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Ludwigshafen upon Rhine City (Germany)

Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2023
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2023

Ludwigshafen upon Rhine City / Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein

Ludwigshafen Flag
Ludwigshafen Banner
Ludwigshafen Coat of Arms

See also:

Rhein-Pfalz County
Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
Germany

Ludwigshafen upon Rhine City

Ludwigshafen Flag

3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 28 Feb 2001
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 28 Feb 2001

It is officially a red-yellow-red horizontal triband in proportions 1:3:1 with centred arms in yellow stripe (see left image at top) or in proportions 1:7:1 (see right image at top). Former versions ha been a red-yellow-red horizontal triband in proportions 1:3:1 with centred arms in yellow stripe with older shield (see left image above) or in proportions 1:1:1 with older shield (see right image above).
Sources:
German WIKIPEDIA
this online catalogue
Debus 1988
spotted by Stefan Schwoon in front of the town hall in 2001
Stefan Schwoon, 28 Feb 2001

Ludwigshafen Banner

5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2023
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2023
5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon, 28 Feb 2001

It is either a red-yellow-red horizontal triband in proportions 1:1:1 with arms exceeding the yellow stripe (see left image above) or a vertical triband in proportions 1:1:1 with new (see central image above) or old arms (see right image above) in a yellow bannerhead.
Sources:
this photo
Debus 1988 Keyser 1939-1974

Stefan Schwoon, 28 Feb 2001 / 5 April 2001 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2023

Ludwigshafen Coat of Arms

Shield Gules an anchor Or.
Meaning:
Ludwigshafen was founded in 1853 and received city rank in 1859. The new city used a seal with an anchor as a symbol for sailing on the Rhine River.These arms had been never officially approved. In 1899 the arms on the seal were quartered to add symbols for the two municipalities that had merged with Ludwigshafen. As the city was founded by King Ludwig I of Bayern, the 1st quarter showed the lozenges of Bayern. The anchor appears in the 2nd quarter, the 3rd showed a silver spade in a blue field for Friesenheim and the 4th showed a black key in pale in a silver quarter for Mundesheim. These arms were not officially granted either. The shape of shield changed to a nowadays Renaissance shield.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.43
Santiago Dotor, 27 Dec 2001

Flag and banner and arms were introduced on 31 March 1938. The arms were approved in 1937.
Santiago Dotor, 27 Dec 2001

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