Danish King's Garden ( et, Taani kuninga aed) is a park in

Tallinn Old Town Tallinn Old Town ( et, Tallinna vanalinn) is the oldest part of Tallinn, Estonia. Old Town of Tallinn has managed to wholly preserve its structure of medieval and Hanseatic origin. Old Town represents an exceptionally intact 13th century city plan ...

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

. The park is the place where the flag of Denmark, ''

Dannebrog Dannebrog (until the mid-20th century often spelled Danebrog) may refer to: Flags and orders * The national Flag of Denmark * Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen, links=no), a Royal Danish decoration Places * Dannebrog Island, an i ...

'', according to tradition, is said to have been born. Every year on 15 June, ''Dannebrog'' or the ''Day of the Danish Flag'' is celebrated in the garden. The park's name derives from the Danish reign, which lasted in Tallinn and northern Estonia for over a hundred years, mainly during the 13th century.

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* Parks in Estonia Geography of Tallinn Tallinn Old Town {{Estonia-geo-stub