- Capital
- Copenhagen
- Continent
- Europe
- Flag adopted
- 1219
- Designer
- Not individually credited
Denmark
Colors and meaning
Red #C60C30
Said in legend to come from a cross that fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse in 1219
White #FFFFFF
The cross itself
Symbolism and history
The Dannebrog, a white Scandinavian cross offset toward the hoist on a red field, is the oldest continuously used national flag design in the world and the direct template for every other Nordic cross flag.
Closest-looking flags
Norway
The original template for the entire Nordic cross flag family used by Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland, all of which offset a cross of contrasting color on a single field.
Sweden
The original template for the entire Nordic cross flag family used by Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland, all of which offset a cross of contrasting color on a single field.
Iceland
The original template for the entire Nordic cross flag family used by Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland, all of which offset a cross of contrasting color on a single field.
Finland
The original template for the entire Nordic cross flag family used by Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland, all of which offset a cross of contrasting color on a single field.
Further reading: Flag of Denmark on Wikipedia
