Beckov

Beckov
Beckov
Village
	Church
Car plate	NM
Website	www.obec

Beckov (Hungarian: Beckó) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In

Béla IV

appointed him Count (comes) of Beckó.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 190 metres and covers an area of 28.629 km². It has a population of about 1375 people.^{[year needed]}

Sights

Above the village is Beckov Castle, now in ruins. The village, which used to be a town, was fortified by mighty wall, large parts of which are preserved. Religious buildings include the gothic catholic parish church and baroque former franciscan monastery with church within the walled town and the protestant parish church outside the walls. In the town there are several renaissance and baroque manors. Some of them are restored and well kept, some are dilapidated and falling in ruins.

People

Jozef Miloslav Hurban born 1817
Baron László Mednyánszky born 1852
Dionýz Štúr born 1827

Gallery

Sources

Györffy György: Az Árpád-kori Magyarország történeti földrajza

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava,Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1676–1934 (parish A)
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1792–1942 (parish A)

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.