Mato Kosyk House
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The Mato Kosyk House is a private residence in Albion, Oklahoma
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
(1853–1940) was a well-known poet who is considered one of the chief writers of Sorbian
, a Slavic language spoken in the Lusatia
region of eastern Germany. Kosyk emigrated from Lusatia to the United States during the 19th Century, eventually settling in rural Albion, due to its healthy and scenic location amidst the Kiamichi Mountains
. At the time of his death Kosyk's writings were actively suppressed by the Nazi government in Germany, which considered Sorbian nationalism a threat to its regime.
Albion, Oklahoma
Albion is a town in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 143 at the 2000 census.- History :A United States Post Office opened at Albion, Indian Territory on December 6, 1887 and is still in operation....
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979.
Mato Kosyk
Mato KosykMato Kósyk
Mato Kosyk was a Sorbian poet and minister. He was born in Werben, Prussia, emigrated from Lower Lusatia to the United States, and died at his rural home near Albion, Oklahoma.- Youth :...
(1853–1940) was a well-known poet who is considered one of the chief writers of Sorbian
Sorbian
Sorbian may refer to more than one article:* Sorbs, a Slavic people in modern day Germany* Sorbian languages, a group of closely related West Slavic languages-See also:...
, a Slavic language spoken in the Lusatia
Lusatia
Lusatia is a historical region in Central Europe. It stretches from the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers in the east to the Elbe valley in the west, today located within the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg as well as in the Lower Silesian and Lubusz voivodeships of western Poland...
region of eastern Germany. Kosyk emigrated from Lusatia to the United States during the 19th Century, eventually settling in rural Albion, due to its healthy and scenic location amidst the Kiamichi Mountains
Kiamichi Mountains
The Kiamichi Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern Oklahoma. A subrange within the larger Ouachita Mountains that extend from Oklahoma to western Arkansas, the Kiamichi Mountains sit within Le Flore, Pushmataha, and McCurtain counties near the towns of Poteau and Albion...
. At the time of his death Kosyk's writings were actively suppressed by the Nazi government in Germany, which considered Sorbian nationalism a threat to its regime.