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There are officially two flags of Bavaria: the striped type and the lozenge type, both of which are blue and white. Both flags are historically associated with the royal Bavarian Wittelsbach family , which ruled Bavaria from 1180 to 1918.
Bavaria was one of the first duchies of the German Empire, and continues as a state until today. Its flag - which can also be ordered on this page - shows the colors white and blue, the colors of the Bavarian dynasty of the house of Wittelsbach.
The Bavarian State Flag. The Free State of Bavaria has two flags: the striped flag and the rhombus flag. Both flags are equal to each other. The striped flag consists of one white and one blue horizontal stripe which have the same width. The white stripe is on top, the blue on the bottom.
The flag of Bavaria (German: Flagge Bayerns) has two horizontal stripes of white and blue with the coat of arms of Bavaria. It was adopted on 4 May 2021. [1]
All German states have a Landesflagge (flag of the state, sometimes known as a civil flag), that may be used by anyone. Some states have another variant, often showing the state coat of arms, called the Dienstflagge (service flag or government flag, sometimes known as a state flag), normally for use by official government offices only.
State flag. The Free State of Bavaria has two flags, both of which have been coequally used since 1953. Neither the rhombus flag nor the striped flag in the state colours of white and blue determined by the Bavarian constitution of 2 December 1946 (article 1 section 2) bear any coat of arms.
Bavaria was one of the first duchies of the German Empire, and exists as a state until today. Its flag - available on this site - shows the colours white and blue, the colours of the Bavarian dynasty of the Wittelsbach.
