Serbja

E370037

Serbja are a West Slavic ethnic minority primarily living in eastern Germany, known for their distinct Sorbian language and culture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Serbja canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Slavic ethnic minority
West Slavic people
ethnic group
concentratedIn Free State of Saxony
linked to: Saxony

State of Brandenburg
linked to: Brandenburg
ethnicGroupOf Germany
hasAutonym Serbja
hasCulturalFeature Easter egg decorating traditions
Sorbian folk dances
Sorbian folk music
bilingual place-name signs in Sorbian and German
distinct traditional costumes
hasCulturalInstitution Domowina
Sorbian Institute
Sorbian National Ensemble
hasEstimatedPopulationRange 60000–70000
hasLanguageStatus Sorbian is recognized as a minority language in Germany
hasNameInEnglish Sorbs
hasNameInGerman Sorben
linked to: Sorbs
hasNameInLowerSorbian Serby
hasNameInUpperSorbian Serbja
hasTraditionalRegion Bautzen
Cottbus
Hoyerswerda
Kamenz
Spreewald
hasTraditionalReligionMix Catholic majority in Upper Lusatia
Protestant majority in Lower Lusatia
historicallyLivesIn Lower Lusatia
linked to: Lusatia

Lusatia
Upper Lusatia
linked to: Lusatia
historicalOriginRegion Elbe-Saale region
languageFamily West Slavic languages
languageSubgroup Lechitic–Sorbian branch
linked to: Lechitic languages
minorityStatusIn Brandenburg
Saxony
primarilyLivesIn eastern Germany
protectedBy Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
recognizedAs national minority in Germany
relatedEthnicallyTo Czechs
Kashubians
Poles
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
speaks Lower Sorbian language
linked to: Lower Sorbian

Sorbian languages
Upper Sorbian language
usesScript Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sorbs autonym Serbja
Sorbian people autonym Serbja
Serbja hasAutonym Serbja