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.
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.
Although Preseren was not a political activist or a party leader, he remains in history books as one of the most prominent figures in the history of the liberation of the nation of Slovenia.
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