the first time attested in 1323 under the name of "kraso". other similar names were later used, depending on which administration used them ("karasow" - 1333", nog carassou" and "kyskarassou" - 1358, led by the knyaz bozorad, "krassowcz" - 1535, "crassowcz" - 1550, "crasso" - 1597, "karasevo" - 1690-1700, "karasova" - 1717 and after until 1899 "krassova" when it was changed to "krassóvár").