Adelsö, Sweden
ca. 750 AD
Bornholm, Denmark
750 AD
Kleindannewerk, Germany
500 AD
Eastern Settlement, Greenland
985 AD
Ekerö, Sweden
ca. 100-1520 AD
Kerteminde, Denmark
c. 925 AD
Borre, Norway
600-900 AD
Borgsum, Germany
9-10th century AD
Qassiarsuk, Greenland
10th century
Tønsberg, Norway
834 AD
Sylt, Germany
0 AD
Veliky Novgorod, Russia
9th century AD
Nøtterøy, Norway
500-1000 AD
Logstor, Denmark
10th century
Mörbylånga, Sweden
800-1000 AD
Kvitsøy, Norway
800 - 1050 AD
Lejre, Denmark
550 - 1000 AD
Morbylånga, Sweden
1000 BC-1000 AD
Mörbylånga, Öland, Sweden
ca. 950-1000 AD
Suðuroyar, Faroe Islands
970 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.