Gotland, unofficial flags and flag proposals (Sweden)

Last modified: 2005-06-03 by phil nelson
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• History and Geography
• Description of the flag of the "Republic of Gotland" (Gutniska Republiken) (1)
• A proposed Scandinavian cross flag for Gotland (2)
• Sources

See also:

• Gotland
• County of Gotland (Gotlands län)
• Municipality of Gotland (Gotlands kommun)
• Öland, unofficial flags and flag proposals
• Götaland
• Regional flags (Sweden)
• Sweden

History and Geography

Gotland is an island in the Baltic Sea. The island is historically one of Sweden's 24 provinces.

Currently, there are two official flags for the island of Gotland - one for the province and county of Gotland and one for the commune of Gotland.

[1] Unofficial flag of "Republic of Gotland" (Gutniska Republiken)

by Jan Oskar Engene

A flag consisting of a red field with an old seal in white in the centre was launched in protest against the commune of Gotland which had replaced the seal it previously used as a logo. According to Andersson (1994, p. 24) the flag with the seal was introduced by the assembly of Föreningen Gotland (The Gotland Society) in 1984.

The seal on this flag is the one used centuries ago by the community of Gotland when the island was a peasant 'republic' loosely attached to the Swedish crown. It is known from 12