Cologne, Germany
1248
Berlin, Germany
1788-1791
Berlin, Germany
1884-1894
Munich, Germany
1468-1488
Dresden, Germany
1726-1743
Hohenschwangau, Germany
1868
Nuremberg, Germany
11th century
Aachen, Germany
793-813 AD
Berlin, Germany
1695-1713
Potsdam, Germany
1744
Lübeck, Germany
1143
Berlin, Germany
1961
Lübeck, Germany
1250-1350
Trier, Germany
186-200 AD
Regensburg, Germany
11th century
Schwerin, Germany
1845-1857
Burg Hohenzollern, Germany
1454/1846
Maulbronn, Germany
1147
Königstein, Germany
13th century
Quedlinburg, Germany
936 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.