Sorbs

The Sorbs are a relatively small west Slavic people, living as a minority in the region known as Lusatia in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg (in former GDR territory). They are also known as Lusatians, Wends Lusatian Serbs or Serbs of Luzice.

Toponyms

A number of toponyms in Eastern Germany have Slavic names, and some cities in south-eastern part of Germany even have name derived from the Sorbs, witnessing Sorbian ancestry in these territories.

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Examples

• Schrabits
• Zerbst Zerbst web page
• Zoerbig Zoerbig web page (near Leipzig)
• Schrenz Schrenz web page (near Zoerbig)

A lot of cities in the German Lausitz area have city signs with both the German and the Sorbian name.

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