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Frankfurt city (Germany)

Stadt Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse

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[Frankfurt city flag] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 Oct 2006
flag in use since 5 Jun 1952 See also:

Frankfurt am Main

Beneath a white square with the arms, split white-red. Frankfurt as a former imperial city bears the eagle of the Holy Roman Empire in its arms (although with changed colours).
Sources: flag from Staack 1997, arms from Stadler 1964-1971
Stefan Schwoon, 19 Feb 2001

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website: The arms show the imperial eagle, as the city was granted the rank of Imperial City in 1245. It is likely that the colours initially were the imperial colours. The present colours are known since around 1400. The crown was later added, as was the blue colour of claws and tongue. The arms have basically never changed since.
Literature: Stadler 1964-1971.

Frankfurt am Main, City, county free city, large city
inhabitants 660,289
district Darmstadt, state Hesse
flag in use since 5th June 1952
A large city is a city with more than 100.000 inhabitants in Germany.
Jörg Majewski, 3 Oct 2006

1937 flag

[Frankfurt city 1937 flag] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 Oct 2006
flag adopted 1 Dec 1937

Frankfurt 1833-1866

[Frankfurt 1833-1866] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jan 2007
used between 1833 and 1866

It is a horizontal 4-stripes flag with alternating red and white stripes starting at the top of flag with a red one. The flag has a white canton with the coat of arms of the city of Frankfurt/Main, i.e. a red shield bearing a white eagle with a golden (=yellow) crown. The flag was used between 1833 and 1866 for shipping purposes on the river Main.
Source: Ottfried NEUBECKER: "Fahnen und Flaggen", Leipzig 1939 p.94/95.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jan 2007

Höchst borough

[Höchst flag] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Oct 2006
flag in use since 1907

Höchst [Hoechst], borough of Frankfurt am Main
incorporated at 19th March 1928 (also see No. 127/392)
district Darmstadt, state Hesse
flag in use since 1907
flag inofficial, used for traditional purposes only
Jörg Majewski, 5 Oct 2006