Flag of Schonens

Cross flag of Schonens, semi-official but widely used

Official flag of Skåne, not used as much as the semi-official cross flag.

The cross flag Scania ( Danish and Swedish : Skane ) combined constituents of Danish and Swedish flag. The red background is taken from the Danish flag and indicates the Danish tradition and history of the area. The golden cross comes from the Swedish flag and indicates affiliation and relationships with Sweden. The flag was designed in 1902 by the Scandinavian historian Martin Weibull . The flag has been used by the Skåne Region since February 1999 and can be considered semi-official.

The flag is also known as the Skåneland flag to be used in Blekinge and Halland as well. Flag day is the third Sunday in July.

The official flag of Schonens is actually a flag with the red head of a griffin .

See also

• Scandinavian flags
• Flag of Finland Sweden
• Flag of Småland
• Flag of Ostergotland

Web links

• History of the flag (english)
• Skånelands Flag Foundation (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Scanian cross flag (Sweden) . Crwflags.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 6, 2010. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Scanian flag (Sweden) . Crwflags.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
3. ↑ Nyhetsbrev 2/1999 från Skåne