The flag of Baden-Württemberg, a state in Germany, has three variants. The civil flag () has one design, while the state flag (), 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. The flag, while identical, has no symbolism of or relation with the flag of the Austrian Empire.
History The flag of Baden-Württemberg was created in 1952, after the merger of the German states of (South) Baden, Württemberg-Baden, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern, which had been created by the occupying forces after World War II. Baden retained its yellow-red-yellow horizontal triband, while the state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern kept the Württemberg black-red horizontal bicolour. Württemberg-Baden employed a horizontal black-red-yellow tricolor, the same as the current German flag, but defaced with the state's arms. The colors chosen for the flag of the newly merged Baden-Württemberg were black and gold, and are defined in the constitution of the state of Baden-Württemberg, adopted on 11 November 1953.
See also
Flags of German states
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