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This is a list of international, national and subnational flags used in Europe.
Supranational and international flags
An incomplete list of flags representing intra-European international and supranational organisations, which omits intercontinental organisations such as the United Nations:
Flags of European sovereign states
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Albania.svg | 1912– | Flag of Albania See also: List of Albanian flags |
The flag of Albania, adopted in April 1912, is a red flag with a black double-headed eagle in the centre. It is derived from the seal of Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian who led a revolt against the Ottoman Empire that resulted in brief independence for Albania from 1443 to 1478. |
| Файл:Flag of Andorra.svg | 1866– | Flag of Andorra See also: List of Andorran flags |
The flag of Andorra, adopted in 1866, is a tricolour of blue, yellow, and red with the coat of arms of Andorra in the centre. It is based on the flags of France and Spain. The coat of arms of Andorra is based on the flag of Catalonia (4 red ribbons on yellow background). |
| Файл:Flag of Armenia.svg | 1918–1920 1991– |
Flag of Armenia See also: List of Armenian flags Шаблон:NoteTag |
After gaining independence, the First Republic of Armenia adopted the modern Armenian tricolor. The independent Armenian government selected the colours used during the last period of the Rubenid Dynasty: red, blue and orange. The red emblematizes the Armenian Highland, the Armenian people's continued struggle for survival, maintenance of the Christian faith, Armenia's independence and freedom. The blue emblematizes the will of the people of Armenia to live beneath peaceful skies. The orange emblematizes the creative talent and hard-working nature of the people of Armenia. |
| Файл:Flag of Austria.svg | 1918–1938 1945– |
Flag of Austria See also: List of Austrian flags |
Originally adopted in 1918, it was again officially adopted in 1945, after being banned during World War II.
Stripes of red and white have been a collective emblem of Austria for over 800 years, and they were first used on the flag in 1191. According to long-established legend, the red and white flag was designed to resemble the bloodstained white coat worn by the Duke of Austria during a fierce battle. |
| Файл:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | 1918–1920 1991– |
Flag of Azerbaijan See also: List of Azerbaijani flags Шаблон:NoteTag |
Originally adopted in 1918 as a flag of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, it was officially adopted again in 1991, after Azerbaijan gained its independence.
The flag of Azerbaijan is the national ensign of Azerbaijan. It consists of three equal horizontal bands colored blue, red, and green, with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star centered in the red band. The blue band refers to Turkic heritage, the red is for progress and Europeanisation and the green refers to Islam. |
| Файл:Flag of Belarus.svg | 2012– | Flag of Belarus See also: List of Belarusian flags |
Belarus's flag was officially adopted on 10 February 2012. The dominant red-green bicolour was used on its flag when it was a republic within the former Soviet Union. The woven fabric ornament on the left uses traditional Belarusian red and white colours. |
| Файл:Flag of Belgium.svg | 1830– | Flag of Belgium See also: List of Belgian flags |
Black, gold and red are symbolic of the country's coat of arms. The three-striped vertical layout was inspired by the French Tricolour. Black and gold were chosen, being the colours of the Duchy of Brabant where the Belgian Revolution started. Red was added as a symbol of the blood spilled during the uprising. |
| Файл:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg | 1998– | Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina See also: List of flags of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag. The remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle. The three points of the triangle stand for the three nations of Bosnia: Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs. It is said to represent the map of Bosnia. |
| Файл:Flag of Bulgaria.svg | 1878–1947 1991– |
Flag of Bulgaria See also: List of Bulgarian flags |
The flag of Bulgaria was adopted in 1989 and consists of three horizontal bands of white, green and red. |
| Flag of Croatia | 1990– | Flag of Croatia See also: List of Croatian flags |
The flag of Croatia, adopted in December 1990, consists of three equal horizontal stripes of red, white and blue and the coat of arms of Croatia in the center. |
| Файл:Flag of Cyprus.svg | 1960– | Flag of Cyprus See also: List of Cypriot flags Шаблон:NoteTag |
The flag was officially adopted on 16 August 1960.
The island is depicted in a copper shade representative of its name: the name Cyprus has roots in the Sumerian word for copper (zubar), from the large deposits of copper found on the island. The crossed green olive branches symbolise the hope for peace between the Turks and the Greeks. It was designed by İsmet Güney, a Turkish Cypriot painter. |
| Файл:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 1993– | Flag of the Czech Republic See also: List of Czech flags |
The first flag of Czechoslovakia was white over red, and those colours are the heraldic colours of Bohemia. The blue triangle was added to the flag to distinguish it from the flag of Poland, and blue is said to represent the State of Moravia. |
| Файл:Flag of Denmark.svg | 1219– | Flag of Denmark See also: List of Danish flags |
It is the world's oldest state flag still in use. Legend has it that it appeared as a sign from heaven to King Valdemar II in 1219.
Known as the Dannebrog ("Danish Cloth"), this blood-red flag with an off-centred white cross (a "Nordic Cross") became a model for other regional flags. |
| Файл:Flag of Estonia.svg | 1918–1940 1990– |
Flag of Estonia See also: List of Estonian flags |
It was officially re-adopted on 8 May 1990. The story of the flag begins on 17 September 1881, when the constituent Assembly of the first Estonian national student Corps "Vironia" (modern Estonian Students Society) in the city of Tartu was also identified in color; it later became national. The first flag was made in 1884 and this tricolour was accepted in 1918 as the national flag of Estonia. The original flag is still in existence. The first flag of Estonia is kept in Tartu Estonian National Museum.
Blue represents loyalty, and the country's beautiful blue skies, seas and lakes; black is symbolic of past oppression and the fertile soil; and white represents virtue, winter snows, and Estonia's long struggle for freedom and independence. |
| Файл:Flag of Finland.svg | 1918– | Flag of Finland See also: List of Finnish flags |
It was officially adopted on 29 May 1918.
The off-centred blue cross is based on the Nordic Cross, widely used on Nordic national flags. The blue colour is symbolic of blue skies, and the thousands of lakes in Finland. The white represents the winter snows. |
| Файл:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg | 1794–1814 1830– |
Flag of France See also: List of French flags |
It was officially adopted on 15 February 1794.
The tricolore consists of three vertical bands of equal width, displaying the country's national colours: blue, white, and red. The blue band is positioned nearest the flagstaff, the white in the middle, and the red on the outside. Red, white and blue have come to represent liberty, equality and fraternity—the ideals of the French Revolution. Blue and red are also the time-honoured colours of Paris, while white is the colour of the Royal House of Bourbon. |
| Файл:Flag of Georgia.svg | 2004– | Flag of Georgia See also: List of Georgian flags Шаблон:NoteTag |
This recently adopted flag is a simple white rectangle, with a central red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red cross. The flag is based on a historic five-cross design that dates back to the 14th century. |
| Файл:Flag of Germany.svg | 1919–1933 1949– |
Flag of Germany See also: List of German flags |
It was officially re-adopted on 23 May 1949, and subsequently used by West Germany while the country was divided into East and West before reunification in 1990.
The tricolour flag was designed in 1832, and the black, red, and gold colours were taken from the uniforms of German soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars (Out of the blackness (black) of servitude through bloody (red) battles to the golden (gold) light of freedom.[1]) or taken from the coat of arms of Holy Roman Empire. |
| Файл:Flag of Greece.svg | 1978– (Civil flag since 1822) |
Flag of Greece See also: List of Greek flags |
The current flag of Greece was adopted as a civil flag and ensign in 1822, and as the national flag in 1978.
It features a white cross and a combination of nine (five blue and four white) horizontal stripes. The shade of blue has varied over the years, and darker blue (shown) is now commonly used. The alternating white and blue stripes are said to represent the nine syllables of the phrase "Eleftheria i thanatos" ("Freedom or Death"), a popular motto during the Greek War of Independence. During the Kingdom of Greece, a crown was added in the centre of the cross. Greece's national flag between 1822 and 1970 featured a simple white cross on a blue background. It is not known why this version was adopted, and not a blue cross on a white background as was popular in the War of Independence. During the dictatorship, a navy blue version of the current flag with proportions of 7:12 was used. |
| Файл:Flag of Hungary.svg | 1957– | Flag of Hungary See also: List of Hungarian flags |
The flag of Hungary was officially adopted in 1848.
The dominant red, white and green colors of the tricolour design are derived from the historical Hungarian coat of arms. Red is said to symbolise strength, white faithfulness, and green hope. |
| Файл:Flag of Iceland.svg | 1915– | Flag of Iceland See also: List of Icelandic flags |
The flag of Iceland was adopted in June 1915 to represent Iceland. In June 1944 it became the flag of the independent republic of Iceland. Like other Scandinavian flags, it is based on the Nordic Cross. It is a reverse colour image of the Flag of Norway. The blue represents the sea, the white represents the snow and glaciers and the red symbolises volcanic lava. |
| Файл:Flag of Ireland.svg | 1922– | Flag of Ireland See also: List of Irish flags |
Although dating from the 19th century, the tricolour flag of Ireland was not popularised until its use by rebels during the 1916 Easter Rising. It was officially adopted by the revolutionary First Dáil (assembly) of the Irish Republic on 21 January 1919, and used thereafter by the Irish Free State. The current 1937 Constitution of Ireland defines it as the national flag.
Modeled after the French tricolour, the colours of the Irish tricolour symbolise two communities. Green represents the Roman Catholic nationalist tradition. Orange represents the Protestant unionist community. White symbolises peace between both. |
| Файл:Flag of Italy.svg | 1948– | Flag of Italy See also: List of Italian flags |
Derived from an original design by Napoleon, it consists of three vertical bands of equal width, displaying the national colours of Italy: green, white, and red. Green stands for hope, white for loyalty and red represents the blood spread to unify the country. |
| Файл:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg | 1992– | Flag of Kazakhstan See also: List of Kazakh flags Шаблон:NoteTag |
Adopted on 4 June 1992. The flag has a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a teal background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern called "koshkar-muiz" (the horns of the ram) in gold. |
| Файл:Flag of Latvia.svg | 1918–1940 1990– |
Flag of Latvia See also: List of Latvian flags |
The flag of Latvia was officially re-adopted on 27 February 1990.
The design is adopted from a 13th-century chronicle where "red divided by white" is said to be a Latvian flag. To distinguish it from the Austrian flag, the proportions 2:1:2 and the "Latvian red" color have been adopted. |
| Файл:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg | 1937– | Flag of Liechtenstein See also: List of Liechtensteinian flags |
The flag of Liechtenstein consists of two horizontal bands of blue and red with a gold crown in the canton. The crown was added to the flag in 1937 after the country found out at the 1936 Summer Olympics that their flag was identical to the civil flag of Haiti. |
| Файл:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 1918–1940 1989– |
Flag of Lithuania See also: List of Lithuanian flags |
The flag of Lithuania was officially re-adopted on 20 March 1989, before Lithuania gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.
Yellow is symbolic of the country's wheat fields, green symbolic of the forests, and red symbolises patriotism. Collectively the colours represent hope for the future, freedom from oppression, and the courage of the Lithuanian people. |
| Файл:Flag of Luxembourg.svg | 1845– | Flag of Luxembourg See also: List of flags of Luxembourg |
The flag of Luxembourg was officially adopted in 1972, although it had been used since 1848 following Luxembourg's independence from the Netherlands in the late 19th century.Шаблон:Fix
The flag uses a combination of red, white, and blue that dates to the 13th century, and the Grand Duke's coat of arms. |
| Файл:Flag of Malta.svg | 1964– | Flag of Malta See also: List of flags of Malta |
The flag of Malta was officially adopted on 21 September 1964.
The flag uses the traditional red and white colours which pre-date those of the Knights of Malta and which Government emulateШаблон:Clarify the arms of the former Universitas of Mdina. The George Cross (upper left), outlined in red, was added to the flag in the 1940s, as King George VI of the United Kingdom presented it to islanders for outstanding gallantry during World War II. |
| Файл:Flag of Moldova.svg | 1990– | Flag of Moldova See also: List of Moldovan flags |
Moldova's flag was officially adopted on 12 May 1990. Once part of Romania, Moldova's flag reflects that association, as the two countries use almost identical shades of red, yellow and blue in their national flags. The centred Moldova shield's main feature is a golden eagle holding an Orthodox Christian Cross in its beak. The olive branch is said to symbolise peace. |
| Файл:Flag of Monaco.svg | 1881– | Flag of Monaco See also: List of flags of Monaco |
The flag of Monaco has two horizontal bands of red and white—these have been the heraldic colours of the House of Grimaldi since at least 1339. |
| Файл:Flag of Montenegro.svg | 2004– | Flag of Montenegro See also: List of flags of Montenegro |
The flag of Montenegro, adopted in July 2004, is a red banner bearing the coat of arms adopted in 1993. The country's coat of arms is derived from those of King Nikola. |
| Файл:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 1575 (first used) 1937 (officially adopted)– |
Flag of the Netherlands See also: List of flags of the Netherlands |
The flag of the Netherlands was officially adopted on 19 February 1937.
At one time this tricolour flag was orange, white, and blue, as those were the livery colours of William of Orange, a Dutch prince. In the 17th century, red replaced the orange as a flag colour, because the orange dye used on the flag was unstable, and turned red after exposure to the sun. It is the oldest tricolour flag still in national use[2] and has influenced both the French[3] (1794) and Russian flag[4] (1693); both of these flags have in turn influenced many other European and African flags. |
| Файл:Flag of North Macedonia.svg | 1995– | Flag of North Macedonia See also: List of flags of North Macedonia |
The flag of North Macedonia depicts a rising yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field. It represents "the new sun of liberty", evoked in the Macedonian national anthem Denes nad Makedonija (Today Over Macedonia). |
| Файл:Flag of Norway.svg | 1821–1844 1898– |
Flag of Norway See also: List of flags of Norway |
The flag of Norway is red with a blue Nordic cross outlined in white; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. It was adopted in 1821, but a union mark was added in the canton from 1844 to 1898. |
| Файл:Flag of Poland.svg | 1919– | Flag of Poland See also: List of Polish flags |
The flag of Poland was officially adopted on 1 August 1919.
The colours red and white have long been associated with Poland and its coat of arms, at least since 3 May 1791. |
| Файл:Flag of Portugal.svg | 1911– | Flag of Portugal See also: List of Portuguese flags |
The flag of Portugal was officially adopted on 30 June 1911.
The design is a rectangular bi-colour (2:3 ratio) with a field vertically divided into two stripes of different widths—a green stripe on the hoist, and a larger red stripe on the fly. A small version of the national coat of arms (armillary sphere and Portuguese shield) is superimposed over the boundary between the colours at equal distance from the upper and lower edges. The field colours, especially the green, originally represented a radical republican-inspired change that broke the bond with the former religious monarchical flag. In the ensuing decades, these colours were popularly propagandised as representing the hope of the nation (green) and the blood (red) of those who died defending it, as a means to endow them with a more patriotic and dignified, therefore less political, sentiment. |
| Файл:Flag of Romania.svg | 1848 1867–1948 1989– |
Flag of Romania See also: List of Romanian flags |
The flag of Romania was officially re-adopted in 1989. The first red-yellow-blue flag dates from 1834 but the colours themselves are thought to have had special significance from earlier times. The current layout dates since 1848.
A vertical tricolour of bands of blue, yellow, and red of equal width and overall proportions of 2:3 (height-width). |
| Файл:Flag of Russia.svg | 1883–1918 1993– |
Flag of Russia See also: List of Russian flags Шаблон:NoteTag |
The Russian Federation flag was officially adopted on 22 August 1991. The flag was hoisted shortly after the former Soviet Union collapsed. The white, blue and red are Pan-Slavic colours. |
| Файл:Flag of San Marino.svg | 2011– | Flag of San Marino See also: List of Sammarinese flags |
The flag of San Marino comprises equal horizontal bands of white and light blue with the national coat of arms superimposed in the centre. |
| Файл:Flag of Serbia.svg | 1815–1918 2004– (Civil flag since 1835) |
Flag of Serbia See also: List of flags of Serbia |
The flag of Serbia consists of three horizontal bands of red, blue and white, with the coat-of-arms located left of centre. By accident or design the colours are that of the Russian flag reversed. A flag with three horizontal bands of red, blue and white has been used as the national flag of Serbia and Serbs since 1815. Red, blue, and white are considered Pan-Slavic colours, but red and blue also occur on flags attributed to a 13th-century king of Serbia. The superimposed coat of arms of Serbia is a double-headed white eagle and a red shield with a white cross surrounded by 4 firesteels (ocila), a symbol that draws roots from Saint Sava Serbian Cross and from the ancient past of the Balkan peninsula, as it can be seen on 7000 years old Vinča culture pottery and many other later traditional Balkan cultural remains. |
| Файл:Flag of Slovakia.svg | 1992– | Flag of Slovakia See also: List of Slovak flags |
The flag of Slovakia was officially adopted on 1 September 1992.
White, blue and red are traditional Pan-Slavic colours. The superimposed Slovakian arms feature a dominant white cross atop a blue symbolic reference to the European country's mountains. |
| Файл:Flag of Slovenia.svg | 1991– | Flag of Slovenia See also: List of Slovenian flags |
The flag of Slovenia was officially adopted on 24 June 1991.
Red, white, and blue are taken from the Carniolan coat of arms. The flag without the coat of arms was in use from 1848 to 1945. The Slovenian coat of arms features three gold stars, symbolizing the Counts of Celje. The mountains shown in white are representative of the Alps, and Mount Triglav, Slovenia's national symbol, in particular; the wavy blue lines across the bottom indicate Slovenia's access to the sea. |
| Файл:Bandera de España.svg | (1785 original design) 1981– |
Flag of Spain See also: List of Spanish flags |
The flag of Spain was officially adopted on 19 July 1927 as the merchant naval flag, and on 29 December 1978 as the national flag under the current Spanish Constitution. However the first original reference dates back to 15 May 1785, when Charles III of Spain adopted one of the designs proposed by Antonio Valdés y Bazán, commissioned by the king himself, in order to easily differentiate his ships from those of other European nations, many of which used the royal coat of arms over a white background, i.e. the French Bourbon royal flag. The red and golden-yellow colours were used from that day with mere changesШаблон:Clarify on the coat of arms (with the exception of the Spanish Second Republic) and are the original colours found within the coat of arms of the medieval kingdoms of Castile, Aragon and Navarre, first united by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. |
| Файл:Flag of Sweden.svg | (1569–1814) 1906– [5] |
Flag of Sweden See also: List of Swedish flags |
The flag of Sweden was officially adopted on 22 June 1906.
The off-centre yellow cross (the Nordic Cross) is taken from the Danish flag. The yellow and blue colours are taken from the national coat of arms. It was adopted in 1569, but a union mark was added in the canton from 1844 to 1905. |
| Файл:Flag of Switzerland.svg | 1889– | Flag of Switzerland See also: List of Swiss flags |
The flag of Switzerland consists of a red square with a bold, equilateral white Greek cross in the centre. It is one of only two square flags, the other being that of the Vatican City or Holy See. It is based on the flag of the Canton of Schwyz, which dates back to 1474 at least. |
| Файл:Flag of Turkey.svg | 1844– | Flag of Turkey See also: List of Turkish flags Шаблон:NoteTag |
The flag of Turkey is a red flag with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ay Yıldız (literally, moon star) or Albayrak (Red flag). It was adopted in 1844 with the Tanzimat reforms; though the shape, placement and shade of the colourШаблон:Clarify vary. The geometric proportions of the flag were legally standardised with the Turkish Flag Law in 1936. |
| Файл:Flag of Ukraine.svg | 1918–1920 1992– |
Flag of Ukraine See also: List of Ukrainian flags |
Ukraine's flag was adopted on 4 September 1991, shortly after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. This is the country's original flag used by the short-lived Ukrainian People's Republic, but it was banned for many decades under the Soviet regime. The shade of blue is said to be symbolic of the sky, while the yellow represents Ukraine's golden wheat fields. |
| Файл:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 1801– | Flag of the United Kingdom See also: List of United Kingdom flags |
The current flag of the United Kingdom dates from the Act of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The 'Union Jack' merges the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England), edged in white, superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which are superimposed on the saltire of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland). The flag of Wales, the other country of the United Kingdom, is not graphically represented. |
| Файл:Flag of the Vatican City.svg | 1929– | Flag of Vatican City or Holy See See also: List of Vatican flags |
The flag of Vatican City or Holy See, adopted in June 1929, consists of two vertical bands of yellow and white with the crossed keys of Saint Peter and the Papal Tiara centred in the white band. It is one of only two square country flags in the world, the other being that of Switzerland. |
Flags of other European sovereign entities
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.svg | 1130– | Flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | The flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a red rectangular flag quartered by a white cross. |
Disputed or partially recognised states
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Abkhazia.svg | 1992– | Flag of AbkhaziaШаблон:NoteTag | The flag of Abkhazia consists of seven green and white stripes with a red upper left canton bearing a white open right hand and seven white stars. |
| Файл:Flag of Kosovo.svg | 2008– | Flag of Kosovo See also: List of flags of Kosovo |
The flag of Kosovo has a blue background, charged with a map of Kosovo in gold and six white stars. The stars symbolize Kosovo's six major ethnic groups: Albanians, Serbs, Bosniaks, Turks, Romani (often grouped with the Ashkali and Egyptians) and Gorani. |
| Файл:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg | 1984– | Flag of Northern CyprusШаблон:NoteTag | The flag of Northern Cyprus is white with a red crescent moon and a star in its centre with a red stripe above and below. |
| Файл:Flag of South Ossetia.svg | 1990– | Flag of South OssetiaШаблон:NoteTag | The flag of the South Ossetia is a tricolour, the top stripe white, the middle stripe red and the bottom stripe yellow. |
| Файл:Flag of Transnistria (state).svg | 2000– | Flag of Transnistria | The flag of Transnistria consists of three stripes (red-green-red) and the Soviet hammer and sickle; it is based on the flag of the Moldavian SSR. |
Flags of European dependencies
| Flag | Date | Use | State (status) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Åland.svg | 1954– | Flag of Åland | Finland (autonomous region) | The flag was officially adopted 3 April 1954. As of 1992, it serves as the civil and state flag and ensign. This traditional Scandinavian Cross flag features blue, yellow, and red, all said to be borrowed from the national colours of Sweden and Finland. |
| Файл:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg | 1940– | Flag of the Faroe Islands | Denmark (autonomous region) | The flag of the Faroe Islands, called Merkið, was first used in 1919, was mandated by the British as the civil and state ensign in 1940, and became the official civil and state flag and ensign on 23 March 1948. The flag uses Norwegian colours, commemorating the Faroes once being part of Norway. |
| Файл:Flag of Gibraltar.svg | 1502– | Flag of Gibraltar | UK (overseas territory) | The Gibraltar flag dates from 1502, as it is based on the original arms granted it by Spain. The red and white field is taken from the arms, and it is dominated by a red three-towered fortress, complete with a gold key. |
| Файл:Flag of Greenland.svg | 1989– | Flag of Greenland | Denmark (autonomous territory) | The flag of Greenland features two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red (bottom) with a counter-changed red-and-white disk slightly to the hoist side of centre. |
| Файл:Flag of Guernsey.svg | 1985– | Flag of Guernsey | UK (Bailiwick of Guernsey) | The flag of Guernsey, adopted in 1985, consists of the red cross of St. George with an additional gold cross within it. The change was prompted by confusion over Guernsey and England using the same flag. The gold cross represents Duke William of Normandy, who had such a cross on his flag in the Battle of Hastings, given to him by Pope Alexander II. |
| Файл:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg | 1932– | Flag of the Isle of Man | UK (crown dependency) | The flag of the Isle of Man features a red field with a centred triskelion of three bent legs joined at a central point. |
| Файл:Flag of Jersey.svg | 1980– | Flag of Jersey | UK (crown dependency) | The flag of Jersey, adopted in June 1979, is white with a diagonal red cross, surmounted by a yellow Plantagenet crown, the badge of Jersey (a red shield holding the three leopards of Normandy in yellow). Prior to this, the flag was a plain red saltire on a white field. |
| Файл:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 1960– | Flag of the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | UK (overseas territory) | The Union Flag is used. |
Flags of European sub-divisions
Austria
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Burgenland.svg | 1921– | Flag of Burgenland | A horizontal bicolor of yellow and red. |
| Файл:Flag of Carinthia.svg | 1946– | Flag of Carinthia | A horizontal tricolor of yellow, red and white. |
| Файл:Flag of Lower Austria.svg | 1954– | Flag of Lower Austria | A horizontal bicolor of blue and yellow. |
| Файл:Flag of Salzburg.svg | 1921– | Flag of Salzburg | A bicolor of red over white. |
| Файл:Flag of Styria.svg | 1960– | Flag of Styria | A bicolor of white over green. |
| Файл:Flag of Tirol.svg | 1945– | Flag of Tyrol | The flag of Tyrol is a white over red bicolor. |
| Файл:Flag of Upper Austria.svg | 1949– | Flag of Upper Austria | The flag of Upper Austria is a white over red bicolor. |
| Файл:Flag of Vorarlberg.svg | 1938– | Flag of Vorarlberg | A bicolor of red over white. |
| Файл:Flag of Vienna.svg | 1844– | Flag of Vienna | A bicolor of red over white. |
Belarus
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Brest Voblast, Belarus.svg | 2004– | Flag of Brest Region | Blue with a yellow zoubre (Bison bonasus) on a red stylized tower. |
| Файл:Flag of Homyel Voblast.svg | 2005– | Flag of Gomel Region | Green with the coat of arms of Gomel Region in the centre of the obverse. |
| Файл:Flag of Hrodna Voblasts.svg | 2007– | Flag of Grodno Region | Red with the coat of arms of Grodno Region in the centre of the obverse. |
| Файл:Flag of Minsk Voblast.svg | 2007– | Flag of Minsk Region | Red with the coat of arms of Minsk Region in the centre of the obverse. |
| Файл:Flag of Minsk, Belarus.svg | 2001– | Flag of Minsk Municipality | Blue with the 1591 coat of arms of Minsk Municipality in the centre of the obverse. |
| Файл:Flag of Mahilyow Voblast.svg | 2005– | Flag of Mogilev Region | Green with the coat of arms of Mogilev Region in the centre of the obverse. |
| Файл:Flag of Vitsebsk Voblasts.svg | 2009– | Flag of Vitebsk Region | Green with the coat of arms of Vitebsk Region in the centre of the obverse. |
Belgium
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg | 2015– | Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region | A stylized yellow, white and grey iris on a blue field. |
| Файл:Flag of Flanders.svg | 1973– | Flag of Flanders (Flemish Community and Flemish Region} | Flanders is a Dutch-speaking region in the northern half of Belgium. |
| Файл:Flag of Wallonia.svg | 1991– | Flag of Wallonia (French Community and Walloon Region) | Wallonia is a mostly French-speaking region comprising the southern half of Belgium. |
| Файл:Flag of the German Community in Belgium.svg | 1990– | Flag of the German Community |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Republika Srpska.svg | 1995– | Flag of Republika Srpska | A horizontal tricolour of red, blue and white, very similar to the flag of Serbia without the Coat of Arms (with slightly differently coloured shades). |
Finland
Not all regions have selected an official flag.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Keski-suomi lippu.svg | Flag of Central Finland | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms. Ratio: 1:1 | |
| Файл:Keski-Pohjanmaa.lippu.svg | Flag of Central Ostrobothnia | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms | |
| Файл:Flag of Kainuu.svg | 1998– | Flag of Kainuu | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms designed by a Finnish heraldist Olof Eriksson in 1978. The flag itself was adopted in 25.6.1998. |
| Файл:North karelia flag.svg | 1997– | Flag of North Karelia | A red flag featuring two armored arms from the regional coat of arms with a fortressy white field on the hoist side of the flag. Adopted by the regional council on 8.6.1997. |
| Файл:Flag of Northern Savonia.svg | Flag of Northern Savonia | A black swallow-tailed flag featuring a loaded bow from the regional coat of arms placed between two yellow stripes. | |
| Файл:Päijät-Häme.lippu.svg | Flag of Päijänne Tavastia | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms. | |
| Файл:Flag of Tavastia Proper.svg | 2018– | Flag of Tavastia Proper | Flag featuring elements from the region's coat of arms. Designed by heraldist Tuomas Hyrsky and adopted by the regional council on the 100th anniversary of the Finnish flag on 28.5.2018. A further ceremony was held in the Häme Castle on 4.2.2019. |
| Файл:Satakunta-flag.svg | 1990– | Flag of Satakunta | A swallow-tailed banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms from 1557. Designed by artist Reino Niiniranta and officially adopted on 21.11.1990. The regional flag's official flag day is on 11 October, on the name day of Otso. |
| Файл:Flag of South Savonia.svg | 2020– | Flag of Southern Savonia | A black flag charged with the bow and arrow from the region's coat of arms and a yellow hoist. Designed by designer Suvi Ripatti and officially adopted on 09.06.2020.[6] |
| Файл:Flag of Uusimaa.svg | Flag of Uusimaa | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms. |
France
Not all regions have selected an official flag.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.svg | 2016– | Flag of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Файл:Flag of the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.svg | 2016– | Flag of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Файл:Flag of Brittany.svg | 1923– | Flag of Brittany | The flag, called Gwen ha du (White and black) was created in 1923 by Morvan Marchal (1900–1963, a member of various political and cultural organisations). He used as his inspiration the old Breton flag (a centred black cross on a white background), called Kroaz Du (Black cross), and the flags of the United States and Greece as these two countries were seen at that time as the respective symbols of liberty and democracy. The nine horizontal stripes represent the traditional dioceses of Brittany into which the duchy was divided historically. The five black stripes represent the French or Gallo speaking dioceses of Dol, Nantes, Rennes, Saint-Malo and Saint-Brieuc—while the four white stripes represent the Breton speaking dioceses of Trégor, Léon, Cornouaille and Vannes. The ermine canton recalls the ducal arms of Brittany. |
| Файл:Flag of Centre-Val de Loire.svg | Flag of Centre-Val de Loire | ||
| Файл:Flag of Corsica.svg | 1755– | Flag of Corsica | The Flag of Corsica was adopted by General of the Nation Pasquale di Paoli in 1755 and was based on a traditional flag used previously. It portrays a Moor's Head in black wearing a white bandana above his eyes on a white background. Previously, the bandana covered his eyes. |
| Файл:Flag of Île-de-France.svg | Flag of Île-de-France | ||
| Файл:Flag of Normandie.svg | Flag of Normandy | 13th century. Nicknamed "Les p'tits cats" in Norman. Based on the medieval emblems of the duke of Normandy. | |
| Файл:Flag of Normandy.svg | 1937– | Saint Olav flag, using a Nordic cross in reference to the Nordic past of Normandy, created by Jean Adigard des Gautries in 1937. | |
| Файл:Flag Nouvelle Aquitaine.svg | 2016– | Flag of Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Файл:Flag of Occitanie.svg | 12th centuryШаблон:Snd | Flag of Occitanie | Flag of the administrative region of Occitanie. Flags of historical Occitania and Catalonia can be displayed according to the place on local buildings, and both of them on regional buildings. |
| Файл:Flag of Pays-de-la-Loire.svg | Flag of Pays de la Loire | The flag is a combination of heraldic elements from the historical provinces that occupied the territory of the region: Brittany, Anjou, Maine and Vendée. | |
| Файл:Flag of Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur.svg | 12th centuryШаблон:Snd | Flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Combining elements of the former historical entities existing over the current territory of the region: County of Provence, the Dauphiné and County of Nice. |
Georgia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Adjara.svg | 2004– | Flag of AdjaraШаблон:NoteTag |
Germany
Many states have separate civil and state versions of their flags; the state flags (listed) include the state arms, while the civil versions don't. See Flags of German states.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Baden-Württemberg.svg | 1954– | Flag of Baden-Württemberg | A black over gold bi-color. |
| Файл:Flag of Bavaria (lozengy).svg Файл:Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg |
1953– | Flag of Bavaria | There are two official flags of Bavaria. One is an array of 21 or more lozenges of blue and white, the other is a white over blue bicolor. |
| Файл:Flag of Berlin.svg | 1954–1990 (West Berlin) 1990– |
Flag of Berlin | White with red bars at the top and bottom, with a bear off-centre towards the hoist. |
| Файл:Flag of Brandenburg.svg | 1991– | Flag of Brandenburg | A horizontal bi-color of red over white, with the arms of the state (land), in the center. |
| Файл:Flag of Bremen.svg | 1952– | Flag of Bremen | Eight or more alternating red and white stripes, checked at the hoist. |
| Файл:Flag of Hamburg.svg | 1751– | Flag of Hamburg | A white castle with three towers and a closed gate. |
| Файл:Flag of Hesse.svg | 1948– | Flag of Hesse | The state flag of Hesse consists of a bicolor of a red top and a bottom white stripe. |
| Файл:Flag of Lower Saxony.svg | 1951– | Flag of Lower Saxony | The flag of Lower Saxony consists of the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany in Schwarz-Rot-Gold, with the coat of arms of Lower Saxony, shifted slightly toward the hoist. |
| Файл:Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.svg | 1990– | Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | |
| Файл:Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia.svg | 1953– | Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia | A horizontal tricolour of green, white, and red. |
| Файл:Flag of Rhineland-Palatinate.svg | 1945– | Flag of Rhineland-Palatinate | The flag of Rhineland-Palatinate is a tricolor of three horizontal bands of black, red and gold. These colors are Germany's national colors and are sometimes referred to as schwarz-rot-gold. In the canton, or the upper left corner, are the arms of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. |
| Файл:Flag of Saarland.svg | 1957– | Flag of Saarland | The flag of Saarland is based on the flag of Germany and is a black, red, and gold (yellow) horizontal tricolor. In the center of the flag is the coat of arms of Saarland. |
| Файл:Flag of Saxony.svg | 1991– | Flag of Saxony | A bicolour of white over green. |
| Файл:Flag of Saxony-Anhalt (state).svg | 1991– | Flag of Saxony-Anhalt | The state flag of Saxony-Anhalt is a yellow and black bi-color. In the center of the flag is the coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt |
| Файл:Flag of Schleswig-Holstein.svg | 1948– | Flag of Schleswig-Holstein | The state flag of Schleswig-Holstein is a horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and red. |
| Файл:Flag of Thuringia.svg | 1991– | Flag of Thuringia | The state flag of Thuringia consists of a bicolor of a white top and a bottom red stripecentre. |
Greece
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Greek Macedonia.svg | 1980s– | Flag of Macedonia (Greece) | The flag of Macedonia (Greece), adopted in 1980s, is a blue banner featuring the Vergina Sun, the emblem of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon. |
| Файл:1821 Flag of Spetses.svg | 1821– | Flag of Spetses | The flag of Spetses, adopted in early 1821 during the Greek Revolution, features an azure field surrounded by a thick red border, defaced with a Cross on an overturned Crescent (symbolizing the Christian Greek victory over the Muslim Ottoman Empire), a spear (symbolizing the armed struggle for freedom), an anchor (symbolizing the maritime tradition and merchant wealth of the island as well as most of Greece), a snake around the anchor (symbolizing the Goddess Athena, wisdom and the island's ancient Greek heritage), a dove (symbolizing peace, justice and prosperity) and the words «ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ Ή ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ», meaning "FREEDOM OR DEATH", Greece's National Motto. |
| Файл:1821 Flag of Hydra.svg | 1821– | Flag of Hydra | The flag of Hydra, adopted in early 1821 during the Greek Revolution, its design and symbolism are almost identical to those of the Flag of Spetses (see above), though the colours are slightly different. The Symbols are also almost identical, though instead of a spear there is a flagpole with a flag and some of the symbols are grey instead of red. |
| Файл:Kastelorizoflag.gif | 1828– | Flag of Kastellorizo | The flag of Kastellorizo, adopted in early 1828 during the Greek Revolution, it features a white field surrounded by a blue border. It is defaced with a Cross, an Anchor and a Heart. On the left and right of these symbols are the words «ΜΕΓΙΣΤΗ» and «ΚΑΣΤΕΛΛΟΡΙΖΟ» ("MEGISTE" & "KASTELLORIZO"), the two names of the island. |
| Файл:Flag of Corfu.png | 1864– | Flag of Corfu | The flag of the island of Corfu, adopted in 1864 after the annexation of the United States of the Ionian Islands by the Kingdom of Greece as a gift to George I of Greece by the United Kingdom, features a blue field surrounded by a golden border and a thicker dark red one. It is defaced with an Ancient Greek Galley which is surrounded by a circle and the words «ΔΗΜΟΣ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΙΩΝ» meaning "MUNICIPALITY/PEOPLE OF THE CORFIOTS". |
| Файл:Flag of Zakynthos (Greece).gif | 1864– | Flag of Zakynthos | The flag of the island of Zakynthos, adopted in 1864 after the annexation of the United States of the Ionian Islands by the Kingdom of Greece as a gift to George I of Greece by the United Kingdom, features a Green field with a golden depiction of Zakynthos (person), the figure from Ancient Greek Mythology after whom the island was named. Near the top left side of Zakynthos the name of the island in Greek («ΖΑΚΥΝΘΟΣ») is written while under the depiction is the island's motto, «ΘΕΛΕΙ ΑΡΕΤΗ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΛΜΗ Η ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ» ("FREEDOM DEMANDS VALOUR AND BRAVERY") by the Zakynthian poet Andreas Kalvos. |
| Файл:1821 Flag of Psara.svg | 1821– | Flag of Psara | The flag of the island of Psara, adopted in 1821 during the Greek Revolution, is almost identical in style and design to the flags of Hydra, Spetses and other islands (see above) with some differences. The field is white and the surrounding border is red while all the symbols it is defaced with are all red. The symbols are also almost identical though instead of a dove there is an eagle, probably a reference to the Eagle of Zeus, a symbol of power and authority. The flag features the words «ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ Ή ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ» ("FREEDOM OR DEATH", Greece's National Motto) and «ΨΑΡΑ» ("PSARA", the island's name in the Greek language). |
| Файл:Mani Flag (Greece).svg | 1821– | Flag of Mani Peninsula | The flag of the island of the Mani Peninsula, adopted in 1821 during the Greek Revolution, features a white field with a blue Greek cross and the phrases «ΝΙΚΗ Ή ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ» ("VICTORY OR DEATH", a traditional Greek battle cry) and «ΤΑΝ Ή ΕΠΙ ΤΑΣ» (a Laconic phrase said by Spartan mothers to their sons when they left for war; lit. "IT OR ON IT" meaning that if the Spartan is to return alive he should return with his shield [so as to have not dropped it and fled the battle] or be returned on it by his comrades, dead). |
Ireland
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Connacht.svg | Flag of Connacht | The flag of Connacht is a heraldic banner of the arms of Connacht, a dimidiated (divided in half from top to bottom) eagle and armed hand. | |
| Файл:Flag of Leinster.svg | Flag of Leinster | The flag of the Irish province of Leinster is a banner with the provincial coat of arms: a gold Irish harp with silver strings on a green field (blazon: vert a harp or stringed argent). These arms are similar to the arms of Ireland, which have the same device on a field of blue rather than green | |
| Файл:Flag of Munster.svg | Flag of Munster | The flag of Munster consists of three gold crowns on a blue field. The crowns were the arms of Ireland before being superseded by the golden harp in the 16th century. The meaning of the crowns on the flag is not certain, but one possibility is that they may represent three of the medieval Hiberno-Norman lordships in Munster; the O’Briens (Thomond), the Butlers (Ormond) and the Fitzgeralds (Desmond). | |
| Файл:Flag of Ulster.svg | Flag of Ulster | Ulster is one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland. Only three of the nine counties of Ulster are part of the Republic of Ireland, the other six making up Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom. However, the flag is still used to represent Ulster as a whole. The Red Hand of Ulster is a symbol that is either derived from the O'Neill dynasty, then the most prominent Irish clan in Ulster, or the Dextra Dei of early Christian iconography. The gold background featuring a red cross comes from the coat of arms of the Burkes, a Hiberno-Norman noble family. |
Italy
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Abruzzo.svg | 1999– | Flag of Abruzzo | |
| Файл:Flag of Valle d'Aosta.svg | 1947– | Flag of the Aosta Valley | The flag of the Aosta Valley consists of two vertical stripes (the left black the right red), sometimes with the arms of the Aosta Valley in the centre. |
| Файл:Flag of Apulia.svg | 2001– | Flag of Apulia | |
| Файл:Flag of Basilicata.svg | 1973– | Flag of Basilicata | |
| Файл:Flag of Calabria.svg | 1992– | Flag of Calabria | |
| Файл:Flag of Campania.svg | 1971– | Flag of Campania | The Campania Region has taken as its emblem the one given the Maritime Republic of Amalfi in its infancy. Said emblem consists of a red stripe on a white field.
Regional Law n. 1 of 21 July 1971 |
| Файл:Fictional Emilia-Romagna Flag.svg | 1992– | Flag of Emilia Romagna | |
| Файл:Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.svg | 2001– | Flag of Friuli Venezia Giulia | |
| Файл:Flag of Lazio.svg | 1992– | Flag of Lazio | |
| Файл:Flag of Lombardy.svg | 1992– | Flag of Lombardy | |
| Файл:Flag of Liguria.svg | 1997– | Flag of Liguria | |
| Файл:Flag of Marche.svg | 1995– | Flag of Marche | |
| Файл:Flag of Molise.svg | 1995– | Flag of Molise | |
| Файл:Flag of Piedmont.svg | 1995– | Flag of Piedmont | |
| Файл:Bandiera ufficiale RAS.svg | 1999– | Flag of Sardinia | |
| Файл:Sicilian Flag.svg | 1990– | Flag of Sicily | The current flag was adopted on 28 July 1990 under regional law N. 2, Art. 12. The law was later updated in 1998. It was not until 1 January 2000, under regional law N. 1, that the flag was adopted as the official symbol of Sicily, including legislation mandating public display of the flag at all Sicilian public buildings. The flag, officially used by the ancient Kingdom of Sicily, has existed in various forms since 1282.
The flag is rectangular in form and is characterised by the presence of the Trinacria (triskelion) in the centre. It features a softened image of the winged-head of Medusa and three ears of wheat (replacing snakeheads) representing the island's fertility. The three bent legs represent the island's three capes or points, while in mythology it is said to represent good luck and prosperity. The background of the flag is divided by a diagonal from left to right, and is coloured gold (lower left) and red-orange (upper right). The colours represent the cities of Palermo and Corleone, respectively, the first two to found a confederation against the Angevin rule. |
| Файл:Flag of Trentino-South Tyrol.svg | 1983– | Flag of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
| Файл:Flag of Tuscany.svg | 1995– | Flag of Tuscany | |
| Файл:Flag of Umbria.svg | 2003– | Flag of Umbria | |
| Файл:Flag of Veneto.svg | 1999– | Flag of Veneto |
Malta
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Gozo.svg | 1964– | Flag of Gozo | Symbolises the islands nickname 'The Island of the Three Hills', and also the fact that it is surrounded by sea. |
Netherlands
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag Drenthe.svg | 1947– | Flag of Drenthe | |
| Файл:Flevolandflag.svg | 1986– | Flag of Flevoland | The flag of Flevoland recalls how the new province was reclaimed from the IJsselmeer. The central yellow stripe, wavy then straight, symbolises the transformation of the sea into land. Its colour symbolises rapeseed, planted to stabilise the land. The blue represents water, the green the land.
The white fleur-de-lys (lily) is a pun. It commemorates Cornelis Lely, designer of the original polders, essential to the province. |
| Файл:Frisian flag.svg | 1897– | Flag of Friesland | The flag of Friesland consists of four blue and three white diagonal stripes; in the white stripes are a total of seven red pompeblêden, leaves of yellow water-lily. |
| Файл:Gelderland-Flag.svg | Flag of Gelderland | ||
| Файл:Flag Groningen.svg | Flag of Groningen | ||
| Файл:NL-LimburgVlag.svg | Flag of Limburg | ||
| Файл:North Brabant-Flag.svg | 1959– | Flag of North Brabant | |
| Файл:Flag North-Holland, Netherlands.svg | Flag of North Holland | ||
| Файл:Flag Overijssel.svg | Flag of Overijssel | ||
| Файл:Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg | Flag of South Holland | ||
| Файл:Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg | Flag of Utrecht | ||
| Файл:Flag of Zeeland.svg | 1949– | Flag of Zeeland | In the centre of the flag, the coat of arms of Zeeland is depicted. The wavy blue lines represent the waves and the constant struggle against the sea. |
Poland
Portugal
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of the Azores.svg | 1979– | Flag of the Azores | The flag of Azores has the colours of the flag of Portugal until 1910. It also has 9 stars representing the islands of the archipelago, the Portuguese shield and a Goshawk (in Portuguese Açor) that gives the name to the archipelago. It is an adaption of the first autonomy flag used during the autonomic movement in 1893, itself adapted of the then monarchist flag. |
| Файл:Flag of Madeira.svg | 1978– | Flag of Madeira | The design consists of a blue-gold-blue vertical triband with a red-bordered white Cross of Christ in the centre. |
Russia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Adygea.svg | 1992– | Flag of Adygea | |
| Файл:Flag of Arkhangelsk Oblast.svg | 2009– | Flag of Arkhangelsk Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of Astrakhan Oblast.svg | 2001– | Flag of Astrakhan Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of Bashkortostan.svg | 1992– | Flag of Bashkortostan | |
| Файл:Flag of Belgorod Oblast.svg | 2000– | Flag of Belgorod Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of Bryansk Oblast.svg | 1992– | Flag of Bryansk Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of Chechnya.svg | 2004– | Flag of Chechnya | |
| Файл:Flag of Chuvashia.svg | 1992– | Flag of Chuvashia | The flag of Chuvashia consists of a stylized tree of life, a symbol of rebirth, with the three suns, a traditional emblem popular in Chuvash art. |
| Файл:Flag of Crimea.svg | 1999– | Flag of CrimeaШаблон:NoteTag | |
| Файл:Flag of Dagestan.svg | 1994– | Flag of Dagestan | |
| Файл:Flag of Ingushetia.svg | 1994– | Flag of Ingushetia | |
| Файл:Flag of Kabardino-Balkaria.svg | 1994– | Flag of Kabardino-Balkaria | |
| Файл:Flag of Kaliningrad Oblast.svg | 1997– | Flag of Kaliningrad Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of Kalmykia.svg | 1993– | Flag of Kalmykia | On the flag of Kalmykia, the yellow stands for the sun, the people and the religious faith of the nation. The blue represents the sky, eternity, and steadiness. The lotus is a symbol of purity, spiritual rebirth and happiness. Its five upper petals represent the continents and the lower four stand for the quarters of the globe. Together, they symbolize the will of the Kalmyks to live in friendship and to cooperate with all the nations of the world. |
| Файл:Flag of Kaluga Oblast.svg | 2004– | Flag of Kaluga Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of Karachay-Cherkessia.svg | 1996– | Flag of Karachay-Cherkessia | |
| Файл:Flag of Karelia.svg | 1993– | Flag of Karelia | The national flag of the Republic of Karelia is a rectangle with equal horizontal stripes: the upper stripe is red, the middle one is blue and the lower is green. |
| Файл:Flag of Komi.svg | 1997– | Flag of the Komi Republic | The flag is a horizontal tricolour composed of three bars of, from top to bottom, medium blue, green, and white. Together, they represent Komi's natural wealth. The blue represents the splendour and spaciousness of the northern sky. The green represents nature, its bounty, and the taiga. The white represents the color of snow, the purity of nature in the north, simplicity, and austerity, as well as Komi being a country in the north. According to a different interpretation, the white represents the equality and unity of the people and cultures living in Komi. |
| Файл:Flag of Krasnodar Krai.svg | 2004– | Flag of Krasnodar Krai | |
| Файл:Flag of Mari El.svg | 2011– | Flag of the Mari El Republic | |
| Файл:Flag of Mordovia.svg | 1995– | Flag of Mordovia | |
| Файл:Flag of Moscow.svg | 1995– | Flag of Moscow Municipality | |
| Файл:Flag of Moscow Oblast.svg | 1995– | Flag of Moscow Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of Nizhny Novgorod Region.svg | 2005– | Flag of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of North Ossetia.svg | 1991– | Flag of North Ossetia–Alania | |
| Файл:Flag of Penza Oblast.svg | 2022– | Flag of Penza Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of Rostov Oblast.svg | 1996– | Flag of Rostov Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of Saint Petersburg Russia.svg | 1991– | Flag of Saint Petersburg | |
| Файл:Flag of Sevastopol.svg | 2000– | Flag of SevastopolШаблон:NoteTag | |
| Файл:Flag of Tatarstan.svg | 1991– | Flag of Tatarstan | |
| Файл:Flag of Udmurtia.svg | 1993– | Flag of the Udmurt Republic | The cross/star symbol represents the solar sign, a protective symbol that according to folklore protects man from misfortunes. |
| Файл:Flag of Vladimir Oblast.svg | 2017– | Flag of Vladimir Oblast | |
| Файл:Flag of Volgograd Oblast.svg | 2000– | Flag of Volgograd Oblast |
Serbia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Vojvodina.svg | 2004– | Flag of Vojvodina | Horitonzal tricolour of red, blue and white with larger blue portion and three yellow stars. |
Spain
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Bandera de Andalucia.svg | 1918– | Flag of Andalusia | The flag of Andalusia consists of a horizontal tricolour (green-white-green) with the Andalusian arms in the centre. |
| Файл:Flag of Aragon.svg | 1982– | Flag of Aragon | |
| Файл:Flag of Asturias.svg | 1982– | Flag of Asturias | The flag of Asturias is light blue with the Victory Cross slightly left of the centre. |
| Файл:Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg | 1983– | Flag of the Balearic Islands | |
| Файл:Flag of the Basque Country.svg | 1978– | Flag of the Basque Country | |
| Файл:Flag of Cantabria.svg | 1984– | Flag of Cantabria | |
| Файл:Flag of the Canary Islands.svg | 1982– | Flag of the Canary Islands | The flag of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands is a vertical tricolour of three equal bands of white, blue, and yellow. The state flag includes the Coat of arms of the Canary Islands in the central band; the civil flag omits this. The designs were made official by the Statute of Autonomy of the Canarian Autonomous Community (Organic Law 10/82) on 16 August 1982. |
| Файл:Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg | 1982– | Flag of Castilla–La Mancha | |
| Файл:Flag of Castilla y León.svg | (1230–1715) 1983– |
Flag of Castile and León | It is formed by the combination of the historical flags of two of the oldest kingdom is the Iberian peninsula in the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of León (purple lion on silver in reference to the meaning of "león") and the Kingdom of Castile (golden castle on red in reference to the many castles that were erected all over the country). The joint historical flag dates back to mid 13th century when Ferdinand III, "the Saint", unified the two kingdoms in 1230, inaugurating the Kingdom of Castile and León, later named Crown of Castile. |
| Файл:Flag of Catalonia.svg | 1150– | Flag of Catalonia | The flag of Catalonia consists four red bars on top of a yellow background. One popular (and unproven) legend mentions this flag originating with the streaking of 4 blood-stained fingers across a plain shield. The flag derives from the royal coat of arms of the historical royal family of the Crown of Aragon, House of Barcelona. |
| Файл:Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg | 1983– | Flag of Extremadura | |
| Файл:Flag of Galicia.svg | 19th century (official from 1984)Шаблон:Snd | Flag of Galicia | The flag of Galicia appeared for the first time in the 19th century, probably based on the colours of the ancient medieval flags of the Kingdom of Galicia. Originally, the flag was a blue St Andrew's Cross over a white field—St Andrew is one of the most popular saints in Galicia. The coat of arms of Galicia was the former flag of the Kingdom of Galicia. Colors blue, white and gold were always related with Galicia. The chalice and the golden crosses on blue background have been its symbol since medieval times (13th century). For some time it was thought that it was based on the flag of the maritime province of Corunna, but today it is known that the design is earlier. |
| Файл:Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg | 1982– | Flag of La Rioja | |
| Файл:Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg | 1983– | Flag of the Community of Madrid | The seven stars represent the stars of the constellation Ursa Minor. They're five-pointed because they represent the five Spanish provinces which surround the Community of Madrid. |
| Файл:Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg | 1982– | Flag of the Region of Murcia | |
| Файл:Flag of Navarre.svg | 1982– | Flag of Navarre | |
| Файл:Bandera de la Comunidad Valenciana (2x3).svg | 1982– | Flag of the Valencian Community |
Sweden
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Skånska flaggan.svg | 1902 (?)– | Flag of Scania |
Switzerland
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Canton of Bern.svg | 1289– | Flag of Bern | |
| Файл:Flag of Canton of Geneva.svg | 15th centuryШаблон:Snd | Flag of Geneva | The flag of Geneva is the historical flag of the city of Geneva, showing the Imperial Eagle and a Key of St. Peter (symbolizing the status of Geneva as Reichsstadt and as episcopal seat, respectively), in use since the 15th century. |
| Файл:Flag of Canton of Glarus.svg | Flag of Glarus | Gules, a pilgrim walking towards the dexter argent, habited sable, holding in his dexter hand a staff, in his sinister hand a bible, and above his head a halo. | |
| Файл:Flag of Canton of Lucerne.svg | 1386– | Flag of Lucerne | |
| Файл:Flag of Canton of Sankt Gallen.svg | 1803– | Flag of St. Gallen | A white upright fasces with the axe blade facing the hoist on green field. |
| Файл:Flag of Canton of Schwyz.svg | 1240– | Flag of Schwyz | A white banner with a cross on the top-left |
| Файл:Flag of Canton of Uri.svg | 13th centuryШаблон:Snd | Flag of Uri | A bull's head seen face on, with a red tongue and a red nose ring, on a yellow field. |
| Файл:Flag of Canton of Vaud.svg | 1803– | Flag of Vaud | |
| Файл:Flag of Canton of Zürich.svg | 1220 (?)– | Flag of Zürich |
Ukraine
United Kingdom
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of England.svg | 16th centuryШаблон:Snd | Flag of England | England is one of the home nations that forms the United Kingdom. The St George's Cross is the customary national flag. |
| 1953–1973 | Flag of Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland is one of the home nations that forms the United Kingdom. The 'Ulster Banner' (Ulster Scots: Ulstèr Bannèr; Irish: Meirge Uladh) was the official flag of Northern Ireland between 1953 and 1973, however, its use is now unofficial and Northern Ireland lacks a unique official flag. | |
| Файл:Flag of Scotland.svg | 14th centuryШаблон:Snd | Flag of Scotland | Scotland is one of the home nations that forms the United Kingdom. The 'Saltire' is the official national flag. |
| Файл:Flag of Wales 2.svg | 9th centuryШаблон:Snd | Flag of Wales | Wales is one of the home nations that forms the United Kingdom. The Red Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch) is the official national flag. The Welsh dragon has ancient origins, but was first officially flown in the modern era in 1959. |
Flags of European cities
Шаблон:Main Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants: Шаблон:Gallery
Flags of European ethnic groups
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of the Crimean Tatars | 1917– | Flag of the Crimean Tatars | |
| Flag of the Ingrians | 1919– | Flag of the Ingrians | |
| Flag of the Kven people | 2017– | Flag of the Kven people | |
| Flag of the Livonians | 1923– | Flag of the Livonians | |
| Файл:Flag of the Romani people.svg | 1971– | Flag of the Romani people | |
| Flag of the Rusyns | 2007– | Flag of the Rusyns | |
| Sami flag | 1986– | Flag of the Sami people | |
| Flag of the Setos | 2003– | Flag of the Setos | |
| Flag of the Sorbs | 1842– | Flag of the Sorbs | |
| Flag of the Vepsians | 1992– | Flag of the Vepsians | |
| Flag of the Võros | 2013– | Flag of the Võros | |
| Flag of the Votians | 2003– | Flag of the Votians |
Historical flags
Supranational and international flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Comecon.svg | 1949–1991 | Flag of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance | |
| Файл:Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community 6 Star Version.svg | 1958–1972 | Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community | |
| Файл:Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community 9 Star Version.svg | 1973–1980 | Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community | |
| Файл:Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community 10 Star Version.svg | 1981–1985 | Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community | |
| Файл:Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community 12 Star Version.svg | 1986–2002 | Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community | |
| Файл:Flag of the Western European Union (1993-1995).svg | 1993–1995 | Flag of the Western European Union | |
| Файл:Flag of the Western European Union.svg | 1995–2011 | Flag of the Western European Union |
Notes
References
External links
See also
- Lists of flags of European countries
- List of Albanian flags
- List of Andorran flags
- List of Armenian flags
- List of Austrian flags
- List of Azerbaijani flags
- List of Belarusian flags
- List of Belgian flags
- List of flags of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of Bulgarian flags
- List of Croatian flags
- List of Cypriot flags
- List of Czech flags
- List of Danish flags
- List of Estonian flags
- List of flags of Finland
- List of French flags
- List of flags of Georgia (country)
- List of German flags
- List of Greek flags
- List of Hungarian flags
- List of Icelandic flags
- List of flags of Ireland
- List of Italian flags
- List of Kazakh flags
- List of flags of Kosovo
- List of flags of Latvia
- List of Liechtensteinian flags
- List of flags of Lithuania
- List of flags of Luxembourg
- List of flags of Malta
- List of flags of Moldova
- List of Monégasque flags
- List of flags of Montenegro
- List of flags of the Netherlands
- Flags of North Macedonia
- List of flags of Norway
- List of Polish flags
- List of Portuguese flags
- List of flags of Romania
- List of Russian flags
- List of Sammarinese flags
- List of Serbian flags
- List of Slovak flags
- List of Slovenian flags
- List of Spanish flags
- List of flags of Sweden
- List of Swiss flags
- List of Turkish flags
- List of Ukrainian flags
- List of United Kingdom flags
- List of Vatican flags
- Flags of Austria-Hungary
- Flags of the Holy Roman Empire
- List of Soviet flags
- List of Yugoslav flags
- Other pages about European flags
Шаблон:- Шаблон:Flag of Europe Шаблон:Lists of flags
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Scheidler, Karl Hermann (1865-08-05) Шаблон:Lang, Leipzig, 98
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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