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Serbski Sokoł
The association Serbski Sokoł ('Sorbian falcon') is the umbrella organization of Sorbian sports associations. It originated in the Slavic Sokol movement and still feels connected with these ideals. It was founded in 1993, resuming the activity of its eponymous predecessor from the era of the Weimar Republic. The main goal of Serbski Sokoł is to promote popular sports among Sorbs. Today, the association organizes competitions in different team sports and takes part in international Sokol unions. It had its own magazine called ''Sokołske listy'' 1994 to 2006. History The first Sorbian Sokoł unit (sorb. ''jednota'') in Germany was founded 1920 in Bautzen. Its inspiration was the Czechoslovak Sokol movement. In 1924, the first association meeting took place in Panschwitz-Kuckau. The first president was Jan Skala. Until 1931, the movement spread across the Sorbian settlement area with new units being founded in various Sorbian villages and cities. The association fostered Sorb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorbs
Sorbs (; ; ; ; ; also known as Lusatians, Lusatian Serbs and Wends) are a West Slavs, West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the parts of Lusatia located in the German states of Germany, states of Saxony and Brandenburg. Sorbs traditionally speak the Sorbian languages (also known as "Wendish" and "Lusatian"), which are closely related to Czech language, Czech and Lechitic languages. Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian are officially recognized minority languages in Germany. In the Early Middle Ages, the Sorbs formed their own principality, which later shortly became part of the early West Slavic Samo's Empire and Great Moravia, as were ultimately conquered by the East Francia (Sorbian March) and Holy Roman Empire (Saxon Eastern March, Margravate of Meissen, March of Lusatia). From the High Middle Ages, they were ruled at various times by the closely related History of Poland during the Piast dynasty, Poles and Kingdom of Bohemia, Czechs, as well as the more distant Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokol Movement
The Sokol movement (, ) is an all-age gymnastics organization founded in Prague in the Czech lands of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of "Mens sana in corpore sano, a strong mind in a sound body". Sokol, through lectures, discussions, and group outings, provided what Tyrš viewed as physical, moral, and intellectual training for the nation. This training extended to men of all ages and classes, and eventually to women. The movement spread across all the regions populated by List of Slavic cultures, Slavic cultures, most of them part of either Austria-Hungary or the Russian Empire: present-day Slovakia, the Slovene Lands, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland (Polish Sokół movement), Ukraine, and Belarus. In many of these nations, the organization also served as an early precursor to the Scouting movements. Though officially an institution "above politics", Sokol played an important part in the development of Czech N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic, officially known as the German Reich, was the German Reich, German state from 1918 to 1933, during which it was a constitutional republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the German Republic. The period's informal name is derived from the city of Weimar, which hosted the constituent assembly that established its government. In English, the republic was usually simply called "Germany", with "Weimar Republic" (a term introduced by Adolf Hitler in 1929) not commonly used until the 1930s. The Weimar Republic had a semi-presidential system. Toward the end of the First World War (1914–1918), Germany was exhausted and suing for peace, sued for peace in desperate circumstances. Awareness of imminent defeat sparked a German Revolution of 1918–1919, revolution, Abdication of Wilhelm II, the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the proclamation of the Weimar Republic on 9 November 1918, and formal cessa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bautzen
Bautzen () or Budyšin (), until 1868 ''Budissin'' in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the Bautzen (district), district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree (river), Spree river, is the eighth most populous town in Saxony, and is the seat of Saxony's Bautzen (district), largest district. Bautzen lies in the bilingual Sorbian settlement area ('':hsb:Serbski sydlenski rum, Serbski sydlenski rum'') of Lusatia, and is Lusatia's third-largest town after Cottbus and Görlitz, as well as the second-largest town in Upper Lusatia. The town lies in the hilly Upper Lusatian Gefilde (:hsb:Hornjołužiske hona, ''Hornjołužiske hona''), a part of the northwesternmost foothills of the Sudetes, just north of the Lusatian Highlands. Bautzen is the first larger town on the Spree River (), and the Bautzen Reservoir (:hsb:Budyska rěčna zawěra, ''Budyska rěčna zawěra'') lies in the north of the town. In 2021, Bautzen had a population of around 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovak Sokol Movement
The Sokol movement (, ) is an all-age gymnastics organization founded in Prague in the Czech lands of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a sound body". Sokol, through lectures, discussions, and group outings, provided what Tyrš viewed as physical, moral, and intellectual training for the nation. This training extended to men of all ages and classes, and eventually to women. The movement spread across all the regions populated by Slavic cultures, most of them part of either Austria-Hungary or the Russian Empire: present-day Slovakia, the Slovene Lands, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland (Polish Sokół movement), Ukraine, and Belarus. In many of these nations, the organization also served as an early precursor to the Scouting movements. Though officially an institution "above politics", Sokol played an important part in the development of Czech nationalism and patriotism, which found expression ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panschwitz-Kuckau
Panschwitz-Kuckau (German language, German) or Pančicy-Kukow (Upper Sorbian language, Upper Sorbian, ) is a municipality in the Bautzen (district), district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is the site of the well-known monastery ''Sankt Marienstern''. The place is located at both sides of the ''Klosterwasser'' stream. The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian language, Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages. In 2001, half of the population spoke Sorbian.Walde, Martin: ''Demographisch-statistische Betrachtungen im Gemeindeverband "Am Klosterwasser".'' In: Lětopis 51 (2004), Heft 1 Due to the local Sorbian dominance the population is mainly Catholic. St Marienstern Monastery The village is dominated by the huge monastery of St Marienstern. It was founded as a Cistercian monastery in 1248. The current structures mainly date from the 17th and 18th century. The complex c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
