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Denmark's flag is the oldest national flag in use

The Dannebrog has been flown as a national emblem since the 1600s The red flag with a white cross is first documented in Danish sources in the fourteenth century but was not used as a national flag until the seventeenth. It has been in continuous official use longer than any other national flag. The legend that it fell from the sky at the Battle of Lyndanisse in 1219 is a later story with no contemporary record. It sits in Mondo's records & extremes collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The Dannebrog has been flown as a national emblem since the 1600s. The figure is taken from Nordic Council, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.