Stanko Premrl

Stanko Premrl (28 September 1880 – 14 March 1965) was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, composer, and music teacher.

Premrl was born in the village of Šent Vid (now Podnanos) in the upper Vipava Valley, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Duchy of Carniola (now in Slovenia).

He was one of the most prolific Slovenian composers of the 20th century, publishing over 2,000 songs.

On 24 September 1905 he composed the music for France Prešeren's patriotic poem Zdravljica.

In 1989, it was officially adopted as the regional anthem of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, then a part of Yugoslavia.