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Flag of Denmark: the Dannebrog and facts for kids

A red field with a white cross, set toward the pole side.

The flag of Denmark is red with a white cross. Here is the legend behind it, the flags that look like it, and a quick quiz to try.

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What does the flag of Denmark look like?

The flag of Denmark is red with a white cross. The cross is set towards the flagpole, not in the middle.

It is called the Dannebrog, which means the cloth of the Danes.

Where did the flag come from?

A legend says the flag fell from the sky during a battle in 1219. The earliest written records of the flag come from about a hundred years later.

The flags of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland have a cross set towards the flagpole too.

Flags that look like the flag of Denmark

Some flags use the same colours or the same shape. Here is how to tell them apart:

Flags that look like the flag of Denmark, and how each one differs
FlagHow it differs
NorwayRed with a cross set towards the flagpole too, but the cross is blue, edged in white.
SwitzerlandRed with a white cross too, but the cross is in the middle and the flag is square.
IcelandA cross set towards the flagpole too, but red edged in white, on blue.

Denmark in a nutshell

Quick quiz: the flag of Denmark

Try these, then tap Show answer under each one.

  1. What is the flag of Denmark called?

    • The tricolore
    • The Dannebrog
    • The Hinomaru
    • The Union Jack

    The Dannebrog. It means the cloth of the Danes.

  2. True or false: a legend says Denmark's flag fell from the sky during a battle.

    True. The legend puts it in the year 1219.

  3. What is the capital city of Denmark?

    • Oslo
    • Copenhagen
    • Stockholm
    • Aarhus

    Copenhagen.

  4. Which of these countries is next door to Denmark?

    • Sweden
    • Germany
    • Norway
    • Poland

    Germany.

  5. Which country's flag is red with a white cross in the middle, on a square flag?

    • Switzerland
    • Austria
    • Poland
    • Japan

    Switzerland.

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