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The flag of Estonia waving above the Pikk Hermann tower of Toompea Castle in Tallinn. The national flag of Estonia (Eesti lipp) is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue at the top, black in the centre, and white at the bottom. The flag is called sinimustvalge (lit.
The blue-black-white flag was first consecrated at Otepää on 4 June 1884, as the flag of the Estonian University Student Association. During the following years the blue-black-white flag became a national symbol. The flag was already used as state flag on 24 February, when Estonia declared independence.
The national flag of Estonia is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white.The normal size is 105 × 165 cm. In Estonian it is called the "sinimustvalge" (literally "blue-black-white"), after the colours of the bands.
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Estonia (6 C, 14 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Estonia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Treaty that ended the Estonian War of Independence: 14 March Native Language Day emakeelepäev: Kristjan Jaak Peterson's birthday. Moveable Sunday: Mother's Day: emadepäev: Held on the second Sunday of May. 4 June National Flag Day: Eesti lipu päev: Date when the Flag of Estonia was first consecrated in 1884. 14 June Day of Mourning and ...
The three lions on the national symbol of Estonia originate from the arms of King Valdemar II of Denmark who conquered northern Estonia in 1219. [1] [2] The lions became part of the greater coat of arms of Tallinn (Reval), the centre of Danish government in Estonia, and the fiefdoms (German: Ritterschaften) of Harria and Viru.
"Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm " [a] is the national anthem of Estonia, originally adopted in 1920. [1]The lyrics were written by Johann Voldemar Jannsen and are set to a melody composed in 1848 by Fredrik Pacius, which is also that of the Finnish national anthem "Maamme", then the unofficial anthem of the Grand Duchy of Finland. [2]