flag of Baden-Württemberg

E177743

German state flag civil flag state flag

The flag of Baden-Württemberg is a horizontal black-over-gold bicolor featuring the state’s coat of arms, symbolizing the German state formed from the historic regions of Baden, Württemberg, and Hohenzollern.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Flags of states of Germany	1
Landesflagge Baden-Württembergs	1
flag of Baden-Württemberg canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1537873 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: flag of Baden-Württemberg
Context triple: [Baden-Württemberg, flag, flag of Baden-Württemberg]

A. coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg is the official heraldic emblem of the German state, featuring a golden shield with three black lions and often flanked by supporters symbolizing its historical regions.
B. Flag of Neuchâtel
The Flag of Neuchâtel is the cantonal flag of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, featuring a distinctive tricolor design that reflects its historical ties to both Switzerland and the former Prussian monarchy.
C. Flag of the Weimar Republic
The Flag of the Weimar Republic was the black-red-gold tricolour used by Germany’s democratic government between World War I and the rise of the Nazi regime.
D. Flag of Bas-Rhin
The Flag of Bas-Rhin is the regional banner representing the Bas-Rhin department in northeastern France, typically featuring heraldic elements derived from its historical coat of arms.
E. Swiss flag
The Swiss flag is the national flag of Switzerland, featuring a bold white cross on a red square background and symbolizing the country's neutrality, heritage, and identity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: flag of Baden-Württemberg
Target entity description: The flag of Baden-Württemberg is a horizontal black-over-gold bicolor featuring the state’s coat of arms, symbolizing the German state formed from the historic regions of Baden, Württemberg, and Hohenzollern.

A. coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg is the official heraldic emblem of the German state, featuring a golden shield with three black lions and often flanked by supporters symbolizing its historical regions.
B. Flag of Neuchâtel
The Flag of Neuchâtel is the cantonal flag of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, featuring a distinctive tricolor design that reflects its historical ties to both Switzerland and the former Prussian monarchy.
C. Flag of the Weimar Republic
The Flag of the Weimar Republic was the black-red-gold tricolour used by Germany’s democratic government between World War I and the rise of the Nazi regime.
D. Flag of Bas-Rhin
The Flag of Bas-Rhin is the regional banner representing the Bas-Rhin department in northeastern France, typically featuring heraldic elements derived from its historical coat of arms.
E. Swiss flag
The Swiss flag is the national flag of Switzerland, featuring a bold white cross on a red square background and symbolizing the country's neutrality, heritage, and identity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German state flag ⓘ civil flag ⓘ state flag ⓘ
adoptionDate	1954 ⓘ
category	Black and gold flags ⓘ Flags of states of Germany ⓘ linked to: flag of Baden-Württemberg
civilUse	inhabitants of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
coatOfArmsCharge	three black lions passant guardant ⓘ
coatOfArmsCrown	people’s crown with shields of historical territories ⓘ
coatOfArmsFieldColor	golden shield ⓘ
color	black ⓘ gold ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
design	horizontal bicolor ⓘ
GermanName	Landesflagge Baden-Württembergs ⓘ linked to: flag of Baden-Württemberg
governmentUse	state authorities of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
hasCoatOfArms	coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
historicalContinuity	derives colors from historical German heraldry ⓘ
languageOfName	German ⓘ
legalStatus	official flag of the German state of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
officiallyConfirmed	1954 ⓘ
orderOfStripes	black over gold ⓘ
proportion	3:5 ⓘ
represents	state of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ linked to: Baden-Württemberg
symbolizes	historic region of Baden ⓘ historic region of Hohenzollern ⓘ historic region of Württemberg ⓘ
usedAs	civil flag without coat of arms ⓘ state flag with coat of arms ⓘ
usedBy	state of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ linked to: Baden-Württemberg

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baden-Württemberg → flag → flag of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ

flag of Baden-Württemberg → GermanName → Landesflagge Baden-Württembergs ⓘ

linked to: flag of Baden-Württemberg

flag of Baden-Württemberg → category → Flags of states of Germany ⓘ