Pula, Croatia
0-100 AD
Orange, France
1st century AD
Pompei, Italy
0-100 AD
Brescia, Italy
69-96 AD
Reims, France
200-300 AD
Rome, Italy
4th century AD
Sarandë, Albania
800 BCE
Trier, Germany
2nd century AD
Dax, France
2nd century AD
Aosta, Italy
around 0-10 AD
Berat, Albania
c. 314 BCE
Saintes, France
18-19 AD
Pula, Croatia
27 BCE - 14 AD
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
600-500 BCE
Metz, France
4th century AD
Vienne, France
10 BC
Trier, Germany
100-200 AD
Lugo, Spain
3rd century AD
Brindisi, Italy
2nd century AD
Rome, Italy
104 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.