Kraplanka

A defunct train station in Syanovka, 1931.

A well preserved Kraplanka in Štredina.

Kraplanka is an architectural style developed in Bistravia in the late 19th century on the coast of Lake Min. Applied mostly to villas and residences of the upper class, it incorporates elements of the local Bistravian rural architecture, Soravian cottages, as well as mountain shelters found in the Neeves, especially in Valduvia and Werania. It was developed by Martin Voják, a Bistravian sculptor and painter in the second half of the 19th century, following his travels around Euclea.

Origins

The name Kraplanka literally means "a waterdrop".