List of flags of Norway
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This is a list of flags of Norway containing images of and information about the official Norwegian
flags used.
, a member of parliament (Stortinget). The colours and the Nordic cross
reflect Norway's close ties with Sweden
and Denmark
.
Flags of counties
The counties and municipalities most often have a banner of their respective coats of arms as their flag. However they are seldom used. Most public buildings and private homes use the National flag.
This part of the gallery is incomplete
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
flags used.
National flag
The national flag was designed in 1821 by Fredrik MeltzerFredrik Meltzer
Fredrik Meltzer was a Norwegian businessman and politician perhaps best known for designing the flag of Norway. A member of the constituent assembly, Meltzer was one of the signatories of the Norwegian Constitution of 1814...
, a member of parliament (Stortinget). The colours and the Nordic cross
Nordic Cross Flag
The Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross, or Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated. All of the Nordic countries except Greenland have adopted such flags...
reflect Norway's close ties with Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Historical flags
These flags are no longer in use, except the merchant flag of 1821-1844, which was also used from 1899 until the present.Flags of countiesCounties of NorwayNorway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
and municipalities
The counties and municipalities most often have a banner of their respective coats of arms as their flag. However they are seldom used. Most public buildings and private homes use the National flag.This part of the gallery is incomplete