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1400-1300 BCE
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2nd century AD
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0-300 AD
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3rd century BCE
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25 BC
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2nd century AD
Reggio Calabria, Italy
4th century BCE
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8th century BCE
Tindari, Italy
396 BCE
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7th century BCE
Locri, Italy
5th century BCE
Aymavilles, Italy
3 BCE
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1600-400 BCE
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1600 BCE
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2nd century AD
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6th century BCE
Porto Torres, Italy
1st century BCE
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1st century AD
Catanzaro, Italy
1st century AD
Manerba del Garda, Italy
8000-4000 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.