Flag of Bremen

Bremen

Name	Bremer Landesflagge (Speckflagge)
Use	Civil flag
Proportion	3:2
Design	A red and white flag.
Variant flag of Bremen
Name	Bremer Dienstflagge
Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	3:2
Design	A red and white flag defaced with the coat of arms.
Variant flag of Bremen
Name	Bremer Staatsflagge
Use	State flag
Proportion	3:2
Design	A red and white flag defaced with the flag version of the coat of arms (Flaggenwappen).
Variant flag of Bremen
Name	Landesdienstflagge der bremischen Schiffahrt
Use	State flag
Proportion	3:2
Adopted	1891-1892; 1952
Design	A red and white flag defaced with the flag version of the coat of arms (Flaggenwappen) and a blue anchor in the hoist canton.

The flag of Bremen (used by both the city of Bremen and the state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen) consists of at least eight equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white, and checked at the hoist. It is colloquially known as Speckflagge (bacon flag). The civil flag does not contain the coat of arms. The state flag exists in three versions

• The Dienstflagge, which is defaced with the middle coat of arms.
• The Staatsflagge, which is defaced with the flag version of the coat of arms and usually has twelve instead of eight stripes.
• The Dienstflagge der bremischen Schiffahrt, which is defaced with the flag version of the coat of arms in the centre and a blue anchor in a white canton. It is used on state buildings used for shipping and navigation, and as the jack on Bremen ships.

See also

• Coat of arms of Bremen

External links

• official site about the flag and coat of arms of Bremen (German)
• Media related to Flags of Bremen at Wikimedia Commons
• Bremen at Flags of the World