Knivsta, Sweden
500-1000 AD
Katthammarsvik, Sweden
0-400 AD
Trelleborg, Sweden
3000 - 2500 BC
Högom, Sweden
500 AD
Strömstad, Sweden
500 BC
Uddevalla, Sweden
500 AD
Sandby, Sweden
c. 480 AD
Uppsala, Sweden
ca. 1000 BC
Mörbylånga, Öland, Sweden
3500 BC - 900AD
Upplands Väsby, Sweden
400-500 AD
Falköping, Sweden
ca. 3400 BC
Enköping, Sweden
1700-500 BC
Katthammarsvik, Sweden
100-1100 AD
Mörbylånga, Sweden
400 AD
Degerhamn, Sweden
300-500 AD
Tisselskog, Sweden
3000 BC
Åtvidaberg, Sweden
6th century
Varberg, Sweden
2500-2300 BC
Krokom, Sweden
6200 - 5500 BC
Offerdal, Sweden
7000 - 2000 BC
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.