Weimar, Germany
1904
Bayreuth, Germany
1744-1748
Essen, Germany
1847
Potsdam, Germany
1847-1863
Bacharach, Germany
c. 1135
Oberwesel, Germany
1100-1149
Potsdam, Germany
1835-1849
Wannsee, Germany
1826
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
c. 1000 AD
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany
1536
Weimar, Germany
1776
Corvey, Germany
844 AD
Trier, Germany
100-200 AD
Kaub, Germany
1326
Bad Muskau, Germany
1811
Insel Reichenau, Germany
724 AD
Potsdam, Germany
1787-1792
Lorsch, Germany
764 AD
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany
1504
Potsdam, Germany
1844
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.