Conflict of national anthem: Styria provokes Slovenia again!

Conflict of national anthem: Styria provokes Slovenia again!

The Styrian state government under Governor Mario Kunasek is currently causing excitement after she has announced that it wants to include the state anthem, the "Dachsteinlied", in the state constitution. The Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs alerted this intention, which the government in Graz asked for "prudence" to respect the "territorial integrity and sovereignty" of Slovenia. According to reports from krone.at the state anthem is historically charged and describes the Styria from "Hoch from Dachstein to Wendenland on the bed of the SAV". However, since the save flows through Slovenian territory, this plan in Ljubljana encounters resistance. The Slovenian Foreign Ministry is reminiscent of the fact that Untersteiermark, today known as Stajerska, has not belonged to Austria for more than 100 years.

The excitement around the Dachstein song raises questions about the relationship between Austria and Slovenia, since Slovenia also claims Austrian symbols, such as the Fürstenstein. This important stone is shown on the Slovenian two-cent coin, which played a crucial role in the history of Carinthia. This fact, together with the current discussion about the hymn, reflects the complex history of the two nations, as