Kraskovo, Slovakia

Village in Slovakia

48°30′N 19°59′E / 48.500°N 19.983°E / 48.500; 19.983Country

SlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictRimavská SobotaFirst mentioned1334Area

• Total7.162344 km² (2.765396 sq mi)Elevation

273 m (896 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total151 • Density21/km² (55/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

980 26 (pošta Lukovištia)

Area code+421-47Car plateRSWebsitewww.kraskovo.ocu.sk

Kraskovo (Hungarian: Karaszkó) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. Notable attractions include a late gothic evangelical church containing renaissance paintings and featuring a wooden belfry constructed in 1657. In the village is a memorial to 19th century Slovak writer August Horislav Škultéty.