List of municipal flags of Northern Germany

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This page lists the municipal flags of Northern Germany. It is a part of the Lists of German municipal flags, which is split into regions. In turn, it is also split into states due to its size.

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Index by state

Bremen

Cities

MunicipalityFlagCoat of armsEnactment Date
Abolition Date
Description
Bremen Flag of Bremen.svg Bremen greater coat of arms.svg 1952 The flag features eight equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white and checked at the hoist.
Flag of Bremen (middle arms).svg Bremen Wappen(Mittel).svg Variant with the coat of arms.
State flag of Bremen.svg Bremen state flag coat of arms.svg Variant with the greater coat of arms.
Bremerhaven Bremerhaven flag.svg Wappen Bremerhaven.svg 28 May 1947The red-white-red flag with the coat of arms. The ship represents the Hanseatic League while its sails represents the Hanseatic cities (the red-white horizontal sail with the red cross and the key represents Bremerhaven, the blue sail with a gold anchor represents Geestemünde and the red sail with two scythe blades represents Lehe). Both the ship and fish represents the municipality as a port city. Designed by Waldemar Mallek. [1]

Historical

MunicipalityFlagCoat of armsEnactment Date
Abolition Date
Description
Bremen Hanse Bremen.svg 14th century
1811
Hanseatic flag
Staatsflagge Bremen Kaiserreich.svg 1871
1918
The flag features eight equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with the coat of arms.
Weserlotsenfahrzeuge.svg 1935
1945
Variant without the coat of arms.
Landesdienstflagge der bremischen Schiffahrt.svg 1891
1892
Sea flag.
Dienstflagge Staatsfahrzeuge Bremen.svg 1893
1921
Sea flag.
Dienstflagge Staatsfahrzeuge Bremen.svg 1893
1921
Sea flag.
Seedienstflagge Bremen 1921.svg 1921
1933
Sea flag.
Seedienstflagge Bremen 1933-1935.svg 1933
1935
Sea flag.
Landesdienstflagge der bremischen Schiffahrt 1952.svg 1952Service flag.
Flagge der Lotsenverwaltung, Bremen, 1895-1918, Deutsches Kaiserreich.svg 1895
1918
Navy pilot flag.
Flagge der Zollverwaltung, Bremen, 1895-1918, Deutsches Kaiserreich.svg 1895
1918
Navy customs flag.
Zollverwaltung Bremen 1921.svg 1921
1933
Navy customs flag.

Hamburg

Cities

MunicipalityFlagCoat of armsEnactment DateDescription
Hamburg Flag of Hamburg.svg DEU Hamburg COA.svg Coat of arms:
16th century
Flag:
1834
A red flag with a white castle.
Middle Coat of arms of Hamburg.svg Middle coat of arms.
Flagge Hamburg.svg Wappen der Hamburgischen Burgerschaft.svg Coat of arms:
16th century
Flag:
1897
Variant with the greater coat of arms.
Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Admiralty Coat of Arms of Hamburg.svg 1642Naval flag

Boroughs

Historical

MunicipalityFlagCoat of armsEnactment Date
Abolition Date
Description
Hamburg Hanse Hamburg.svg 13th century
1685
Hanseatic flag. A red flag.
Flag of Hamburg (before 1685-1751).svg 1685
14 May 1752
A red flag with a white castle.

Lower Saxony

Cities

MunicipalityFlagCoat of armsEnactment Date
Abolition Date
DescriptionReferences
Braunschweig DEU Braunschweig Flag.svg DEU Braunschweig COA.svg First adopted:
1231
Current form:
1954
A horizontal red and white flag with the coat of arms. The seal features a red Brunswick Lion as a symbolism of royal dignity and courage and it is used by many monarchies. It is used by Henry the Lion (one of the famous individuals of the House of Welf) during his lifetime. Its modern form is designed in 1954 by Hermann Eidenbenz. [3] [4]

Samtgemeinde

Towns and villages

Historical

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Cities

Communities

Towns and villages

Historical

Schleswig-Holstein

References

  1. "Stadtwappen". Bremerhaven. 24 April 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 No official flag.
  3. "Hauptsatzung der Stadt Braunschweig" (PDF). Braunschweig.
  4. Rabbow, Arnold (2003). Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch.

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