Nikita Lovrov's Lodge
Nikita Lovrov's Lodge
Lóže Nikity Lovrová Ложе Нікіти Ловрова | |
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Neighbourhood in Miensk | |
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| Nickname: Perebanká | |
| Country |  Bistravia |
| Kraj | Miensk |
| District | Housné |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,014 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
Nikita Lovrov's Lodge (bi. Ложе Нікіти Ловрова, Lóže Nikity Lovrová), often shortened to Lovrov (bi. Ловров, Lovrov) and popularly known as Perebanká (bi. Пєрєбанька) is an apartment complex and a neighbourhood in the Housné district in Miensk, the capital of Bistravia. It is located in the eastern part of the city, approximately 13 kilometres from the city centre. It is currently populated by 2014 people.
Etymology
The name of the complex is directly derived from its creator, Nikita Lovrov, Soravian-born architect residing in Miensk. He designed several other tenements and landmarks in the city, as well as throughout Bistravia. The term "lodge" is based on a fact that the project involved cutting down several hectares of oak forest that had served historically as hunting grounds for the nearby villages. During Lovrov's life, the complex was simply referred to as "forest tenements" (bi. лесне камєніце, lésne kaménice), however, after the architect's death, the buildings were officially named in 1929 in honour of the designer.
As the more affluent Soravian population moved to the apartments, the neighbourhood contrasted with the nearby suburban residential districts, inhabited mostly by Bistravians or Radushians. Because many of these resident could not understand Bistravian, they often used an expression perebačte (excuse me in Soravian) when involved in a conversation with the local population. The colloquial name of the area, Perebanká, is derived from this often repeated phrase and loosely means "the place where people who excuse live". First mentioned in 1937 in a local, Bistravian language newspaper, it has been adopted by the citizens of Miensk and even incorporated in art - Jan Vásny 1967 song, "Na Perebánce", tells a story of a Soravian woman not being able to understand that a cabbage seller loves her.