Cologne, Germany
1248
Berlin, Germany
1823-1830
Berlin, Germany
1855
Berlin, Germany
1861
Berlin, Germany
1910
Bremen, Germany
1404-1410
Aachen, Germany
793-813 AD
Berlin, Germany
1897
Potsdam, Germany
1744
Lübeck, Germany
1143
Bamberg, Germany
11th century
Trier, Germany
c. 1230
Bamberg, Germany
1002-1111
Lübeck, Germany
1250-1350
Trier, Germany
4th century / 1235
Völklingen, Germany
1881
Trier, Germany
186-200 AD
Eisenach, Germany
c. 1067
Regensburg, Germany
11th century
Speyer, Germany
1030
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.