Flag of Schleswig-Holstein

Name	Landesflagge
Use	Civil flag
Proportion	3:5 (or 1:2)
Adopted	1948
Design	A horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and red.
Name	Landesdienstflagge des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
Use	State flag
Proportion	3:5 (or 1:2)
Adopted	1948
Design	The civil flag with the addition of the coat of arms.

The flag of Schleswig-Holstein is a horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and red.

The flag was introduced in 1843 and banned in 1845. It was reintroduced in 1867 after the Prussian conquest of Schleswig-Holstein. It was again abolished 1935.^[1]

After the British Military Government made Schleswig-Holstein a German state in 1946, this flag was first hoisted after some debate on August 29, 1946. It was formally established as the flag on January 18, 1957.^[1] The plain tricolour is the state's civil flag. Government authorities use the state flag (Landesdienstflagge), where the flag is defaced by the state coat of arms.^[1]

The tricolour was previously used for the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein (1868-1946).

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Flag Legislation (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)". Flags of the World. 1957-01-18. http://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/flags/de-sh_lx.html. Retrieved 2008-03-19.  English translation of relevant laws (German version here)

[edit] External links

• Schleswig-Holstein at Flags of the World

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