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flag of Europe

flag design created by the Council of Europe, then adopted as one of the official symbols of the European Communities and later of the European Union (EU); use Q98055852 for the "flag of EU" and Q105339315 for the "flag of the Council of Europe"
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flag of Europe
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flag of Europe

Summary

flag of Europe is a symbols of Europe[1]. It draws 3,196 Wikipedia views per month (symbols_of_europe category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • flag of Europe's instance of is recorded as symbols of Europe[3].
  • flag of Europe's instance of is recorded as flag[4].
  • flag of Europe's instance of is recorded as logo[5].
  • flag of Europe's instance of is recorded as flag design[6].
  • flag of Europe's depicts is recorded as field[7].
  • flag of Europe's depicts is recorded as five-pointed star[8].
  • flag of Europe's designed by is recorded as Arsène Heitz[9].
  • flag of Europe's designed by is recorded as Paul Michel Gabriel Lévy[10].
  • flag of Europe's Commons category is recorded as Flag of Europe[11].
  • flag of Europe's color is recorded as blue[12].
  • flag of Europe's color is recorded as gold[13].
  • flag of Europe's Unicode character is recorded as 🇪🇺[14].
  • December 8, 1955 marks the founding of flag of Europe[15].
  • flag of Europe's described at URL is recorded as https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/symbols/european-flag_en[16].
  • flag of Europe's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Europe[17].
  • flag of Europe's represents is recorded as Council of Europe[18].
  • flag of Europe's represents is recorded as European Economic Community[19].
  • flag of Europe's partially coincident with is recorded as flag of the European Union[20].
  • flag of Europe's shape is recorded as rectangle[21].
  • flag of Europe's different from is recorded as flag of the Council of Europe[22].
  • flag of Europe's different from is recorded as flag of the European Union[23].
  • flag of Europe's aspect ratio is recorded as 3:2[24].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include symbols of Europe[3], flag[4], logo[5], and flag design[6].

History and Context

December 8, 1955 marks the founding of flag of Europe[15].

Why It Matters

flag of Europe draws 3,196 Wikipedia views per month (symbols_of_europe category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . europa.eu. Retrieved . europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . countries-ofthe-world.com. Retrieved . countries-ofthe-world.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . cvce.eu. Retrieved . cvce.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . newrepublic.com. Retrieved . newrepublic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . countryflags.com. Retrieved . countryflags.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . countryflags.com. Retrieved . countryflags.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . shape.nato.int. Retrieved . shape.nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9438]]: 176857, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/112025494|Europaflagge (#112025494)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4371|Europalexikon]] #mix"
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