The flags of Frisia are the flags that are used to represent (the subdivisions of) Frisia, a cross-border cultural region in

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. Some designs are in official use on a local or provincial level, while others are used unofficially on a regional, linguistic or international level.

Interfrisian flag

As of today, two designs for an "Interfrisian flag" have been proposed. The first design was created in 2006 by the Groep fan Auwerk and is based on the flags of Norway and

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. In 2009, an alternative design was adopted by the

Interfrisian Council The Interfrisian Council is a geopolitical organization that represents the common interests of the Frisians. The organization consists of three regional councils or "sections": North Frisia, East Frisia and West Frisia. Every three years, the ...

, featuring elements of the flags of its three sections:

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East East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

and

West Frisia West Frisia ( la, Frisia Occidentalis) is a term that, when used in an international context, refers to the traditionally Frisian areas that are located west of the Dollart (i.e. in the present-day Netherlands). Along with East Frisia and North ...

Subdivisions

West Frisia

File:Frisian flag.svg, Flag of

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

File:Flag Ommelanden.svg, Flag of the

Ommelanden The Ommelanden (; ) are the parts of Groningen province that surround Groningen city. Usually mentioned as synonym for the province in the expression ("city and surrounding lands"). The area was Frisian-speaking, but under the influence of th ...

, based on the flag of Friesland File:West-Friesland vlag.svg, Flag of West Friesland

East Frisia

File:Flag of East Frisia.svg, Flag of East Frisia, adopted in 1989 File:Ostfriesland Flagge mit Wappen.0.2.svg, Flag of East Frisia with coat of arms File:Landkreis_Friesland_flag.svg, Flag of Landkreis Friesland File:Saterland_flag.svg, Flag of

Saterland Saterland (; Saterland Frisian: , ) is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated between the cities of Leer, Cloppenburg, and Oldenburg. It is home to Saterland Frisians, who speak Frisian in addit ...

File:Butjadingen_peninsula_flag.svg, Unofficial flag of the

Butjadingen Butjadingen is a peninsula and municipality in the Wesermarsch district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Butjadingen is situated on the German North Sea coast. It is bordered on the west and southwest by the Jade River and the east by the ...

peninsula File:Land_Wursten_flag.svg, Flag of

Land Wursten Land Wursten is a former ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was situated approximately southwest of Cuxhaven, and north of Bremerhaven. Its seat was in the village Dorum. It wa ...

North Frisia

File:Nordfriesischeflagge.svg, Flag of

North Frisia North Frisia (; ; ) is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany between the rivers Eider and Wiedau. It also includes the North Frisian Islands and Heligoland. The region is traditionally inhabited by the Nort ...

File:Flag of North Frisia.svg, Flag of North Frisia with coat of arms File:Flagge Kreis Nordfriesland.svg, Flag of Kreis Nordfriesland File:Flag of Helgoland.svg, Flag of

Heligoland Heligoland (; german: Helgoland, ; Heligolandic Frisian: , , Mooring Frisian: , da, Helgoland) is a small archipelago in the North Sea. A part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein since 1890, the islands were historically possessions ...

File:Friesenflagge mit skandinavischen Kreuz.svg, Variant flag of North Frisia

Gallery

File:Friesenbeflaggung.jpg, The flags of North, East and West Frisia File:ÅrsmødeFlag1.jpg, The flags of North Frisia,

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and Southern Schleswig Danes

References

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