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The Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross or Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated. All the Nordic countries have adopted such flags. The cross design symbolises Christianity and is depicted extending to the edges of the flag with the vertical part of the cross shifted to the hoist side as opposed to flags where the cross is centred on the flag. The first flag with this design was the Danish Dannebrog; thereafter, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and some of their subdivisions used this as inspiration for their own flags. The Norwegian flag was the first Nordic cross flag with three colours. Though the flags share this pattern, they have individual histories and symbolism.
Some of the flags in this list do not have official status. Also, note that flag proportions may vary between the different flags and sometimes even between different versions of the same flag.
National flags of the Nordic countries
Nordic Cross flags of autonomous regions
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Other Nordic flags with the Nordic Cross
Note that most of these flags are historical or have not been officially adopted and their use remains limited.
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Denmark
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Finland
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Iceland
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Norway
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Sweden
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Nordic cross flags of Germany
Nordic flags in Germany were historically used to allude to the nation's Norse heritage and Nordic origins. Nordic flag designs very similar to Denmark's, Sweden's, and Norway's national flags were proposed as Germany's national flags in both 1919 and 1948, after World War I and World War II, respectively. Today, the Nordic cross is a feature in some city and district flags or coats of arms.
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Unofficial Nordic cross flags of ethnic or linguistic groups
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Other Nordic cross flags of the Baltic
Many territories around the Baltic Sea have begun using Nordic cross flags. Sometimes this is done to bolster the locality's association with the Scandinavian states (and, as with the proposed flags of Latvia and Lithuania, to assert a Baltic identity over a long-standing affiliation with the Russian sphere of influence.)
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Nordic cross flags of Britain and its islands
Many locations in England and Scotland were colonized by Norwegian and Danish settlers and viking raiders during the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries. Several locales, particularly in the Scottish islands, have flags based on the Nordic cross as a recognition of this Scandinavian heritage.
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Nordic cross flags of Brazilian municipalities
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Flags elsewhere that feature the Nordic Cross or similar design
Flags where the vertical bar is centered (such as certain Greek and Swiss flags) are not included here; see Gallery of flags with crosses.
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See also
- Flags with crosses
- Southern Cross Flag
- Tricolour
- Pan-Slavic colours
- Pan-Arab colours
- Pan-African colours
- Gallery of flags by design
- Gallery of flags with crosses
- Flags of Central America
References
- ^ Kunstavisen
- ^ In 1844, German nationalists in the two duchies of Holstein and Schleswig created a blue-white-red tricolour as a symbol for independence which began to see widespread use. In 1845, Denmark responded by outlawing all other flags than the Danish one shown here. This ban was enforced as long as Denmark controlled the two duchies (Holstein and Lauenburg: effectively until 1863, in Schleswig effectively until early 1864.) Use of the Danish flag was in turn outlawed by the secessionist administration that claimed both provinces 1848-1851.
- ^ http://www.handelskammaren.net/item.aspx?id=411
External links
- Extensive compilation of official and non-official Nordic Cross flags (at Flags of the World). Note: The contents of this discussion forum range from sound science to utter nonsense and must be checked with other references for accuracy.
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