Strasbourg, France
1731-1742
Karlsruhe, Germany
1715
Bruchsal, Germany
1720
Baden-Baden, Germany
1102
Rastatt, Germany
1700-1707
Ettlingen, Germany
18th century
Oppenheim, Germany
13th century
Baden-Baden, Germany
c. 1200
Hochburg, Germany
11th century
Schliengen, Germany
11th century
Bühl, Germany
c. 1200
Burkheim, Germany
13th century
Ebersteinburg, Germany
1100
Efringen-Kirchen, Germany
11th century
Jechtingen, Germany
365/13th century
Hecklingen, Germany
1282
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.