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Encyclopedia > Scandinavian Cross

Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross, 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 symbolizes Christianity and is depicted extending to the edges of the flag with the vertical part of the cross shifted to the hoist side. The first flag with this design was the Danish Dannebrog. The others have taken their inspiration from this and the subsequent flags of Sweden, Norway and Finland. The Norwegian flag was the first Nordic cross flag with three colours. Though the flags share this pattern they have individual histories and symbolism. Scandinavian can mean: A resident of, or relating to Scandinavia A North Germanic language An airline Scandinavian Airlines System A music genre, Scandinavian metal A chess opening, Scandinavian Defense This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Nordic countries (Greenland not shown) The Nordic countries is a term used collectively for five countries in Northern Europe. ... Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. ... Flag Ratio: 28:37 Flag Ratio: 10:19 (the black portion is not part of the flag) The national flag of Denmark is more commonly known as the Dannebrog. ...

Contents
1 Flags of the Nordic countries
2 Nordic territories
3 Other territories
4 Other flags with Nordic Cross
5 Flags commonly associated with the Nordic countries without the cross

Flags of the Nordic countries

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Flag of Denmark		 Flag of
Flag of Finland		 Flag of
Flag of Iceland		 Flag of
Flag of Norway		 Flag of
Flag of Sweden

General info: Large civil flag of Denmark Dimensions: 399x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: Originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... Danish Civil Flag. ... Download high resolution version (1179x786, 4 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Flag ratio: 11:18 The Flag of Finland hearkens back to the beginning of the 20th century, and is modelled on the Danish flag, the Dannebrog. ... Image replaced by commons:The Civil flag of Iceland. ... The Civil flag of Iceland. ... Flag of Norway, large The Norwegian flag is high red with a white-bordered, dark blue cross. ... The flag of Norway is red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. ... Large flag of Sweden Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Flag ratio: 5:8 The merchant flag of Sweden (1844-1905), with the Sweden-Norway union badge. ...

Nordic territories

Large flag of the Faroe Islands Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Large flag of the Faroe Islands Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Flag ratio: 8:11 The flag of the Faroe Islands is an offset cross, following as with other Nordic flags the tradition set by the Dannebrog. ... Flag of Åland This work is copyrighted. ... Flag of Åland This work is copyrighted. ... Flag of Åland The flag of Åland points to the location of the islands - it is the Swedish flag with an additional red cross symbolising Finland. ... National motto: ? Official language Swedish Capital Mariehamn Governor Peter Lindbäck Premier Roger Nordlund Total Area  - Land  - Water 6,784 km² 1,527 km² 5,258 km² Population  - Total (2002)  - Density 26,257 17. ...

Other territories

Orkney flag File links The following pages link to this file: Orkney Islands ... Orkney flag File links The following pages link to this file: Orkney Islands ... Flag of Orkney The flag of Orkney is the flag of St. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ... Shetland flag. ... Shetland flag. ... Flag of Shetland The flag of Shetland was designed by Roy Grönneberg and Bill Adams in 1969. ... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ...

Other flags with Nordic Cross

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Flag of Ingria

Download high resolution version (1032x688, 3 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (1032x688, 3 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Ingrian flag Historically Ingria (Swedish Ingermanland, Finnish Inkeri, Russian Izhora) comprises the area along the basin of the river Neva, between the Gulf of Finland, the Narva River, Lake Peipsi in South-West, and Lake Ladoga in North-East. ... This is merely a recreation of what the flag is thought to have looked like. ... This is merely a recreation of what the flag is thought to have looked like. ... Categories: Stub | Historical flags ... The Kalmar Union (Danish/Norwegian/Swedish: Kalmarunionen) was a series of personal unions (1397–1520) that united the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden under a single monarch. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Flag of Terra Scania The flag of Terra Scania (Skåneland) was created as a private initiative around 1900. ... Terra Scania, or Skåneland, once constituted the eastern part of the Danish kingdom. ...

Flags commonly associated with the Nordic countries without the cross
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Flag of Sápmi

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