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Discover Brody CommuneSorbs and Wends in Lower Lusatia
Lower Sorbian/Wendish culture is a living part of the region, not merely a historical layer.
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Thematic gallery
The thematic visuals are modern editorial works prepared for Fundacja Rokita and serve an illustrative purpose; they are not reproductions of specific archival photographs.
Dolna Łužyca - the name of a living culture
Sorbs/Wends have lived in Lusatia for around 1,500 years. Brandenburg officially uses the dual term Sorben/Wenden; Lower Sorbian belongs to the Slavic language family and is a recognised minority language in Germany. In Lower Lusatia, “Wends” has its own living tradition of identity, so the term is not automatically replaced by “Sorbs”.
The heritage is visible in bilingual place names, field and water names, songs, costumes, customs and storytelling. Present-day language protection is not simply a historical add-on; it continues through schools, culture, signage and municipal decisions.
Eastern Lower Lusatia
The modern state frontier does not erase older layers of names and culture. Fundacja Rokita therefore places German and Polish names side by side and, where sources justify it, also uses Lower Sorbian forms.