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The Swedish alphabet (Swedish: Svenska alfabetet) is a basic element of the Latin writing system used for the Swedish language. The 29 letters of this alphabet are the modern 26-letter basic Latin alphabet ( a to z ) plus å , ä , and ö , in that order. It contains 20 consonants and 9 vowels ( a e i o u y å ä ö ).
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The traditional red and white polkagris Lena Lervik: Amalia Eriksson – the mother of the polkagris. This statue is located in Gränna, Sweden. This statue is located in Gränna, Sweden. Polkagris is a special candy stick type which was invented in Gränna 1859 by Amalia Eriksson (1824–1923), a poor 35-year-old widow.
Of all the early operators of military aircraft, Germany was unusual in not using circular roundels. After evaluating several possible markings, including a black, red, and white checkerboard, a similarly coloured roundel, and black stripes, it chose a black 'iron cross' on a square white field, as it was already in use on various flags, and reflected Germany's heritage as the Holy Roman Empire.
Common design elements of flags include shapes such as stars, stripes, and crosses, layout elements such as including a canton (a rectangle with a distinct design, such as another national flag), and the overall shape of a flag, such as the aspect ratio of a rectangular flag (whether the flag is square or rectangle, and how wide it is) or the ...
The five major colors of European heraldry (black, red, green, blue, and purple) are sorted next. Miscellaneous colors (murrey, tan, grey, and pink) are sorted last. Similar colors are grouped together to make navigation of this list practical.
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White saltire on red in the upper hoist corner. The canton in red and white represented Norway. 1838–1844: Alternate state flag: Used by private ships serving the Swedish Royal mail. 1761–1813: Military ensign of the Archipelago fleet: An all blue triple-tailed flag to be used by the Arméns flotta. mid-17th century–1815: State flag and ...