Červený Kláštor (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtʂerʋeniː ˈklaːʂtɔr], Hungarian: Alsólehnic, Goral: Švaby, Rusyn: Червені Клаштор) (lit.

In 1782, it was secularized as part of Emperor Joseph II's campaign against monastic orders that, in his view, didn't pursue useful activities.

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Červený Kláštor was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

On 26 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Červený Kláštor and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Other attractions in or near the village include the Červený kláštor (spelled with a lower-case "k"; literally Red Monastery) or walking in the surrounding mountains of Pieniny.