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2 days ago · Stripes of red and white have been a collective emblem of Austria for over 800 years, and they were first used on the flag in 1191. According to long-established legend, the red and white flag was designed to resemble the bloodstained white coat worn by the Duke of Austria during a fierce battle. 1918–1920. 1991–.
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2 days ago · Crete ( / kriːt / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti [ˈkriti], Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete rests about 160 km (99 mi) south of the ...
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1 day ago · Some Estonian county flags features the green and white background with the coat of arms of the county. Subdivision flags were not always ubiquitous. Many country subdivisions went decades without a flag, until a certain event or an independence or a formation of the country to adopt a creation of the flag.
4 days ago · Greek is the only language that distinguishes by three different qualities ( ĕ, ă, ŏ) the secondary short vowels resulting in certain positions from the three laryngeal sounds, * H1, * H2, * H3, of Indo-European. (An asterisk preceding a sound or word indicates that it is not an attested, but a reconstructed, hypothetical form.
1 day ago · Climate: Greece has mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Athens daytime summer temperature averages 90°F and often exceeds 100°F for periods... More. Border Countries: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 km More. Environment - Current Issues: air pollution; water pollution More.
- 70 °F
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4 days ago · Battle of Crete, airborne assault by Nazi Germany on the Greek island of Crete during World War II that took place from May 20 to June 1, 1941.. After the abject failure of a British expedition to defend Greece against German attack, remnants of the British and Commonwealth force were evacuated to Crete, an island of strategic importance to both sides, commanding shipping lanes to the Black ...
4 days ago · Greek War of Independence : 1821-1833. The Ottomans ruled Greece until the early 19th century. In 1821 the Greeks rebelled, and Santorini, with its large fleet of ships took part in the revolution. Evaggelos Matzarakis, a sea captain raised the Flag of Independence in Santorini on the 5th May of the same year.
