Foundation for the Sorbian People

Serbski dom - seat of the Foundation for the Sorbian People in Bautzen

The Foundation for the Sorbian people (Sorbian Załožba za serbski lud^ⓘ; German: Stiftung für das sorbische Volk) is a nonprofit foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany and the states of Saxony and Brandenburg. It was established to preserve of the languages, culture, and traditions.[1][2]

Structure and history

The foundation has its seat in the house of the Sorbs in Bautzen. Additionally, it has a branch offices in Cottbus and regional offices in Crostwitz, Hoyerswerda and Schleife. The foundation was established on October 19, 1991, in the Lutheran church of Lohsa by the Federal Republic of Germany and the states of Saxony and Brandenburg.[3][4]

It provides most of the funding for the Sorbian institutions, granting about 23.9 million € annually to the Sorbian National Ensemble, the Domowina including its language center Witaj, the Domowina Publishing House, the Serbski Institut, the German-Sorbian Theater, the Wendish Museum Cottbus and the Sorbian Museum Bautzen.[5][6]

The foundation board consists of fifteen members, whereof six are representatives of the Sorbian people (four form Saxony and two from Brandenburg).

Ćišinski prize

The foundation biennial awards the Ćišinski prize named after the Sorbian poet Jakub Bart-Ćišinski. There is a main award for extraordinary achievements and a promotion award for promising newcomers in the fields of Sorbian culture and arts. The prize contains a monetary award of €12,000 for the main award and €4,000 for the promotion award.[7][8]

References

1. "Förderpolitik des Bundes für das sorbische Volk" (PDF). www.bundestag.de (in German). Wissenschaftliche Dienste des Bundestags. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
2. "Millionen-Förderung für sorbische Sprache und Kultur". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). dpa. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
3. "Jubiläum in Cottbus. Die Sorbenstiftung hat Nachwuchsprobleme" [Jubilee in Cottbus. The Foundation for the Sorbian People has issues finding new staff] (in German). RBB. 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
4. Scholze, Dietrich. "Stiftung für das sorbische Volk". Sorabicon (in German). Serbski Institut. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
5. "Lausitzer Sorben/Wenden bekommen mehr Geld vom Land Brandenburg" [The state of Brandenburg awards more funding to the Sorbs] (in German). RBB24. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
6. "Stiftung für das sorbische Volk" (in German). Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur des Landes Brandenburg. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
7. "Statut der Stiftung für das sorbische Volk zur Vergabe des Ćišinski-Preises und des Ćišinski-Förderpreises" [Statute of the Fountation for the Sorbian People on awarding the Ćišinski prize and the Ćišinski promotion prize] (PDF). Stiftung für das Sorbische Volk (in German). 8 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
8. Kuring, Gertrud. "Ćišinski-Preis". Sorabicon (in German). Serbski Institut. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

External links

• stiftung.sorben.com – Website der Stiftung für das sorbische Volk (in German)
• Staatsvertrag zwischen dem Land Brandenburg und dem Freistaat Sachsen über die Errichtung der „Stiftung für das sorbische Volk“ vom 28. August 1998 (SächsGVBl. 1998 Nr. 23, S. 630, Fsn-Nr.: 103-1V. Fassung gültig ab: 1. Januar 1999) (in German)