SLOVENIAN FAMOUS PEOPLE

FRANCE PREEREN


France Preeren was a slovene romantic poet. He is
considered the slovene national poet. He was born 3
December 1800 in the Upper Carniolan village of Vrba.
Already as a child, he showed considerable talent, so his
parents decided to provide him with a good education.
At the age of eight, he was sent to elementary schools in
Grosuplje and Ribnica. In 1812, he moved to the
Carniolan provincial capital of Ljubljana, where he
attended the State Gymnasium.
The most important poem from this period is the crown
of sonnets Sonetni Venec written and published in 1834.
In it, Preeren tied together the motives of his own
unhappy love with that of an unhappy, subjugated
homeland.


Today, Preeren is still considered one of the leading poets of Slovenian literature, acclaimed
not only nationally or regionally, but also according to the standards of developed European
literature. Preeren was one of the greatest European Romanticists.

TINA MAZE
Tina Maze is Slovenian alpine skier.
She was born on 2nd of May in
1983 in Slovenj Gradec. She grew
up in a small town called rna na
Korokem. She attended first world
Cup race at age 17. She began her
career as a GS specialist. Her first
win was in year 2003 in Germany.
She won two silver medals on
Olympics games in Vancouver.
Season 2012-2013 was her most
successful season so far. She broke
the world record by getting 2180
points. She won two gold medals
this year at the Olympic games in
Russia. Tina is now Slovenian icon.
She is also a great singer.