Sretenka Street
 Sretenka Street, June 2008 | |
| Native name | Улица Сретенка (Russian) |
|---|---|
| Length | 0.68 km (0.42 mi) |
| Location | Moscow, Russia Central Administrative Okrug Meshchansky District |
| Postal code | 127051, 107045 |
| Nearest metro station |  Turgenevskaya (300m) Sukharevskaya |
Sretenka Street (Russian: улица Сретенка) is a street in Meshchansky district of the Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. Sretenka Street goes from Sretenskie Vorota Square to Bolshaya Sukharevskaya and Malaya Sukharevskaya Squares.
The street was named in the 17th century by the
History
In 1395 the Great Vladimir road from Moscow to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius was renamed in Sretenka.[1] The street was a part of an Orthodox pilgrimage to the Trinity Lavra (68 Verst). At the beginning of the 16th century the street was called Ustretenskaya. At that time behind the Sretensky gate a new settlement of traders and craftsmen began to emerge around the monastery. In the second half of 17th century the settlement was named Pankratevskoy "black" sloboda (Russian: Панкратьевская «черной» слобода).
A Moscow guide dated 1884 reports that Sretenka and the neighboring lanes: "bustling about always dirty, albeit not poor area of Moscow. Trade is mainly furniture and living essentials... There are not may hotels and lodging houses there, but plenty of all sorts of mid- and low-grade pubs and taverns... "[2]
References
- ^ Кучково поле // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907
- ISBN 978-5-699-33874-0.
External links
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