List of municipal flags of Northern Germany

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.

Index by state

Bremen

Main article: Bremen (state)

Cities

Municipality Flag Coat of arms Enactment Date
Abolition Date		 Description
Bremen 1952
Main articles: Flag of Bremen and Coat of arms of Bremen
The flag features eight equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white and checked at the hoist.
Variant with the coat of arms.
Variant with the greater coat of arms.
Bremerhaven 28 May 1947 The 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

Municipality Flag Coat of arms Enactment Date
Abolition Date		 Description
Bremen 14th century
1811		 Hanseatic flag
1871
1918		 The flag features eight equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with the coat of arms.
1935
1945		 Variant without the coat of arms.
1891
1892		 Sea flag.
1893
1921		 Sea flag.
1893
1921		 Sea flag.
1921
1933		 Sea flag.
1933
1935		 Sea flag.
1952 Service flag.
1895
1918		 Navy pilot flag.
1895
1918		 Navy customs flag.
1921
1933		 Navy customs flag.

Hamburg

Main article: Hamburg

Cities

Municipality Flag Coat of arms Enactment Date Description
Hamburg Coat of arms:
16th century
Flag:
1834
Main articles: Flag of Hamburg and Coat of arms of Hamburg
A red flag with a white castle.
Middle coat of arms.
Coat of arms:
16th century
Flag:
1897		 Variant with the greater coat of arms.
1642 Naval flag

Boroughs

Historical

Municipality Flag Coat of arms Enactment Date
Abolition Date		 Description
Hamburg 13th century
1685		 Hanseatic flag. A red flag.
1685
14 May 1752		 A red flag with a white castle.

Lower Saxony

Main article: Lower Saxony

Cities

Municipality Flag Coat of arms Enactment Date
Abolition Date		 Description References
Braunschweig 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

Main article: List of municipal flags of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Cities

Communities

Towns and villages

Historical

  • Rostock (14th century; Hanseatic flag)
    Rostock (14th century; Hanseatic flag)
  • Rostock (15th-18th centuries)
    Rostock (15th-18th centuries)
  • Rostock (18th century)
    Rostock (18th century)
  • Rostock (19th century)
    Rostock (19th century)
  • Rostock (19th century; variant 1)
    Rostock (19th century; variant 1)
  • Rostock (19th century; variant 2)
    Rostock (19th century; variant 2)
  • Rostock (19th century; variant 3)
    Rostock (19th century; variant 3)
  • Rostock (19th century; variant 4)
    Rostock (19th century; variant 4)
  • Rostock (19th century; variant 5)
    Rostock (19th century; variant 5)
  • Stralsund (14th century; Hanseatic flag)
    Stralsund (14th century; Hanseatic flag)
  • Wismar (15th century; Hanseatic flag)
    Wismar (15th century; Hanseatic flag)

Schleswig-Holstein

Main article: List of municipal flags of Schleswig-Holstein

References

  1. ^ "Stadtwappen". Bremerhaven. 24 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t No official flag.
  3. ^ "Hauptsatzung der Stadt Braunschweig" (PDF). Braunschweig.
  4. ^ Rabbow, Arnold (2003). Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch.

See also