Flag of Baden-Württemberg

Not to be confused with Flag of the Austrian Empire.
Flag of Baden-Württemberg
State civil flag (Landesflagge)
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Adopted11 November 1953
State Flag (Landesdienstflagge), Greater arms
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Adopted29 September 1954
State Flag (Landesdienstflagge), Lesser arms
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Adopted29 September 1954

The flag of Baden-Württemberg, a state in Germany, has three variants. The civil flag (Landesflagge) has one design, while the state flag (Landesdienstflagge), has two designs. All three flags are a black over gold bi-color, while the state flag has one of two variants of the state arms centered on the flag.[1] The flag, while identical, has no symbolism of or relation with the flag of the Austrian Empire.

History

The flag of Baden-Württemberg was created in 1952, after the merger of the German states of (South) Baden, Württemberg-Baden, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern, which had been created by the occupying forces after World War II. Baden retained its yellow-red-yellow horizontal triband, while the state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern kept the Württemberg black-red horizontal bicolour.[2] Württemberg-Baden employed a horizontal black-red-yellow tricolor, the same as the current German flag, but defaced with the state's arms. The colors chosen for the flag of the newly merged Baden-Württemberg were black and gold, and are defined in the constitution of the state of Baden-Württemberg, adopted on 11 November 1953.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ World Flag Database, Germany Sub-national flags, retrieved 2011-01-18
  2. ^ Flags of the World (2006-09-02), Baden-Württemberg (Germany), archived from the original on Oct 20, 2012, retrieved 2011-01-19
  3. ^ Baden-Württemberg (1953-11-11), Verfassung des Landes Baden-Württemberg, retrieved 2011-01-19
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