This page lists the municipal flags of Central Germany. It is a part of the Lists of German municipal flags, which is split into regions due to its size.
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See main article: Hesse.
Municipality | Flag | Coat of arms | Enactment Date | Description | ||
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Darmstadt | First adopted: 15th century Current form: 1917 | A blue-white horizontal striped flag. The coat of arms with lion and lily is already located on a keystone of the lower vault of the city church tower from the 15th century. Century. The coat of arms was re-granted in 1917 in today's forms and colours by the then Grand Duke of Hesse. The lion is the heraldic animal of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, who ruled the city. The lion of the Katzenelnbogener can also be seen in the coat of arms of Auerbach (Bensheim-Auerbach), Zwingenberg a.d.B., Pfungstadt, Katzenelnbogen and Sankt Goar. The lily was later inserted into the coat of arms, probably to distinguish lion representations in other coats of arms. The origin of the lily cannot be proven with certainty. However, it is suspected that the lily is supposed to symbolise the city church in Darmstadt, which was originally dedicated to Mother Mary. The lily is considered a sign of purity and is therefore often presented as an attribute of the Virgin Mary. | [1] | |||
Frankfurt | Coat of arms: 1936 Current form: 5 June 1952 | A white-red horizontal striped flag. The Frankfurt eagle goes back to the single-headed imperial eagle from the thirteenth century. | [2] |
See main article: Thuringia.