Flag of Baden-Württemberg

Flag of Baden-Württemberg

Name	State civil flag (Landesflagge)
Use	Civil flag
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	11 November 1953
Variant flag of Flag of Baden-Württemberg
Name	State Flag (Landesdienstflagge), Greater arms
Use	State flag
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	29 September 1954
Variant flag of Flag of Baden-Württemberg
Name	State Flag (Landesdienstflagge), Lesser arms
Use	State flag
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	29 September 1954

The flag of Baden-Württemberg 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]

History

The flag of Baden-Württemberg was created in 1952, after the merging of the former German states Baden, Württemberg-Baden, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern, that were divided due to different occupying forces after World War II. Historically, the state of Southern Baden used a yellow-red-yellow horizontal tricolour. The state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern used a black-red horizontal bicolour.^[2] The colors were chosen as black and gold, and are defined in the constitution of the state of Baden-Württemberg, adopted 11 November 1953.^[3]

References

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