# Sorbian Institute

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Archive organization in Bautzen, Germany

Seat of the Sorbian Institute in Bautzen

The **Sorbian Institute** ([German](/source/German_language): *Sorbisches Institut*; [Sorbian](/source/Sorbian_languages): *Serbski institut*, Upper Sorbian: [\[ˈsɛʁpskʲi instʲiˈtut\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Sorbian) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Serbski_institut.ogg), Lower Sorbian: [\[ˈsɛrpskʲi instʲiˈtut\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Sorbian)) is a research facility focused on [Sorbian languages](/source/Sorbian_languages), culture and history. It is an extra-university institute collecting and archiving Sorbian texts and cultural artifacts making them available to the public.[1][2] Originally founded as Institute for Sorbian Ethnology (*Institut für sorbische Volksforschung*; *Institut za serbski ludospyt*) by Pawoł Nowotny in 1951, it was then integrated into the [German Academy of Sciences at Berlin](/source/German_Academy_of_Sciences_at_Berlin) in 1952. In 1992, the Sorbian institute was established by a treaty of the two [German states](/source/States_of_Germany) [Brandenburg](/source/Brandenburg) and [Saxony](/source/Saxony).[3]

## The Institute

Delegation of [Slovak Matica](/source/Matica_slovensk%C3%A1) on an official cultural visit to Lusatian-Serbian Matica (Die Maćica Serbska), Domowina, Sorbian Institute (Serbski Institut) and Serbski Dom

The Sorbian Institute's main office is located in [Bautzen (Budyšin)](/source/Bautzen), with a branch office in [Cottbus (Chóśebuz)](/source/Cottbus).[4] A new office building to be shared with the Sorbian museum is planned at present in Bautzen.[5][6] The institute is financially supported by the [Foundation for the Sorbian People](/source/Foundation_for_the_Sorbian_People).[7]

The institute edits the academic journal *Lětopis* since 1952 and two further book series.[3] The "Schriften des Sorbischen Instituts/Spisy Serbskeho instituta" ('Publications of the Sorbian Institute') are published by [Domowina Publishing House](/source/Domowina_Publishing_House).[8]

Its staff often take on teaching assignments at universities both in Germany and abroad.[9] The Sorbian Institute works closely together with the Institute for [Sorbian studies](/source/Sorbian_studies) at [Leipzig University](/source/Leipzig_University).[10]

It maintains the publicly usable Central Sorbian Library (*Sorbische Zentralbibliothek*; *Serbska centralna biblioteka*)[11][12] and the Sorbian Cultural Archives (*Sorbisches Kulturarchiv*; *Serbski kulturny archiw*), both accommodated in its Bautzen main office.[13][14]

## Executives

Since its founding, the executives of the Sorbian Institute were:[3]

- 1951–1977: Pawoł Nowotny

- 1977–1990: Měrćin Kasper (Martin Kasper; vice director: Frank Förster)

- 1990–1992: Helmut Faska

- 1992–2016: Dietrich Scholze-Šołta

- 2016–present: Hauke Bartels

## External links

- [Sorbisches Institut](https://www.serbski-institut.de/)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sorbisches Institut"](https://mwfk.brandenburg.de/mwfk/de/forschung/weitere-forschungseinrichtungen/sorbisches-institut/#). *State of Brandenburg* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Berndt, David (15 June 2022). ["Sorbisches Institut zeigt Kulturdenkmale bald online"](https://www.saechsische.de/bautzen/kultur/sorben/sorbisches-institut-will-kulturdenkmale-online-zeigen-5707343.html) [Sorbian Institute will soon show cultural artifacts online]. *Sächsische Zeitung* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_3-2) Scholze, Dietrich. ["Serbski institut"](https://www.sorabicon.de/kulturlexikon/artikel/prov_ubh_1vj_r3b/). *Sorabicon* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sorbisches Institut e.V."](https://www.cottbus.de/wissenswert/tradition/sorbische_institutionen/sorbisches_institut_e_v.html) *City of Cottbus/Chóśebuz* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Aktueller Projektfortschritt des Sorbischen Wissensforums am Lauenareal in Bautzen vorgestellt"](https://medienservice.sachsen.de/medien/news/1063430) [Presentation of the state of the project "Sorbian Knowledge Forum" in the Lauen Area, Bautzen]. *Free State of Saxony* (in German). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Menscher, Uwe (10 June 2023). ["So soll das Lauenareal künftig aussehen"](https://www.alles-lausitz.de/so-soll-das-lauenareal-kuenftig-aussehen1.html) [That is what the Laune Area will look like]. *Oberlausitzer Kurier* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Geförderte Einrichtungen"](https://stiftung.sorben.com/deutsch/foerderung/gefoerderte-einrichtungen/) [Sponsored institutions]. *[Foundation for the Sorbian People](/source/Foundation_for_the_Sorbian_People)* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Schriften des Sorbischen Instituts"](https://www.serbski-institut.de/publikationen/schriften-des-sorbischen-instituts/) [Publications of the Sorbian Institute]. *Serbski Institut* (in German).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Sprache und Geschichte"](https://www.sorben.sachsen.de/sprache-und-geschichte-3903.html) [Language and history]. *Free State of Saxony* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Profil"](https://www.philol.uni-leipzig.de/sorabistik/institut/profil). *Leipzig University* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Schön, Franz. ["Sorbische Zentralbibliothek"](https://www.sorabicon.de/kulturlexikon/artikel/prov_as5_mrj_f3b/). *Sorabicon* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Partner-Bibliotheken"](https://www.stadtbibliothek-bautzen.de/angebote/partner-bibliotheken) [Partner libraries]. *Bautzen Public Library* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Bresan, Annett. ["Sorbisches Kulturarchiv"](https://www.sorabicon.de/kulturlexikon/artikel/prov_vxk_nsj_f3b/). *Sorabicon* (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Šěn, Franc (2010). ["Bilanz der Abteilung Sorbische Zentralbibliothek/Sorbisches Kulturarchiv des Sorbischen Instituts"](https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=91029) [Report of the department Sorbian Central Library/Sorbian Cultural Archive]. *Lětopis* (in German) (1): 115–116. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0943-2787](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0943-2787).

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