Flag of Baden-Württemberg

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Flag of Baden-Württemberg

State civil flag (Landesflagge)
Use	Civil flag
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	11 November 1953
State Flag (Landesdienstflagge), Greater arms
Use	State flag
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	29 September 1954
State Flag (Landesdienstflagge), Lesser arms
Use	State flag
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	29 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.

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 triband. 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 on 11 November 1953.^[3]

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  Electoral Palatinate
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  Peasants' army
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  Electoral Palatinate - war flag (1604)
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  Electorate of Baden (1803–1806)
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  Electorate of Baden (1848–1862)
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  Electorate of Baden (1862–1871)
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  Electorate of Baden (1871–1891)
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  Grand Duchy of Baden and Republic of Baden (1891–1918)
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  Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1576–1850)
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  Province of Hohenzollern (1850–1946)
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  Principality of Leyen (1806–1813)
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  Duchy of Württemberg (1495–1803)
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  Electorate of Württemberg, Kingdom of Württemberg (1803–1816)
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  Kingdom of Württemberg, Free People's State of Württemberg and Württemberg-Hohenzollern (1817–1952)
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  Württemberg-Baden (1945–1952)
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  Flag of the Royal Yacht Club of Württemberg in Friedrichshafen (1913–1918)

• Flags of German states