355. What are the colors of Hamburg’s state flag?

Answer options

1. blue-white-red
2. white-red
3. green-white-red
4. black-yellow

Explanation

Hamburg’s state colors are white and red; the state flag traditionally shows a white castle on a red field, deriving from the medieval city seal of the Hanseatic city. The design and use of arms and flags are regulated by Hamburg under its own constitutional competence (the Länder’s cultural sovereignty), set out in the Hamburg Constitution and implementing statutes. A distinction is made between the Landesflagge (general/civil use) and the Dienstflagge (official use); state emblems are legally protected. The flag symbolizes Hamburg’s historic status as a Free and Hanseatic City and its statehood within the federal order of the Basic Law.