Nyköping, Sweden
600 AD
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1500 BC
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1500 BC - 100 AD
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500 AD
Ekerö, Sweden
200 AD
Tidan, Sweden
500 - 1000 AD
Arboga, Sweden
400-550 AD
Hemse, Sweden
1500-1000 BC
Slite, Sweden
1100-500 BC
Smålandsstenar, Sweden
500 - 300 BC
Nyköping, Sweden
1800-400 BC
Blomsholm, Sweden
400 - 600 AD
Mörbylånga, Sweden
800-1000 AD
Halmstad, Sweden
0 - 400 AD
Nyköping, Sweden
11th century
Lysekil, Sweden
1000 - 500 BC
Uppsala, Sweden
500-1100 AD
Rolfstorp, Sweden
400 BC - AD 500
Örbyhus, Sweden
500-600 AD
Sparlösa, Sweden
c. 800 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.