Sorbs (Upper Sorbian: Serbja; Lower Sorbian: Serby; German: Sorbenpronounced [ˈzɔʁbn̩] ⓘ; Czech: Lužičtí Srbové; Polish: Serbołużyczanie; also known as Lusatians, Lusatian Serbs[5] and Wends) are a West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the parts of Lusatia located in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg.

The two Sorbian languages, each having its own literary standard, are Upper Sorbian (hornjoserbsce), spoken by about 20,000–25,000 [5] people in Saxony, and Lower Sorbian (dolnoserbski), spoken by about 7,000 people in Brandenburg.

2 days ago · Members of Germany's Sorbian community carry on the tradition of decorating Easter eggs. It's part of the culture of the Slavic-speaking Sorbian ethnic minority.

Since then the Sorbian tribes mostly disappeared from the political scene. From the 11th to the 15th century, agriculture east of Elbe River developed and colonization by Frankish, Flemish and Saxon settlers intensified.

Sorbian languages, closely related West Slavic languages or dialects; their small number of speakers in eastern Germany are the survivors of a more extensive medieval language group.

Jun 16, 2021 · In addition to German, Sorbs speak their own West Slavic languages: about 20,000 people in Saxony speak Upper Sorbian (which has similarities to Czech); while …

Sorbian traditional costumes are among the most elaborate in Germany. Women’s dresses feature brightly colored skirts, intricate embroidery, and ornate headdresses.

Sorbian, or Wendisch, is a member of the West Slavic subgroup of Indo-European languges spoken by about 55,000 people in Upper and Lower Lusatia in the German Länder of Saxony and Brandenburg.

Sorb, any member of a Slavic minority living in eastern Germany. The Sorbs are concentrated in the Spree River valley, in the area of Bautzen (Budyšin) and Cottbus. This area was part of the traditional region of Lusatia (q.v.), whose history is intimately bound up with the Sorbs. The Sorbs are

The Sorbian languages are Slavic languages, a branch of the Indo-European languages. They are the Sorbs ' native languages, who are a Slavic minority in eastern Germany. The languages used to be known as Wendish or Lusatian.