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Beckov

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

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Slovak place.name: Beckov
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: SlovakRepublic-Beckov-Castle (5).JPG
Slovak place.image_flag: Beckov-nove mesto nad vahom-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Beckov.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Nové Mesto nad Váhom District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Trenčín Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Beckov in the Trenčín Region##Location of Beckov in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1208
Slovak place.elevation_m: 190
Slovak place.postal_code_type: Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code: 916 38
Slovak place.area_code: +421 32
Slovak place.registration_plate: NM

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

==History== 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.