Krásny Brod | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Medzilaborce |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Krásny Brod in the Prešov Region##Location of Krásny Brod in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.2333°N 75°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 9th century |
Area Total Km2: | 15.11[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.83 |
Elevation M: | 292[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 958 |
Population Total: | 461[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 30.7[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 11.9 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 067 03 |
Area Code: | +421 57 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | ML |
Krásny Brod (Красный Брід; Ukrainian: Красний Брід; Hungarian: Laborcrév) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 9th century.[5] It was the original Temple to Kupala which records date to the 5th century B.C.
The first Christian church on the site was built around the 9th century, and was established by Saints Cyril and Methodius.
The Monastery of the Descent of the Holy Spirit was built on the ruins of these early churches in the 14th century.[6]
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. In 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Krásny Brod and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 301 metres and covers an area of 15.113 km2. In 2023 it had a population of 446 people.[7]