Ochsenhausen, Germany
12th century
Kall, Germany
1070
Brauweiler, Germany
1024
Salem, Germany
1136
Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
1123
Füssen, Germany
1628
Oppenau, Germany
1192
Bad Staffelstein, Germany
c. 1070
Siegburg, Germany
1064
Irsee, Germany
1182
Wechselburg, Germany
1168
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
1900-1904
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
11th century
Backnang, Germany
c. 1100
Seeon-Seebruck, Germany
994 AD
Konstanz, Germany
983 AD
Marxzell, Germany
12th century
Ulm, Germany
1093
Bad Herrenalb, Germany
c. 1147
Steingaden, Germany
1147/1663
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.