1. History

2. References

The flag of Lower Saxony consists of the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany in Schwarz-Rot-Gold, with the coat of arms of Lower Saxony, shifted slightly toward the hoist. This flag is the civil and state flag. A double tailed version in 3:5 ratio is used as the state ensign.^[1]

History

The flag of Lower Saxony was introduced on 1 May 1951, and made official on 13 October 1952. In the aftermath of World War II a neutral flag was needed for the state of Lower Saxony which consisted of the formerly separate entities of Hanover, Brunswick, Oldenburg, and Schaumburg-Lippe.

Until the official launch of the current flag of Lower Saxony, the former national flags of their respective regions were used at official functions. Developed in parallel, there was a design using the Guelph Hanoverian flag of horizontal yellow and white stripes with the coat of arms in the middle. However, the non-Hanoverian parts of the state rejected this design. Today, the former national flags of Hanover, Brunswick, Oldenburg and Schaumburg-Lippe are seen only at historical or folk events, such as festivals.

References

• 1. FCA Darmstadt
• 1. FC Aschersleben
• 1. FC Bad Koetzting
• 1. FC Bad Kotzting
• 1. FC Bamberg
• 1. FC Bayreuth
• 1.FC Bocholt
• 1. FC Breslau
• 1. FC Brno
• 1. FC Cologne
• 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg
• 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg II
• 1.FC Eschborn
• 1. FC Gera
• 1.FC Gera 03
• 1. FC Hassfurt
• 1.FC Haßfurt
• 1. FC Haßfurt
• 1.FC Heidenheim 1846
• 1. FC Herzogenaurach
• 1. FC Idar
• 1. FCK
• 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
• 1. FC Karlovy Vary
• 1.FC Kleve