Krásna

Krásna (literally: "beautiful" in English, Abaszéplak) is a borough (city ward) of the city of Košice, Slovakia. Located in the Košice IV district, it lies at an altitude of roughly 192 m above sea level, and is home to over 5,000 people. Despite new small-scale housing developments, it retains much of its rural character.

History
The first written record of Krásna dates back to 1143. It was an independent village municipality until 1945, when it was connected with Košice.

In the past, it was also known under the municipal name Krásna nad Hornádom ("Krásna-upon-Hornád").

Evolution of the borough's name
Some of the recorded historical names of Krásna.


 * 1219 - abbas de Zebloc (Latin)
 * 1255 - Sceplok
 * 1280 - monast. Zceplak
 * 1288 - villa Zeplak
 * 1327 - poss. Zyplok
 * 1328 - Zeplak
 * 1335 - poss. Sceplok, Sceplak
 * 1337 - Zeplak
 * 1808 - Szýplak (Hungarian)
 * 1906 - Siplak
 * 1918 - Krásna nad Hornádom (Slovak)

Statistics

 * Area: 20.05 km2
 * Population: 5,401 (31 December 2017)
 * Density of population: 270/km2 (31 December 2017)
 * District: Košice IV
 * Mayor: Peter Tomko (as of 2018 elections)