| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1219—Present | National flag and civil ensign | Flag of Denmark |
 | ? —Present | State flag | |
 | ? —Present | Flag of Denmark (vertical banner) | |
 | ? —Present | Helsingor Flag | |
 | ? —Present | Pennant flag | |
 | ? —Present | Pennant flag |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1972—present | Royal Standard of Denmark, used by King Frederik X | Royal flag with the greater (Monarch's) coat of arms |
 | 1914—present | The Flag of the Crown Prince of Denmark | Royal flag with the smaller (also: national) coat of arms. |
 | 1914—present | The Flag of the temporary Regent of Denmark (in practice a member of the Royal House) | Royal flag with a Royal crown (top), a sceptre, a sword (in saltire), and an orb (bottom) in the centre white square. |
 | ? —Present | Royal House Standard (Other Members of the Royal Family) | Royal flag with a Royal crown in the centre white square. |
 | 1972—present | Royal Pennant of the Monarch | A pentagonal (i.e. a square and a triangle combined) pennant. In the hoist a white square with the same coat of arms as the royal flag, in the fly, a triangle with swallow-tail, a red field with a white cross. |
 | ? —Present | Royal Pennant | A pentagonal (i.e. a square and a triangle combined) pennant. In the hoist a white square with the lesser coat of arms (same as the crown prince's flag), in the fly, a triangle with swallow-tail, a red field with a white cross. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  1948–1972 | Royal Standard of Denmark | Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark |
 | 1903–1948 | Royal Standard of Denmark | Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark |
 | 1819–1903 | Royal Standard of Denmark | Royal flag with the greater coat of arms of Denmark |
 | 1731–1819 | Royal Standard of Denmark | Royal flag with the middle coat of arms of Denmark-Norway |
 | 1948–2000 | Royal Standard of Queen Ingrid, The Queen Mother | |
 | 1972–2002 | The Flag of Prince Henrik of Denmark | Royal flag with the arms of Prince Henrik. |
 | 2002–2018 | The Flag of Prince Henrik of Denmark | Royal flag with the arms of Prince Henrik, with a prince's crown replaced by the royal crown. |
 | 1968-2024 | Frederik the Crown Prince of Denmark | Royal flag with the arms of Frederik the Crown Prince. |
 | Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions dexter) |
 | Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister) |
 | Order of the Dannebrog |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?—Present | Minister of Defence flag. | Naval ensign with a crowned fouled anchor, placed in a centred white box. [2] |
 | ?—present | Rank flag for the Chief of Defence | State flag or naval ensign with two white staffs in saltire in the upper canton. [2] |
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| | 1979—present | Rank flag for a general or an admiral | State flag or naval ensign with four stars equally split in the cantons of the hoist side. [2] |
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| | 1979—present | Rank flag for a lieutenant general or a vice admiral | State flag or naval ensign with three stars, two in the upper canton and one in the lower. [2] |
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| | 1979—present | Rank flag for a major general or a counter admiral | State flag or naval ensign with two stars equally split in the cantons of the hoist side. [2] |
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| | 1979—present | Rank flag for a brigade general or a flotilla admiral | State flag or naval ensign with one star in the upper canton. [2] |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?—Present | Danish Artillery Regiment, Army Rank Flag of Denmark - King, colours | |
 | ?—Present | Danish Artillery Regiment, Army Rank Flag of Denmark - Chief of the General Command, colours | |
| | ?—Present | Danish Artillery Regiment, Army Rank Flag of Denmark - Chief of a Division, colours | |
| | <1580 [3] —Present | The Royal Danish Army uses the state flag. | |
 | 2019—Present | Danish Artillery Regiment colours | |
 | 1997—Present | Engineer Regiment colours | |
  | 2001—Present | Guard Hussar Regiment colours and standard | |
 | 2019—Present | Intelligence Regiment colours | |
 | 1972—Present | Jutland Dragoon Regiment standard | |
 | 1972—Present | Royal Life Guards colours | |
 | 2019—Present | Schleswig Regiment of Foot colours | |
 | 2019—Present | Signal Regiment colours | |
 | 1990—Present | Logistic Regiment colours |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | (17th century) | Battle flag of Scots fighting for Denmark (17th century) | |
 | 1790–1842 | Standards of the 10th Regiment, Regimental flag of 2nd Jutland Infantry Regiment | |
 | 1785–1790 | Standards of the 10th Regiment, Regimental flag of Ribe Infantry Regiment | |
 | 1790–1819 | Standards of the Danish Life Regiment | |
 | 1785–1842 | Standards of the Falster Regiment of Foot, Regimental flag of 3rd Jutland Infantry Regiment | |
 | 1790–1808 | Standards of the Funen Life Regiment | |
 | 1749–1766 | Standards of the Funen Life Regiment | |
 | 1790–1842 | Standards of the Jutlandic Regiment of Foot, Regimental flag of Funen Infantry Regiment | |
| | 1785–1790 | Standards of the Jutlandic Regiment of Foot, Regimental flag of 2nd Jutland Infantry Regiment | |
 | 1819–1842 | Standards of the King's Regiment of Foot, Regimental flag of 2nd Life regiment on Foot (Denmark) | |
 | 1785–1819 | Standards of the King's Regiment of Foot, Regimental flag of Norwegian Infantry Regiment | |
 | ?–1785 | Standards of the King's Regiment of Foot, Regimental flag of The King's Life Regiment | |
 | 1790–1860 | Standards of the Marine Regiment, Regimental flag of 1st Jutland Infantry Regiment | |
 | 1785–1790 | Standards of the Marine Regiment, Regimental flag of Aarhus Infantry Regiment | |
 | ?–1785 | Standards of the Marine Regiment, Regimental flag of Bornholm Infantry Regiment | |
 | 1790–1808 | Standards of the Prince's Life Regiment, Regimental flag of Prince Frederik's Armed Infantry Regiment | |
 | 1753–1790 | Standards of the Prince's Life Regiment, Regimental flag of Prince Frederick's Infantry Regiment | |
 | 1810–1842 | Standards of the Queen's Life Regiment | |
 | ?–1790 | Standards of the Queen's Life Regiment | |
 | 1790–1808 | Standards of the Zealand Life Regiment, Regimental flag of Crown Prince's Regiment (Denmark) | |
 | 1785–1814 | Standards of the Zealand Life Regiment, Regimental flag of Zealandic Infantry Regiment | |
 | 1790–1842 | Standards of the Schleswig Regiment of Foot, Regimental flag of Schleswig Infantry Regiment | |
 | 1778–1785 | Funen Infantry Regiment | |
 | ?-1949 | Regimental flag of Northern Jutland National Regiment (of foot) | |
 | ?-1949 | Regimental flag of Zealand National Regiment (of foot) | |
  | 1940s | Standards of the Danish volunteers in the Winter War | |
 | 1940–1945 | Standards of the SS-Schalburgkorps (part of Germanic SS durning World War II, not part of Royal Danish Army) | |
 | 1941–1943 | Standards of the Free Corps Denmark (part of Germanic SS durning World War II, not part of Royal Danish Army) |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | <1585 [3] —Present | Naval Ensign | Like the state flag but the Royal Danish Navy uses flags with a darker hue than both the national and state flags. |
| | ? —Present | Chief of Defence staff flag. | State flag with two white staffs in saltire in the first quarter. |
 | ? —Present | Rank flag for General admiral staff flag. | Navy Rank Flag of General Admiral (Denmark) |
 | ? —Present | Chief of Squadron flag | |
 | ? —Present | Senior Officer Afloat flag | |
 | 1880s-? | Vice Admiral flag | |
 | 1880s-? | Counter admiral flag | |
 | 1858-? | Counter admiral flag |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1778–1814 | Customs services flag |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Post Danmark | State flag with the logo of Post Danmark |
 | ?–Present | Danish State Railways | State flag with the logo of DSB |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1985–Present | Flag of Greenland | Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of centre. The top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white.                           |
 | 1940–Present | Flag of the Faroe Islands | A red Nordic cross, which is offset to the left. The red cross is surrounded by an azure-blue border and is set on a white field.  |
The regions of Denmark do not have flags, instead using "logos" as symbols. These are sometimes misattributed as flags, and can be seen flown at times, but this is not the official use of them.
Some areas in Denmark have unofficial flags, listed below. The regional flags of Bornholm and Ærø are known to be in active use. The flags of Vendsyssel (Vendelbrog), the Jutlandic flag ("Den jyske fane"), and the flag of Funen ("Fynbo fanen") are obscure. None of these flags have legal recognition in Denmark, and are officially considered to be "fantasy flags". [4] Denmark reserves official recognition to official flags and regional flags (områdeflag) from other jurisdictions.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
   | 1970s—Present | Unofficial flag of Bornholm | Nordic Cross Flag in red and green. [5] Also known in a version with a white fimbriation of the green cross in a style similar to design of the Norwegian flag. |
  | 1633—Present | Unofficial flag of Ærø | Tricolour in yellow, green and red Very similar to the Flag of Lithuania. A frequent interpretation is that the colours represent the kings of Denmark (red), the dukes of Schleswig (yellow) and the islands itself (green). |
 | 1976—Present | Unofficial flag of Vendsyssel | Nordic Cross Flag in blue, orange and green. [6] Designed by Mogens Bohøj. [7] |
 | 1975—Present | Unofficial flag of Jutland | A Nordic Cross Flag in white and red. Designed by Per Kramer in 1975. [8] |
  | 1972—Present | Unofficial flag of Jutland | The Jutland flag is a symbol of the Jutland's influence on the most south-eastern part of Britain, which they settled together with the Angles and Saxons in the 5th century.  |
 | 2014—Present | Unofficial flag of West Jutland | The West Jutland flag symbolizes the grass and forest-green western Jutland with its white dunes. |
   | 2018/2019—Present | Unofficial flag of South Jutland-Schleswig |  |
 | 2014 — Present | Unofficial flag of Funen | There are two proposed flags: The green colour symbolises the island's importance as the 'pantry of Denmark'. The blue represents the island itself, and the red its strong ties to Denmark. [9] |
| Zealand flag | ?— Present | Unofficial flag of Zealand | [10] |
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
  | 1932–1945 | National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark | The only party in the history of Denmark that used flag was DNSAP. |
  | around 1999 | National Socialist Movement of Denmark, marginal traffic reactivating the former DNSAP. | |
| 2011–2017 | Party of the Danes, considered to be the 3rd incarnation of DNSAP. | ||
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
       | Flag of Frisians in Denmark | Flags of Frisia   | |
  | Flag of North Schleswig Germans | ||
  | Flag of the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig |  |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1016–1035 | North Sea Empire | The Raven Banner was used by Cnut the Great and many other Scandinavian rulers.         |
 | Circa 1300s | State Banner of the King of Denmark as depicted in the Gelre Armorial, the earliest representation of the Dannebrog. |    |
 | Circa 1300s | Royal Banner | Yellow Banner depicting the Arms of the King of Denmark; three crowned lions with a semée of hearts. |
 | 1430s | Kalmar Union | Emblems of the Kalmar Union                |
 | 1427 | A medieval ship flag captured from a Danish ship by forces from Lübeck |   |
  | The flag of Scania |    | |
 | The flag of Denmark-Gdańsk | ||
 | The flag of Denmark-Norway |  | |
 | 1814-1851 | Flag of Schleswig-Holstein |            |
 | 1796/1848-1917 | In the flag books this is labelled 'Danish in West Indies'. No official sources can tell us what the flag was, and that the flag is *not* the colonial ensign of the Danish West India. However, he argues that the flag was hoisted as a courtesy ensign on the foretop mast by ships bound for the colony. | Dannebrog in the canton of a blue flag, Blue Ensign of the flag.     |
  | The flag of Iceland, Denmark-Iceland |            |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1889–Present | Dampskibsselskabet Torm | |
 | 1866–Present | DFDS | |
 | 1904–Present | Maersk | |
 | 1897–Present | EAC Invest A/S | |
 | 1902–1979 | Danish-French Steamship Company da | |
 | 1879–1898 | Thingvalla Line | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Ensign of Royal Danish Yacht Club | |
 | ?–Present | Ensign of Randers Sejlklub | |
 | ?–Present | Denmark Yacht Ensign | |
 | ?–Present | Ensign of Hellerup Sejlklub |
| Flag | Club |
|---|---|
 | Aarhus Sejlklub |
 | Espergærde Sejlklub |
 | Faaborg Sejlklub |
 | Fredericia Sejlklub |
 | Gråsten Sejlklub |
   | Hellerup Sejlklub |
 | Horsens Sejlklub |
 | Kerteminde Sejlklub |
 | Kjøbenhavns Amatør-Sejlklub |
 | Kolding Sejlklub |
 | Royal Danish Yacht Club |
 | Middelfart Sejlklub |
 | Skovshoved Sejlklub |
 | Skælskør Amatør Sejlklub |
 | Taarbæk Sejlklub |
 | Thisted Sejlklub |
 | Yachtklubben Furesøen |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
    | 1796–1848 | In the flag books this is labelled 'Danish in West Indies'. No official sources can tell us what the flag was, and that the flag is *not* the colonial ensign of the Danish West India. However, he argues that the flag was hoisted as a courtesy ensign on the foretop mast by ships bound for the colony. | Dannebrog in the canton of a blue flag. |
 | 1924 | Flag of 2nd World Scout Jamboree | |
 | 1971–Present | Flag of Christiania | Unofficial flag |
 | 1944–Present | Flag of Kingdom of Elleore | Unofficial flag, unofficial country, kingdom and monarchy |
The flag of Denmark is red with a white Nordic cross, which means that the cross extends to the edges of the flag and that the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side.
Aabenraa Municipality is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark in southwestern Denmark. The municipality has an area of 940.7 km2 and a total population of 58,657 (2024). Its largest town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Aabenraa. The mayor of the municipality is Jan Riber Jakobsen, representing the Conservative People's Party.
The Counties of Denmark were former subdivisions of metropolitan Denmark and overseas territories, used primarily for administrative regions, with each county having its own council with substantial powers. Originally there had been twenty-four counties, but the number was reduced to roughly fourteen in 1970 – the number fluctuated slightly over the next three decades. In 2006 there were thirteen traditional counties as well as three municipalities with county status. On 1 January 2007, as a result of the strukturreformen, the counties were abolished and replaced by five larger regions which, unlike the counties, are not municipalities.
The Royal Danish Army is the land-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods, abandoning its traditional role of anti-invasion defence, and instead focusing on out of area operations by, among other initiatives, reducing the size of the conscripted and reserve components and increasing the active component, changing from 60% support structure and 40% operational capability, to 60% combat operational capability and 40% support structure. When fully implemented, the Danish army will be capable of deploying 1,500 troops permanently on three different continents continuously, or 5,000 troops for a shorter period of time, in international operations without any need for extraordinary measures such as parliamentary approval of a war funding bill.
The Danish Football Union is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues, alongside the men's and women's national teams. Based in the city of Brøndby, it is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA. The DBU has also been the governing body of futsal in Denmark since 2008.
The Danish Home Guard (HJV) is the fourth service of the Danish Armed Forces. It was formerly concerned only with the defence of Danish territory, but since 2008, it has also supported the Danish military efforts in Afghanistan and Kosovo. The Danish Home Guard has also provided training to Ukrainian soldiers in Ukraine, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Service is voluntary and unpaid, though members' loss of income from time taken off work, transport expenses and other basic expenses are compensated. However, workshop and depot staff plus clerks and senior officers are all paid. The unarmed Women's Army Corps (Lottekorpset) was merged in 1989 with the then all-male Home Guard to form the present, armed unisex Home Guard.
The Central Denmark Region, or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid-Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform. The reform abolished the traditional counties (amter) and replaced them with five new administrative regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the total number of municipalities from 271 to 98. The reform diminished the power of the regional level dramatically in favour of the local level and the national government in Copenhagen. The Central Denmark Region comprises 19 municipalities.
The North Jutland Region, or in some official sources, the North Denmark Region, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform, which abolished the traditional counties and set up five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 before 1 January 2006, when Ærø Municipality was created, to 98. North Jutland Region has 11 municipalities. The reform diminished the power of the regional level dramatically in favor of the local level and the central government in Copenhagen.
The five Regions of Denmark were created as administrative entities at a level above the municipalities and below the central government in the public sector as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, when the 13 counties (amter) were abolished. At the same time, the number of municipalities (kommuner) was cut from 270 to 98. The reform was approved and made into a law by the lawmakers in the Folketing 26 June 2005 with elections to the 98 municipalities and 5 regions being held Tuesday 15 November 2005.
The coat of arms of Denmark has a lesser and a greater version.
The flag of Bornholm is the unofficial flag of the Danish island Bornholm. It was designed in the mid-1970s by local painter Bent Kaas, and is the flag of Bornholm most commonly used on the island. It is the Danish flag, but with a green Nordic cross in the centre instead of white. The green is said to symbolize the natural greenery of the island. The other variant resembles Norway's flag, except replacing the blue inner cross with green.
East Jutland metropolitan area is a potential metropolitan area in Jutland and Funen, Denmark. Aarhus is the most populated city in the region.
Jutland Art Academy, is a state recognized institute for higher education in Aarhus, Denmark, offering a 5-year programme in contemporary art. The academy has no departments and focuses on conceptually driven practices and transdisciplinary work. The academy has about 50 students. The school is located in the street of Mejlgade in the Latin Quarter of Aarhus.
The Jutland Division was a mechanized infantry formation of the Danish Army during the Cold War. It was formed during 1951-1952 as 3rd Division from assets of the III Military Region and the division headquarters was initially located in Aabenraa. As initially formed, the division had only one active brigade and two reserve brigades. The division changed its name to "Jutland Division" in 1961. In 1975, the division headquarters was moved to Fredericia and the 2nd and 3rd Brigades received full equipment sets. By 1979, each brigade was made up of two mechanized infantry battalion, a tank battalion, a self-propelled artillery battalion, and an armored reconnaissance squadron (company). In 1981 the three armored reconnaissance squadron was merged into V/JDR Reconnaissance Battalion.
Skagen Lighthouse, also known as Skagen's Grey Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse four kilometres northeast of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. Designed by architect Niels Sigfred Nebelong, it was brought into operation on 1 November 1858.
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