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700-500 BC
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200 - 750 AD
Domsjö, Sweden
400-600 AD
Grillby, Sweden
500-1000 AD
Halmstad, Sweden
1800 - 500 BC
Halmstad, Sweden
2300-1800 BC
Laholm, Sweden
1800-500 BC
Kil, Sweden
400-500 AD
Pålsboda, Sweden
400-600 AD
Kumla, Sweden
400-1050 AD
Torhamn, Sweden
1700-550 BC
Ronneby, Sweden
500-700 AD
Simrishamn, Sweden
2000 - 1700 BC
Skalunda, Sweden
700 AD
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Hällevadsholm, Sweden
600-400 BC
Tanum, Sweden
1800-1500 BC
Orust, Sweden
3400 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.