Norway Flag

What does Norway's flag look like? The flag of Norway has a red background with a blue Scandinavian cross on it. The Scandinavian cross is outlined by white stripes. The vertical stripe of the cross is not centered; instead it is based on the left side of the flag.

The colors of the Norwegian flag are believed to have been influenced by the flags of France, the United States and Britain and are considered the colors of liberty and independence. The cross is common to most Scandinavian flags, and symbolizes Norway's link to the other Scandinavian countries.

The Norway’s flag was first enacted on July 17, 1821 and is modeled after the Danish flag, with a blue cross placed within the white cross of the Danish flag. Norway was occupied by Denmark from the mid fifteenth century until 1814, when it joined a union with Sweden until 1905. The Norway flag had an emblem representing the Norway-Sweden union from 1844 until 1898, when the government reintroduced the Norwegian flags, minus the Union symbol. A 1905 Norwegian referendum voted overwhelmingly to end the country's union with Sweden.

Along with the national flag, there are also several flags that are associated with Norway. They are the Royal Standard Flag, the Government flags, the military flags, Naval flags, Army flags, Air Force flags, and flags of government agencies. The national flag can be flown both nationally and civilly by its citizens.

This is info about the Norway flag. The flag of 1821 was an idea of Frederik Meltzer's, a Danish Member of Parliament. He got the idea of adding a blue cross to the Danish flag during a session of parliament. The discussion was how the flag could represent Norway's past association with Denmark and its union with Sweden. Individuals assume the red and white came from the Danish flag and the blue from the Swedish flag. The red, white and blue color combination was appealing to Parliament because it symbolized the colors of liberty, as in the flags of France, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. A rumor that Frederik Meltzer's young son Gerhard created the idea behind the Norway flags is false.

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