Dannebrog, NE

Dannebrog is a village in Howard County, Nebraska, United States. The 2020 census counted 273 residents. Dannebrog is part of the Grand Island, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town became well known for being routinely featured on the CBS Sunday Morning segments by resident Roger Welsch. Dannebrog's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Nebraska setting. The local scoop is how Dannebrog's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. The first settlement at Dannebrog was made in 1871 by a colony of Danes from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The word "Dannebrog" is the Danish name for the flag of Denmark.