Sofia, Bulgaria
3rd century AD
Nyon, Switzerland
45 BC
Ohrid, North Macedonia
200 BCE
Trier, Germany
0-200 AD
Thessaloniki, Greece
2nd century AD
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
-31 BCE
Avenches, Switzerland
2th century AD
Istanbul, Turkey
373 AD
Sarandë, Albania
27 BCE - 14 AD
Trieste, Italy
100-0 BC
Como, Italy
0-100 AD
Salamanca, Spain
0-100 AD
Rome, Italy
115 BC
Carpentras, France
1st century AD
Rome, Italy
c. 220 AD
Newport, United Kingdom
90 AD
Petronell-Carnuntum, Austria
50 AD
Calatafimi-Segesta, Italy
3rd century BCE
Pula, Croatia
29-27 BC
Newport, United Kingdom
75 AD
The Beckov castle stands on a steep 50 m tall rock in the village Beckov. The dominance of the rock and impression of invincibility it gaves, challenged our ancestors to make use of these assets. The result is a remarkable harmony between the natural setting and architecture.
The castle first mentioned in 1200 was originally owned by the King and later, at the end of the 13th century it fell in hands of Matúš Èák. Its owners alternated - at the end of the 14th century the family of Stibor of Stiborice bought it.
The next owners, the Bánffys who adapted the Gothic castle to the Renaissance residence, improved its fortifications preventing the Turks from conquering it at the end of the 16th century. When Bánffys died out, the castle was owned by several noble families. It fell in decay after fire in 1729.
The history of the castle is the subject of different legends.