Beckov

Beckov
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°47′N 17°54′E / 48.78°N 17.90°E / 48.78; 17.90
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Nové Mesto nad Váhom District
First mentioned	1208
Area [1]
• Total	28.62 km2 (11.05 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	1,458
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	916 38[3]
Area code	+421 32[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	NM
Website	www.obec-beckov.sk

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

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208. Mihály de genere Bána, royal equerry, who was the forefather of the Cseszneky family, performed several heroic deeds against the Mongolian invaders of Hungary (during the invasion in 1241–42) and for his bravery in 1241 King Béla IV appointed him Count (comes) of Beckó. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Beckov was part of Trencsén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On the 6th of April 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Beckov and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 190 metres (620 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 28.62 km² (11.05 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 1458 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 1436 people by ethnicity 1383 as Slovak, 44 as Not found out, 14 as Czech, 3 as Other, 2 as Bulgarian, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Vietnamese, 1 as Romani, 1 as Russian, 1 as Austrian and 1 as Moravian.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 1436 people by religion 779 from Roman Catholic Church, 321 from None, 232 from Evangelical Church, 72 from Not found out, 12 from Greek Catholic Church, 7 from Ad hoc movements, 4 from Other, 3 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses and 1 from Buddhism.

Overlooking the village is Beckov Castle, now in ruins. The village, which used to be a town, was fortified by a mighty wall, large parts of which are still preserved. Religious buildings include the gothic catholic parish church and the former baroque Franciscan monastery with a church located within the walled town and a protestant parish church found outside the walls. There are several Renaissance and Baroque manors, some of which are restored and well-kept while others are dilapidated and falling into ruins.

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

• Györffy György: Az Árpád-kori Magyarország történeti földrajza

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Bratislava (Slovak: Štátny archív v Bratislave).

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

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

Media related to Beckov at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipal website (in Slovak)
• Surnames of living people in Beckov

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