Alta, Norway
4200-500 BC
Forfar, United Kingdom
9th century AD
Tanum, Sweden
1800-500 BC
Santillana del Mar, Spain
36,000 BCE
Aberlemno, United Kingdom
500-800 AD
Forres, United Kingdom
600-1000 AD
Austre Åmøy, Norway
1000 BC - 0 AD
Niaux, France
11500 BC
Ribadesella, Spain
33000-10000 BCE
Forres, United Kingdom
500-800 AD
Custonaci, Italy
18,000 BCE
Villar de la Yegua, Spain
18000 BCE
Matera, Italy
8th century AD
Norrköping, Sweden
1900 BC
Lossiemouth, United Kingdom
6th century AD
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
10000 - 8000 BCE
Suomussalmi, Finland
3000-100 B.C
Botkyrka, Sweden
1800-500 BC
Lysekil, Sweden
1000 - 500 BC
Forfar, United Kingdom
500-800 AD
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.