Flag of Hamburg

Infobox flag
Name = Hamburg
Article =
Nickname = "Hamburgfahne" "Landesflagge"

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Use = 110110
Symbol = FIAV|normal
Proportion = 3:5
Adoption = 1834
Design = A red flag with the lesser coat of arms.
Nickname2 = "Hamburgische Staatsflagge"


Use2 = 010000
Symbol2 = FIAV|normal
Proportion2 = 3:5
Adoption2 = 1897
Design2 = A red flag with the greater coat of arms.
Nickname3="Admiralitätsflagge"

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Noborder3 = no
Use3 = 000011
Symbol3 = FIAV|normal
Proportion3 = 3:5
Adoption3 = 1642
Design3 =
Type = NationalThere are three flags of Hamburg, Germany. The "Landesflagge" (civil flag), the State flag of Hamburg ("Staatsflagge") and the admiralty flag ("Admiralitätsflagge") consist of the Coat of arms of Hamburg on a red flag.

The civil flag is free for use to everybody. The state flag of Hamburg is only used by the Senate of Hamburg as the head of state. This flag was created in 1897 on the occasion of the opening of the new town hall. The Admiralty flag of Hamburg is used only for state buildings connected to the navigation, since there are no warships as of 2008. It is inculding the admiralty coat of arms which are existing since 1642.Citation |author=State Chancellery |url=http://www.hamburg.de/wappen/ |title=Flaggen, Wappen und Logos |date=2006-06-17 |accessdate=2008-08-13 de icon] [ [http://hh.juris.de/hh/gesamt/Verf_HA.htm Constitution of Hamburg] (Article 5) de icon Article 5 (1) The state colours are white-red. (2) The state coat-of-arms shows on a red escutcheon a white castle with three towers and a closed gate. (3) The state flag shows the white castle of the state coat-of-arms on a red field. (4) The law determines the details about the flag and the arms.] .

References

ee also

*Coat of arms of Hamburg

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