Lübeck, Germany
1227-1250
Würzburg, Germany
1720-1780
Lübeck, Germany
1464-1478
Hamburg, Germany
1922-1924
Potsdam, Germany
1763-1769
Stralsund, Germany
1240
Darmstadt, Germany
1897
Weimar, Germany
1777
Lübeck, Germany
1334
Maulbronn, Germany
1147
Braubach, Germany
c. 1117
Quedlinburg, Germany
936 AD
Trier, Germany
310 AD
Steingaden, Germany
1745-1754
Potsdam, Germany
1845
Lübeck, Germany
1173
Trier, Germany
0-200 AD
Wismar, Germany
1229
Weimar, Germany
1761
Weimar, Germany
1709
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.