Sorbs

E74673

Slavic ethnic group ethnic minority

The Sorbs are a Slavic ethnic minority primarily living in eastern Germany, known for preserving their distinct Sorbian language and cultural traditions.

Aliases (1)

Lusatians ×2

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Slavic ethnic group → ethnic minority →
autonym	Serbja → Serby →
countryOfResidence	Germany →
culturalHeritage	Sorbian Easter traditions → Sorbian customs → Sorbian folk costumes → Sorbian folk dances → Sorbian folk music → Sorbian literature →
culturalInstitution	Domowina → Sorbian Institute → Sorbian National Ensemble →
education	Sorbian-language schools in Lusatia →
ethnogenesis	West Slavs →
exonym	Wends →
hasCoatOfArms	coat of arms of the Sorbs →
hasFlag	flag of the Sorbs →
historicalLanguageStatus	regional language in East Germany →
historicalMention	early Middle Ages →
historicalRegion	Lusatia →
language	Lower Sorbian language → Upper Sorbian language →
languageFamily	Slavic languages → West Slavic languages →
media	Sorbian-language newspapers → Sorbian-language radio programs →
minorityRightsStatus	officially protected minority in Germany →
populationEstimate	60000 →
primaryRegion	Lower Lusatia → Lusatia → Upper Lusatia → eastern Germany →
protectedBy	European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities →
recognizedMinorityIn	Brandenburg NERFINISHED → Germany → Saxony NERFINISHED →
relatedEthnicGroup	Czechs → Kashubians → Poles → Slovaks →
religion	Protestantism → Roman Catholic Church →
traditionalOccupation	agriculture → fishing → mining →
traditionalReligion	Christianity →
traditionalSettlementType	rural villages →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Czechs ("Lusatians") → Slovaks ("Lusatians") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Lusatia →	ethnicGroup
West Slavs →	hasSubgroup
Slavic cultural sphere →	includesEthnicGroup
Sorbian languages →	spokenBy
Lusatia →	traditionalInhabitants