Sande i Vestfold, Norway
1066-1093
Skjeberg, Norway
c. 1100
Skiptvet, Norway
12th century
Steigen, Norway
c. 1250
Lørenskog, Norway
1150-1250
Smøla, Norway
1190
Røyken, Norway
1229
Tingvoll, Norway
1150-1200
Eikelandsosen, Norway
1306
Hof, Norway
c. 1200
Nykirke, Norway
c. 1200
Skaun, Norway
1183
Gildeskål, Norway
c. 1130
Søndeled, Norway
1150
Tvedestrand, Norway
c. 1200
Kviteseid, Norway
c. 1260
Vanse, Norway
1037
Hobøl, Norway
c. 1175
Skjærhalden, Norway
11th century
Ørland, Norway
1342
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.