Celebrate with the Counts of Meran
- 6 Representation rooms
- 250 Maximum number of guests
Marriage, celebrations, meetings - a castle
Hold your church wedding in the Church of St Catherine, which belonged to the former monastery. The church, which was constructed in 1229 and extended in 1605, impresses with its baroque interior and rich stucco decoration.
For the reception, you have the choice of the Castle courtyard with its picturesque Arcade, the Gazebo or the Castle Terrace with the two powder towers and medieval foundation walls. Both, the Castle Courtyard and the Castle Terrace are available for almost any number of guests.
For civil weddings and receptions you have the choice of the Castle Courtyard, Gazebo or Castle Terrace with their fairy-tale settings.
The Refectory, the old monks’ dining room, offers an elegant backdrop for your banquet. The four historic frescos are by Mathias Echter and show the Wedding at Cana, the wonderful Feeding of the Five Thousand, the Banquet at the House of Simon and the Last Supper.
The maximum number of guests is 150 for seated dinners or 250 with theatre-style seating. We are happy to provide our chairs for you with or without covers for a romantic dinner. An internal spiral staircase leads down from the Refectory to the historic wine cellar which is also available for all kinds of celebration. For your dream wedding you can bring any caterer you wish. We are also happy to help you by providing a list of caterers who are already familiar with the facilities.
| Destination | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | Stainz | 1km |
| Train | Deutschlandsberg | 20km |
| Airport | Graz | 50km |
The event rooms offer the following options
- Seminar room
- Terrace
- Garden
- Space for a tent
- Castle courtyard
- Park
- Open-air concert venue
Technik
- Electricity connection 230V
- High current electricity
- Heating (extra)
Others
- Parking area
- Chapel
- Outdoor wedding area
- Guided castle tour
Suitability
- Seminars
- Management meetings
- Anniversaries
- Birthday parties
- Product presentations
- Weddings
Catering
- Catering kitchen
Accommodation
- Nearby
Sanitary facilities
- Ladies/Gentlemen extra
In the surrounding area
- Mountainbike
- Lake
- Skiing
- Hiking
- Culture
- Riding
- Golf
- Tennis
- Cross country skiing
Payment
- Online payment/credit card
- Cash
The Castle
Anna Plochl and the Archduke
Archduke Johann was born in Florence on 20th January 1782 as the 13th child of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, later Kaiser Leopold II, and his wife Maria Ludovika. Even in his youth the Archduke often visited his beloved Tyrol as well as Styria, where he was touched at an early age both by its natural treasures and by the people. In many ways, he settled here after 1809 and served the duchy in his own way aside from all politics and with no title. Today we have to thank Archduke Johann not only for Stainz Castle, Schenna Castle in South Tyrol and Brandhof near Mariazell but also for the Styrian state archives, the Styrian agricultural society, Graz Mutual Insurance Company, the University of Leoben, Vordernberg’s blast furnaces and the railway over the Semmering pass. Archduke Johann found his personal happiness in Anna Plochl, daughter of the postmaster of Aussee. His brother Kaiser Franz II initially gave his consent to the marriage to Anna in 1823 but he revoked it due to their difference in social class. The wedding rings, which are kept in Brandhof museum are also engraved with this date. It was not until 1829 that Archduke Johann was allowed to marry his Anna Plochl in the chapel of Brandhof, but he had to renounce all claims to the imperial house. Anna Plochl was elevated by the Kaiser to Baroness von Brandhofen in 1834 and later to Countess of Meran. The marriage produced a son, Franz von Meran. Archduke Johann died on 11th May 1859 in his palace on Leonhardstraße in Graz.
The strong memory of his beloved Tyrol returned in old age. Construction of his mausoleum at Schenna Castle near Meran, to which he was moved ten years after his death, was therefore only fitting. To this day, Schenna Castle and the mausoleum are still owned by Franz Meran.
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