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France Prešeren (December 3, 1800 - February 8, 1849) was a Slovenian poet.
Prešeren was born in the village Vrba, Slovenia.
In the past and still today Prešeren was and is considered the first and leading poet of Slovenian poetry, acclaimed not only nationally or regionally, but also according to the standards of the developed European literature. Prešeren was one of the best European romanticists.
Prešeren's poem Zdravljica (A Toast) is the Slovenian national anthem since 1991.
He died on February 8, 1849 in Kranj, Slovenia. The 8th of February, Prešeren's day, is now a national Slovenian Cultural Holiday. Prešeren appears on the Slovenian 1000 tolar banknote.
See also
External link
- Preseren.net (http://www.preseren.net/ang/default.asp) - biographical data, texts of most his poems in Slovenian, English and German language.
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