Over its history, this castle changed hands many times, but it was built by the Grabišice noble family. The fortress was erected on one of the major trade routes and served for protection and the collection of customs duties. The first mentions of it date back to 1314.
Later the castle passed into the possession of the Pluh family, who mined gold, silver, and tin. But because of disagreements with the authorities, the castle was confiscated by the king. It was returned only after Kašpar Pluh paid all the debts of the royal treasury. But this did not help for long, and soon the castle again passed into the possession of the monarch.
Oddly enough, the Bečov fortress reached its greatest heyday during the Pluhs' stewardship - there were constant supplies of tin. Then the castle was occupied by the Swedes, then again new owners, another confiscation in favor of the state, and so on.
Having survived several owners and several wars, the fortress nonetheless endured. After World War II it housed a school, and now it is a museum. Its most valuable exhibit is the Reliquary of Saint Maurus, decorated with precious and semiprecious stones. For more than 40 years it lay in the ground, hidden by the Beaufort family under the floor of the chapel. But forensic specialists managed to discover the treasure and restore its former splendor, which took almost 11 years!
