Schwangau, Germany
Second half of the 19th centur
Hohenschwangau, Germany
1868
Heidelberg, Germany
13th century
Dresden, Germany
c. 1200
Nuremberg, Germany
11th century
Düsseldorf, Germany
13th century
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
11th century
Regensburg, Germany
179 AD
Detmold, Germany
1550s
Berlin, Germany
1557-1594
Stuttgart, Germany
c. 950 AD
Munich, Germany
1337
Trier, Germany
186-200 AD
Eisenach, Germany
c. 1067
Hohenschwangau, Germany
1833-1857
Lübeck, Germany
1464-1478
Jüchen, Germany
11th century
Meersburg, Germany
c.630 / 12th century
Rathen, Germany
13th century
Koblenz, Germany
1817-1832
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.