Prešeren Square, Central square in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Prešeren Square is a paved pedestrian square in central Ljubljana, its grey stone surface marked by a 41.5-metre circle of pale Macedonian Sivec marble with radiating lines, set in 1987–88 to Edvard Ravnikar's plan. At the eastern side stands Ivan Zajec's bronze statue of poet France Prešeren on a pedestal by Max Fabiani, unveiled in 1905 in front of the Central Pharmacy. Streets radiate from the square, and the Triple Bridge leads south across the Ljubljanica.

The square grew from a medieval crossroads by the Ljubljanica bend, where trade flourished in the 16th century. In 1822–23 the area before the old Špital Bridge was levelled, drained and paved, and in 1842 a stone bridge replaced the wooden one. The 1895 earthquake destroyed the medieval houses; Max Fabiani's plans gave the square its eastern side and new palaces, and in 1987–88 Edvard Ravnikar replaced the funnel shape with a circle 41.5 m across.

The square is named after the Slovene national poet France Prešeren, whose bronze monument by Ivan Zajec was unveiled in front of the Central Pharmacy on 10 September 1905. The square hosts the annual Ljubljana Dragon Carnival, concerts, sports events and political gatherings. A bronze scale model of Ljubljana, a 2.2 by 2.2 metre square set in 1991, stands at its upper end.

The square sits at the city center and connects easily to the Ljubljanica River area where restaurants are located, as well as to the Triple Bridge. From here, walking paths lead toward Ljubljana Castle and adjacent streets offer shops and cafes.

The circular pattern in the paving, a 41.5-metre-diameter ring of Macedonian Sivec marble, was set in 1987–88 to Edvard Ravnikar's plan; its size was calculated from the dimensions of the Triple Bridge. Ravnikar also proposed a fountain for the square, but Ljubljana's residents rejected it.