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AllGerman states have aLandesflagge (flag of the state, sometimes known as acivil flag), that may be used by anyone. Some states have another variant, often showing thestate coat of arms, called theDienstflagge (service flag orgovernment flag, sometimes known as astate 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 ascar flags. Frequently, the flags are used in vertical variants.
SinceGerman reunification in 1990, there are 16 states and state flags.[1]
| Civil flag | State flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | _2020.svg) .svg) |  | Baden-Württemberg | 1954–present | Flag of Baden-Württemberg | [1] |
.svg) .svg) |  | Bavaria | 1949–present | Flag of Bavaria | ||
 |  | Berlin | 1954–present | Flag of Berlin | [1] | |
 |  | Brandenburg | 1991–present | Flag of Brandenburg | ||
 |  .svg) |  | Bremen | 1952–present | Flag of Bremen | |
 |  |  | Hamburg | Civil flag 1751–present; state flag introduced in 1897, confirmed in 1952 | Flag of Hamburg | [1] |
 | .svg) |  | Hesse | 1949–present | Flag of Hesse | |
 | .svg) |  | Lower Saxony | 1951–present | Flag of Lower Saxony | [1] |
 | .svg) |  | Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania | 1991–present | Flag of Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania | |
 | .svg) |  | North Rhine-Westphalia | 1953–present | Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
 |  | Rhineland-Palatinate | 1948–present | Flag of Rhineland-Palatinate | ||
 |  | Saarland | 1957–present | Flag of Saarland | ||
 | .svg) |  | Saxony | 1991–present | Flag of Saxony | |
.svg) |  | Saxony-Anhalt | 1991–present | Flag of Saxony-Anhalt | ||
 | .svg) |  | Schleswig-Holstein | 1948–present | Flag of Schleswig-Holstein | |
 | .svg) |  | Thuringia | 1991–present | Flag of Thuringia | |
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg) |  | South Baden | 1945–1952 | Flag of Baden |
 |  | Württemberg-Baden | ||
 |  | Württemberg-Hohenzollern | ||
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | .svg) | East Berlin | 1956–1990 | Flag of Berlin |
.svg) |  | Brandenburg | 1945–1952 | Flag of Brandenburg |
 |  | Mecklenburg | Flag of Mecklenburg | |
 |  | Saxony-Anhalt | Flag of Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | .svg) | Gau Saxony | 1933-1945 | |
 | .svg) | Free State of Prussia | Flag of Prussia | |
 | .svg) | State of Thuringia | Flag of Thuringia | |
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | .svg) | Free State of Anhalt | 1918–1945 | |
| .svg) | Republic of Baden | Flag of Baden | |
 | .svg) | Free State of Brunswick | 1918–1946 | |
.svg) | .svg) | Free State of Coburg | 1918–1920 | |
 | .svg) | People's State of Hesse | 1918–1945 | Flag of Hesse |
 | .svg) | Free State of Lippe | 1918–1947 | |
 | .svg) | Free City of Lübeck | ?–1937 | |
| .svg) | Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1918–1933 | Flag of Mecklenburg |
.svg) | Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||
 | .svg) | Free State of Oldenburg | 1918–1946 | |
.svg) | | Free State of Prussia | 1918–1933 | Flag of Prussia |
.svg) | People's State of Reuss | 1919–1920 | ||
 | .svg) | Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe | 1918–1946 | |
.svg) | .svg) | Free State of Saxe-Altenburg | 1918–1920 | |
.svg) | Free State of Saxe-Meiningen | |||
.svg) | .svg) | Free State of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | ||
 | .svg) | Free State of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | ||
.svg) | Free State of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | |||
| .svg) | Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont | 1918–1929 | |
| .svg) | Free People's State of Württemberg | 1918–1945 | |
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | .svg) | Province of Brandenburg | 1918–1945 | Flag of Brandenburg |
 | .svg) | East Prussia | ||
 | .svg) | Province of Hanover | ||
 | .svg) | Province of Hesse-Nassau | 1918–1944 | |
 | .svg) | Province of Hohenzollern | 1918–1945 | |
 |  | Province of Kurhessen | 1944–1945 | |
 | .svg) | Province of Lower Silesia andProvince of Silesia | 1919–1945 | Flag of Silesia |
 | .png) | Province of Nassau | 1944–1945 | |
 | .svg) | Province of Pomerania | 1882–1945 | Flag of Western Pomerania |
 | .svg) | Posen-West Prussia | 1922–1938 | |
 | .svg) | Rhine Province | 1922–1945 | |
| .svg) | Province of Saxony | 1918–1945 | Flag of Saxony-Anhalt |
 | .svg) | Province of Schleswig-Holstein | Flag of Schleswig-Holstein | |
 | .svg) | Province of Upper Silesia | 1919–1938 1941–1945 | Flag of Upper Silesia |
 | .svg) | Province of Westphalia | 1918–1945 | |
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | .svg) | Berlin | 1861–1912 | Flag of Berlin |
| | Province of Pomerania | 1882–1945 | Flag of Western Pomerania |
 | .svg) | West Prussia | 1886–1920 | |
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