Krásny Brod

Krásny Brod (Красный Брід; Красний Брід; Laborcrév) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.

History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 9th century. 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 historically important Monastery of the Descent of the Holy Spirit was built on the ruins of these early churches in the 14th century, after a blind man claimed to have been healed by the water from the spring at the site of the temple to Kupala. 

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.

Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 301 metres and covers an area of 15.113 km2. It has a population of about 425 people.