Danish flag

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The Danish flag, known as the Dannebrog, is a red banner with a white Scandinavian cross and is one of the oldest continuously used national flags in the world.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf flag
national flag
national symbol
associatedWithMonarch Valdemar II of Denmark
category Flags of Europe
National flags
Nordic Cross flags
color red
white
country Denmark
crossColor white
crossOrientation off‑center toward the hoist
crossType Scandinavian cross
culturalUse Christmas decorations in Denmark
birthdays and family celebrations in Denmark
everyday decoration in Denmark
design red field with a white Scandinavian cross
etymologyOfName often interpreted as “Danish cloth” or “Danish banner”
fieldColor red
filedUnder Dannebrog
firstDocumentedUseCentury 14th century
influenced flag of Faroe Islands
flag of Finland
flag of Iceland
flag of Norway
flag of Sweden
other Nordic cross flags
isOneOf oldest continuously used national flags
isPartOf Nordic cross flags
languageOfName Danish
legendAssociatedWith Battle of Lyndanisse
legendCountry Estonia
legendLocation Tallinn
officialName Dannebrog
proportion 28:34 (state and naval flag, common standard)
28:37 (civil flag, common standard)
religiousSymbolism Christian cross
status one of the oldest national flags in the world
symbolOf Danish monarchy
Danish national identity
Denmark
traditionalOriginDate 1219
usedAs civil flag
naval ensign
state flag
war flag
usedBy Danish people
Government of Denmark
Kingdom of Denmark

Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Faroese flag ("Dannebrog")
Flag of Sweden ("Danish flag (Dannebrog)")
inspiredBy
Danish flag ("Dannebrog")
filedUnder
Denmark–Norway ("Dannebrog (Danish flag used as common flag)")
flag
Constitution Day (Denmark) ("Dannebrog (flag of Denmark)")
hasSymbol
Order of the Dannebrog ("Dannebrog")
namedAfter
Denmark ("Dannebrog")
nationalFlag
Danish flag ("Dannebrog")
officialName
Norwegian flag
sharesDesignTraditionWith
Danish Navy ("Dannebrog naval ensign")
symbol
Order of the Dannebrog ("Dannebrog cross")
uses

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