What is the national flag of Rhineland Palatinate?

The flag of Rhineland-Palatinate, also known as Rhineland-Pfalz, is a tricolor of three horizontal bands of black, red and gold. These colors are Germany’s national colors and are sometimes referred to as schwarz-rot-gold.

What does the tricolour represent in Rhineland Palatinate?

It symbolizes the dedication of Rhineland-Palatinate to Germany(therefore the black-red-gold tricolour) as well as the democratic traditions of Germany. These colours were seen first in this combination during the so called Hambacher Fest(a demonstration at the ruins of the Hambacher Schloß castle [Palatinate]) in 1832.

What was the flag of the German state of Nassau?

Transferred to Nassau 1806, and included in the Prussian Rhenish territory in 1815, as a mediated principality. The flag is the Nassau one, with a yellow canton with the dynastic symbol.

What was the history of the Rhineland state?

“A princely state belonging to the [Prussian] provinces Westphalia and Hanover; 556 km 2 and 30,000 inhabitants. Until 1803 part of the diocese of Münster, then to the family Looz-Corswarem, 1836 by marriage to the Count de Lannoy-Clervaux, who in 1840 was nominated Prince of Rheina-Wolbeck.”

What kind of flag does Lower Saxony have?

The well-known black-red-gold triband with the coat-of-arms in the canton is both the Landesflagge(civil flag) and the Landesdienstflagge(state flag), as also happens with Lower Saxonyand Saarland. My image above of this Hißfahne(hoisted flag) is made according to the appendix to the 1972 Law.

Are there any flags in Cologne or Mainz?

With respect to Cologne, Mainz and Trier, the flags I cited were those of the electors (who were the prince bishops). I don’t know if the Imperial Cities had flags during this period, but if they did, I don’t have the data.