard has also served as the starting point for classic car rallies.
Weddings and receptions
The registry office of Jagsthausen is a five-minute walk from the castle. Free ceremonies can be held in the inner courtyard, the Marstall or the Baroque north tower. The Protestant church faces the castle park, and the Catholic abbey church at Schöntal is about 5 kilometers away. Couples can take the main castle for a weekend with its 15 hotel rooms. Catering, decoration and program are booked separately.
Rooms and capacities
The Historischer Rittersaal, 225 square meters with an open fireplace, takes up to 250 guests: 150 in theater style, 120 at banquet and 80 in parliament style. The Marstall, a Renaissance vaulted hall in the former stables, seats 120 in rows or 90 at table. The Gewölbe, the oldest part of the castle, holds 60 for dinner and can be combined with the tower bar. The Verlies, a vaulted cellar, takes 60 for receptions, tastings and knights' feasts. The octagonal Baroque north tower seats 50 in rows. The bar holds 40, the Götzenstube restaurant 32 and the castle terrace 60 standing above the valley. Outdoors, the courtyard and wall walk, the beer garden and the castle park host drinks and barbecues.
Accommodation
The main castle has 16 double rooms in Komfort and Premium categories, facing the courtyard, the park or the valley. The outer castle, in the park, has five Komfort doubles and six Premium apartments. Some rooms have canopy beds. Rates include breakfast.
Catering
A banquet team plans each event. With exclusive hire, catering is booked on top of the venue. The Landgasthof Rotes Schloss, an inn, stands directly opposite the castle.
History and setting
The Barons von Berlichingen have lived at the castle for more than 800 years. Its best-known member, the knight Götz von Berlichingen, remembered as the knight with the iron hand, inspired Goethe's drama of the same name. A castle museum tells his story, and the courtyard hosts the Burgfestspiele theater festival.
Getting there
The address is Schloßstraße 20, Jagsthausen, in the Jagst valley northeast of Heilbronn. The A81 motorway runs nearby, and Stuttgart Airport is the closest international airport.
