Potsdam, Germany
1914-1917
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany
13th century
Brühl, Germany
1725-1768
Weimar, Germany
1498-1500
Hildesheim, Germany
1010-1020
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany
1490-1511
Bad Homburg, Germany
90-135 AD
Dessau-Rosslau, Germany
1925-1926
Weimar, Germany
1619
Trier, Germany
100-200 AD
Naumburg (Saale), Germany
13th century
Sankt Goar, Germany
1245
Bad Kissingen, Germany
16th century
Boppard, Germany
360 AD
Hildesheim, Germany
1010-1022
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
12th century
Boppard, Germany
13th century
Koblenz, Germany
1777-1793
Baden-Baden, Germany
18th century
Trechtingshausen, Germany
1316
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.