The flag of Württemberg-Baden was adoped in 1946. It shows the german tricolor from 1848. The colours were emerged by a combination of the colours of Württemberg (black and red) and the colours of Baden (red and gold). The official flag showed in the midddle the coat of arms of the country.
The coat of arms of Württemberg-Baden showed the heraldry of Württemberg (antlers) and Baden (red diagonal bar on gold) in square. In the head of the shield appear furtherly the colours of Württemberg: Red and Black.
1946 · creation of the country Württemberg-Baden as a part of the US-American occupation zone from the northern parts of the countries Baden and Württemberg
1949 · Württemberg-Baden becomes a federal country of the FRG
The name "Württemberg" goes back to the former – until 1918 ruling – dynasty of the Dukes of Württemberg. Their name has its roots in the Castle Wirtemberg (located in Stuttgart-Rotenberg). With the elevation of the Duchy to an Electorate in 1803, the name of the country was officially changed from "Wirtemberg" to "Württemberg". The name "Baden" points out to the town of Baden (Baden-Baden), namesake of the Marquisate of Baden, which appeared in the middle of the 12th century. The word "Baden" ("bath") refers to the existing hot springs there, which were already known by the Romans as a bathing place, which they called "Aquae Aureliae" (Bath of Aurelius).
