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• National flags and emblems currently in use
• Historical flags (until 1918), including Austro-Hungarian Empire
• Historical flags (since 1918)
• Subnational flags (states/Länder and cities/municipalities)
• Political flags
• Ethnic flags
• House flags of shipping companies
• Flags of air lines
• Flags of police commands
• Flags of fire brigades (Feuerwehren)
• Sport flags
• Flags of universities and students' organizations
• Flags of other organizations
• Austria: Flags on Flags
• Flags on stamps of Austria
• Flags on stamps of Austria-Hungary
• Further reading

National flags and emblems currently in use

• National Flag and Civil Ensign
• State Flag, State Ensign, War Ensign (Federal Service Flag / Bundesdienstflagge)
• Origin of the Austrian flag
• Vertical hoisting
• Coat of Arms
• National flag on Austrian EURO coins
• Flags of the Armed Forces
  • Flag signalling Government Member on Board
  • Flag signalling General on Board
  • Masthead Pennant
  • Pennant signalling Commander on Board
  • Austrian Military Colours
  • Aircraft markings
• River police pennant

Historical flags (until 1918)

• Holy Roman Empire of German Nation (Heiliges Römisches Reich deutscher Nation) until 1806
• German Confederation (Deutscher Bund) 1815–1866

• Austro-Hungarian Empire (mainly from 1806)
  • Black-yellow Landesfarben
  • Merchant Ensign (Handelsflagge)
    • Honour flags
  • Austro-Hungarian Naval Jack
  • Coat of arms
• Austria-Hungary – Imperial Standards
  • Emperor's Standard, 1828
  • Emperor's Standard, late 19th century
  • Empress' Standard, late 19th century
  • Archduke's Standard, late 19th century
  • 1915 versions
  • Imperial and Royal Pennant
  • Dr. Otto von Habsburg
  
  
• Austrohungarian Empire: Military Flags
  • Cavalry standard 1769
  • Infantry flag Model 1816
  • pre-1918 banner
  • Military hospital, Zagreb
  • Military banners in use after 1918
• Austrohungarian Military Rank Flags
  • Rank flags
    • Field Marshall
    • Master General of Ordnance and Cavalry General
    • Lieutenant General
    • Major General
    • Colonel General
  • Rank flags, 1915
    • Field Marschall
    • Colonel General
    • Infantry General, Cavalry General and Feldzeugmeister
    • Feldmarschalleutnant
    • Major General
  • Seniority pennant
  • Dates of changes to Generals' and Admirals' flags
  • Flag of Leopold Wilhelm 1642

• Beitrag zur Heraldik und Vexillologie von Vorderösterreich (by Günter Mattern, ICV 8, 1979, German)
• Österreichische Infanteriefahnen 1743–1918 (by Herbert Breiteneder, ICV 8, 1979, German)
  
  
• Naval flags
• The Habsburg Empire until 1749
• Austria-Hungary 1745–1786
• Austrian Empire since 1786
• Austria-Hungary – proposals 1805–1825
• The "1894 Muster"
• War Ensigns
  • War Ensign of 1880–1915 (Kriegsflagge)
  • 1915–1918 War Ensign (Kriegsflagge) and Jack (Gösch)
• After the downfall, 1918/1919
• Austrohungarian Naval Rank Flags
  • 1853–1874 Flags
  • 1874–1894 Flags
  • 1894–1915 Flags
  • 1915–End of Empire Flags
  • Commodore flag
• Cornettes
• Masthead pennants
• Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Markings
• Austro-Hungarian Empire – Pilot Flags
• Other naval flags around 1900
  • Customs
  • Sentry Signal
  • Flag Parade Signal
  • Counter-Signal
  
  
• Other maritime flags
• Ensigns used by non-naval ships
• Postal Jack
• Shipping lines
• Austro-Hungarian Empire – Yacht Flags
  
  
• Austro-Hungarian Landesfarben
  • Görz und Gradisca
• Austro-Hungarian Empire: F III Austrian flag (and similar) in 1863 flag chart
• Austrian Netherlands (1713–1786)

Historical Austrian flags (1918–1945)

• The First Republic 1918–1934
  • Civil Flag
  • State Flag
  • State Ensign
  • War Ensign and Jack
  • High Officials Pennant
  • National Olympic Committee 1930's flag (?)
  • Heimwehr Fliegerkorps aircraft markings (1920s/1930s)
• Federal State 1934–1938
  • Civil Flag
  • State Flag and War Ensign
  • State Ensign
  • Jack
  • High Official's Flag
  • War Pennant
  • Aircraft Markings 1936–38
  • Fatherland's Front (Kruckenkreuz)
  • Coat of arms
• 1938–45 Austria was annexed to Germany
• Second Republic since 1945 (see also: current flags)
  • Austria: Flags of the Armed Forces (1955–1984)

Subnational Flags

• Clickable map of Austrian states (Länder/Bundesländer)
• Austrian states (Länder/Bundesländer)
  • Burgenland
  • Kärnten (Carinthia)
  • Niederösterreich (Lower Austria)
  • Oberösterreich (Upper Austria)
  • Salzburg
  • Steiermark (Styria)
  • Tirol (Tyrol)
  • Vorarlberg
  • Wien (Vienna)

• Districts (Bezirke)
• Austrian cities, towns, market-towns and municipalities (Städte, Märkte und Gemeinden)
  • Burgenland municipal flags
  • Kärnten (Carinthia) municipal flags
  • Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) municipal flags
  • Oberösterreich (Upper Austria) municipal flags
  • Salzburg municipal flags
  • Steiermark (Styria) municipal flags
  • Tirol (Tyrol) municipal flags
  • Vorarlberg municipal flags
  • Wien (Vienna) (having municipal and state status)

Political flags

• Party flags
• Rainbow peace (PACE) flag
• Hiroshima flag

Ethnic flags

• Minorities in Austria
• Union of Serbs in Austria

House flags of shipping companies

• Austrian Lloyd (Österreichischer Lloyd Ship Management)
• Austroship G.m.b.H., Vienna
• Multinaut Donaulogistik GmbH
• Stetrag Schiffahrts GmbH & Co.
• HOUSE FLAG in Dictionary of Vexillology
  
  
• Joseph Nüsse’s Flagpole.DE houseflags of Austria, Switzerland a.o.

Flags of airlines

• Austrian Airlines

Flags of police commands

• Flags of police commands

Flags of fire brigades (Feuerwehren)

• Flags of fire brigades
• Österreichischer Bundesfeuerwehrverband (Austrian Federal Fire-Brigade Federation)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Burgenland (State Fire-Brigade Federation Burgenland)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Kärnten (State Fire-Brigade Federation Carinthia)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Niederösterreich (State Fire-Brigade Federation Lower Austria)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Oberösterreich (State Fire-Brigade Federation Upper Austria)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Salzburg (State Fire-Brigade Federation Salzburg)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Steiermark (State Fire-Brigade Federation Styria)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Tirol (State Fire-Brigade Federation Tyrol)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Vorarlberg (State Fire-Brigade Federation Vorarlberg)
•  Standards of local fire brigades
  • Standards of fire-brigades in Salzburg state

Sport flags

• Austrian National Olympic Committee
  • 1930's flag (?)
• Soccer clubs
  • Hakoah Vienna
• Yacht Club burgees
  • Austrian Sailing Federation (Österreichischer Segler-Verband)
  • Burgenländischer Yacht-Club
  • Wiener Yachtclub
  • Yacht Club Austria

Flags of universities and students' organizations

• Flags of universities and students' organizations

Flags of other organizations

• Austrian Red Cross
• Freunde Historischer Schiffe (Friends of Historic Ships)
• International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Frei Leben banner)
• Internationale Ordens-Union (Flagge der Abendländischen Erneuerung)
• Verband Österreichischer Film-Autoren (VOFA)
• Vienna Tram Company Signal Flag

Further reading

• Literature on Austrian flags and other symbols