Paula von Preradović

[1] She was the granddaughter of the Croatian poet, writer and military general Petar Preradović.

Paula Preradović was born in Vienna, but her family moved to Pula, Istria, in 1889.

She composed the lyrics for the national anthem of Austria, "Land der Berge, Land am Strome", in 1947; Preradović is one of the few women to have composed such an anthem.

Preradović died in Vienna in 1951 and is buried at the Zentralfriedhof.

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