Flags of German states

File:Flag-map of Germany (subdivisions).svg

A map of Germany, showing all the State flags and coat of arms.

All German states have a (flag of the state, sometimes known as a civil flag), that may be used by anyone. Some states have another variant, often showing the state coat of arms, called the (service flag or government flag, sometimes known as a state flag), normally for use by official government offices only. In addition to these flags, in a few states there are variants exclusively for the state senate, or for state-operated ships. In some cases, there are specific flags for high-ranking officials, mainly used as car flags. Frequently, the flags are used in vertical variants.

Current state flags

Since German reunification in 1990, there are 16 states and state flags.

Civil flag	State flag	Administrative division		Adopted	Description	Ref.
File:Flag of Baden-Württemberg.svg	File:Flag of Baden-Württemberg (state, greater arms) 2020.svg File:Flag of Baden-Württemberg (state, lesser arms).svg	Template:Sort	Baden-Württemberg	1954–present	Flag of Baden-Württemberg
File:Flag of Bavaria (lozengy).svg File:Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg		Template:Sort	Bavaria	1949–present	Flag of Bavaria
File:Flag of Berlin.svg		Template:Sort	Berlin	1954–present	Flag of Berlin
File:Flag of Brandenburg.svg		Template:Sort	Brandenburg	1991–present	Flag of Brandenburg
File:Flag of Bremen.svg	File:State flag of Bremen.svg File:Flag of Bremen (middle arms).svg	Template:Sort	Bremen	1952–present	Flag of Bremen
File:Flag of Hamburg.svg	File:Flagge Hamburg.svg	Template:Sort	Hamburg	Civil flag 1751–present; state flag introduced in 1897, confirmed in 1952	Flag of Hamburg
File:Flag of Hesse.svg	File:Flag of Hesse (state).svg	Template:Sort	Hesse	1949–present	Flag of Hesse
File:Flag of Lower Saxony.svg	File:Flag of Lower Saxony.svg File:Flag of Lower Saxony (state ensign).svg	Template:Sort	Lower Saxony	1951–present	Flag of Lower Saxony
File:Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.svg	File:Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (state).svg	Template:Sort	Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania	1991–present	Flag of Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania
File:Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia.svg	File:Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia (state).svg	Template:Sort	North Rhine-Westphalia	1953–present	Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia
File:Flag of Rhineland-Palatinate.svg		Template:Sort	Rhineland-Palatinate	1948–present	Flag of Rhineland-Palatinate
File:Flag of Saarland.svg		Template:Sort	Saarland	1957–present	Flag of Saarland
File:Flag of Saxony.svg	File:Flag of Saxony (state).svg	Template:Sort	Saxony	1991–present	Flag of Saxony
File:Flag of Saxony-Anhalt (state).svg		Template:Sort	Saxony-Anhalt	1991–present	Flag of Saxony-Anhalt
File:Flag of Schleswig-Holstein.svg	File:Flag of Schleswig-Holstein (state).svg	Template:Sort	Schleswig-Holstein	1948–present	Flag of Schleswig-Holstein
File:Flag of Thuringia.svg	File:Flag of Thuringia (state).svg	Template:Sort	Thuringia	1991–present	Flag of Thuringia

Historical flags

Flag	Administrative division		Adopted	Description
File:Flagge Großherzogtum Baden (1891–1918).svg	Template:Sort	South Baden	1945–1952	Flag of Baden
File:Flag of Württemberg-Baden.svg	Template:Sort	Württemberg-Baden
File:Flagge Königreich Württemberg.svg	Template:Sort	Württemberg-Hohenzollern

German Democratic Republic

Flag	Administrative division		Adopted	Description
File:Flag of East Berlin (1956–1990).svg	Template:Sort	East Berlin	1956–1990	Flag of Berlin
File:Flag of Brandenburg (1945-1952).svg	Template:Sort	Brandenburg	1945–1952	Flag of Brandenburg
File:Flagge Großherzogtümer Mecklenburg.svg	Template:Sort	Mecklenburg		Flag of Mecklenburg
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Sachsen.svg	Template:Sort	Saxony-Anhalt		Flag of Saxony-Anhalt

Greater German Reich

Flag	Administrative division		Adopted	Description
File:Gaufahne Sachsen 1933-1945.svg	Template:Sort	Gau Saxony	1933-1945
File:Dienstflagge Preußen 1933-35.svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Prussia		Flag of Prussia
File:State Flag of Thuringia 1933.svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Thuringia		Flag of Thuringia

Weimar Republic/Nazi Germany

Constituent states

Flag	Administrative division		Adopted	Description
File:Flagge Herzogtum Anhalt.svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Anhalt	1918–1945
File:Flagge Großherzogtum Baden (1891–1918).svg	Template:Sort	Republic of Baden		Flag of Baden
File:Flagge Herzogtum Braunschweig.svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Brunswick	1918–1946
File:Flagge Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (1911-1920).svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Coburg	1918–1920
File:Flagge Großherzogtum Hessen ohne Wappen.svg	Template:Sort	People's State of Hesse	1918–1945	Flag of Hesse
File:Flagge Fürstentum Lippe.svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Lippe	1918–1947
File:Flag of the Free City of Lübeck.svg	Template:Sort	Free City of Lübeck	?–1937
File:Flagge Großherzogtümer Mecklenburg.svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	1918–1933	Flag of Mecklenburg
	Template:Sort	Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
File:Civil flag of Oldenburg.svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Oldenburg	1918–1946
File:Flag of Prussia (1918–1933).svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Prussia	1918–1933	Flag of Prussia
File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg		People's State of Reuss	1919–1920
File:Flagge Fürstentum Schaumburg-Lippe.svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe	1918–1946
File:Flagge Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (1826-1911).svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Saxe-Altenburg	1918–1920
	Template:Sort	Free State of Saxe-Meiningen
File:Flagge Großherzogtum Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1897-1920).svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
File:Flagge Fürstentümer Schwarzburg.svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
	Template:Sort	Free State of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg	Template:Sort	Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont	1918–1929
File:Flagge Königreich Württemberg.svg	Template:Sort	Free People's State of Württemberg	1918–1945

Provinces of Prussia

Flag	Administrative division		Adopted	Description
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Brandenburg.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Brandenburg	1918–1945	Flag of Brandenburg
File:Civil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg	Template:Sort	East Prussia
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Hannover.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Hanover
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Hessen-Nassau.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Hesse-Nassau	1918–1944
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Hohenzollern.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Hohenzollern	1918–1945
File:Hessen KS flag.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Kurhessen	1944–1945
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Schlesien.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Lower Silesia and Province of Silesia	1919–1945	Flag of Silesia
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Nassau.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Nassau	1944–1945
File:Provinz Pommern flag.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Pomerania	1882–1945	Flag of Western Pomerania
File:Flagge Preußen - Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen.svg	Template:Sort	Posen-West Prussia	1922–1938
File:Flagge Preußen - Rheinland.svg	Template:Sort	Rhine Province	1922–1945
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Sachsen.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Saxony	1918–1945	Flag of Saxony-Anhalt
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Schleswig-Holstein.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Schleswig-Holstein		Flag of Schleswig-Holstein
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Oberschlesien.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Upper Silesia	1919–1938 1941–1945	Flag of Upper Silesia
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Westfalen.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Westphalia	1918–1945

German Empire

Provinces of Prussia

Flag	Administrative division		Adopted	Description
File:Flag of Berlin 1861.svg	Template:Sort	Berlin	1861–1912	Flag of Berlin
File:Provinz Pommern flag.svg	Template:Sort	Province of Pomerania	1882–1945	Flag of Western Pomerania
File:Flagge Preußen - Provinz Westpreußen.svg	Template:Sort	West Prussia	1886–1920

Minority flags

• Flag of Silesians (with eagle)
  Flag of Silesians (with eagle)
• Flag of Silesians (Saxony)
  Flag of Silesians (Saxony)
• Flag of Sorbs (Saxony)
  Flag of Sorbs (Saxony)

See also

• Coats of arms of German states
• List of district flags of Germany
• Lists of German municipal flags