Naprej, zastava slave

Naprej, zastava slave
English: Forward, Flag of Glory

Former regional anthem of Slovenia

Military anthem of the Slovenian Armed Forces


Song of the President of Slovenia


Anthem of the Slovenian nation
LyricsSimon Jenko, 1860
MusicDavorin Jenko, 1860
Adopted1860 (as the anthem of Slovenian nation)
1919 (as part of Anthem of Yugoslavia)
1995 (by the Slovenian Armed Forces)
Relinquished1941 (as part of Anthem of Yugoslavia)
1989 (by Slovenia)
Succeeded by"Zdravljica"
Audio sample
"Naprej, zastava slave"

"Naprej, zastava slave" or "Naprej, zastava Slave"[notes 1] (Forward, Flag of Glory) is a former national anthem of Slovenia, used from 1860[3][4] to 1989.[5] It is now used as the official service song of the Slovenian Armed Forces and as the anthem of the Slovenian nation.[6]

  1. ^ Kristen, Samo (2007). "V Pragi "Naprej zastava slave", v Ljubljani "Kde domov můj?" Jan Masaryk in Slovenci" [In Prague "Naprej zastava slave", in Ljubljana "Kde domov můj?" Jan Masaryk and Slovenes] (PDF). Anthropos (in Slovenian). 39 (3–4): 272–274. ISSN 0587-5161. COBISS 11065421.
  2. ^ Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič (2008). The Dissolution of the Slavic Identity of the Slovenes in the 1980s. The case of the Venetic Theory (Master thesis). Central European University. p. 34.
  3. ^ Rupnik, Janko; Cijan, Rafael; Grafenauer, Božo (1993). Ustavno pravo [Constitutional Law] (in Slovenian). Faculty of Law, University of Maribor. p. 51. ISBN 978-961-6009-39-3.
  4. ^ Javornik, Marijan, ed. (2001). Enciklopedija Slovenije [Encyclopedia of Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Vol. 15. Mladinska knjiga. p. 403. ISBN 978-86-11-14288-3.
  5. ^ "Državni simboli in znamka Slovenije" [National Symbols and the Trademark of Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Government Communication Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  6. ^ Symbols of the Republic of Slovenia (2022)


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