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• National flags and emblems currently in use
• Historical flags (until 1918), including Austro-Hungarian Empire
• Historical flags (since 1918)
• Subnational flags (states/Länder and cities/municipalities)
• Political flags
• Ethnic flags
• House flags of shipping companies
• Flags of fire brigades (Feuerwehren)
• Sport flags
• Flags of universities and students' organizations
• Flags of other organizations
• Flags of bordering countries
• Further reading ("literature on Austrian flags" and "flags on stamps")
• Other sites of interest

National flags and emblems currently in use

• National Flag and Civil Ensign
• State Flag, State Ensign, War Ensign (Federal Service Flag / Bundesdienstflagge)
• Origin of the Austrian flag
• Vertical hoisting
• Coat of Arms
• National flag on Austrian EURO coins
• Flags of the Armed Forces
  • Flag signalling Government Member on Board
  • Flag signalling General on Board
  • Masthead Pennant
  • Pennant signalling Commander on Board
  • Austrian Military Colours
  • Aircraft markings
• River police pennant

Historical flags (until 1918)

• Holy Roman Empire of German Nation (Heiliges Römisches Reich deutscher Nation) until 1806
• German Confederation (Deutscher Bund) 1815-1866

• Austrohungarian Empire (mainly from 1806)
  • National Flag
  • 1867 Compromise flag
  • Merchant Ensign (Handelsflagge)
    • Honour flags
  • War Ensign of 1880-1915 (Kriegsflagge) and Merchant Ensign (Handelsflagge) until 1869
    • 1915-1918 War Ensign (Kriegsflagge) and Jack (Gösch)
  • Austro-Hungarian Naval Jack
  • Coat of arms
• Austria-Hungary - Imperial Standards
  • Emperor's Standard, 1828
  • Emperor's Standard, late 19th century
  • Empress' Standard, late 19th century
  • Archduke's Standard, late 19th century
  • 1915 versions
  • Imperial and Royal Pennant
• Austrohungarian Empire: Military Flags
• Austrohungarian Military Rank Flags
  • Rank flags
  • Seniority pennant
  • Dates of changes to Generals' and Admirals' flags
• Austrohungarian Naval Rank Flags
  • 1853-1874 Flags
  • 1874-1894 Flags
  • 1894-1915 Flags
  • 1915-End of Empire Flags
  • Commodore flag
• Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Markings
• Austrohungarian Empire - Pilot Flags
• Other Austrohungarian Empire - Naval Flags
  • Customs
  • Merchant Pennant
  • War Pennant
  • Counter-Signal
• Austrohungarian Empire - Yacht Flags
• Austrohungarian Landesfarben
  • Görz und Gradisca
• Austrohungarian Empire: F III Austrian flag (and similar) in 1863 flag chart
• Austrian Netherlands (1713-1786)

Historical Austrian flags (1918-1945)

• The First Republic 1918-1934
  • Civil Flag
  • State Flag
  • State Ensign
  • War Ensign and Jack
  • High Officials Pennant
  • National Olympic Committee 1930's flag (?)
  • Heimwehr Fliegerkorps aircraft markings (1920ies/1930ies)
• Federal State 1934-1938
  • Civil Flag
  • State Flag and War Ensign
  • State Ensign
  • Jack
  • High Official's Flag
  • War Pennant
  • Aircraft Markings 1936-38
  • Fatherland's Front (Kruckenkreuz)
  • Coat of arms
• 1938-45 Austria was annexed to Germany
• Second Republic since 1945 (see also: current flags)
  • Austria: Flags of the Armed Forces (1955-1984)

Subnational Flags

• Clickable map of Austrian states (Länder/Bundesländer)
• Austrian states (Länder/Bundesländer)
  • Burgenland
  • Kärnten (Carinthia)
  • Niederösterreich (Lower Austria)
  • Oberösterreich (Upper Austria)
  • Salzburg
  • Steiermark (Styria)
  • Tirol (Tyrol)
  • Vorarlberg
  • Wien (Vienna)

• Districts (Bezirke)
• Austrian cities, towns, market-towns and municipalities (Städte, Märkte und Gemeinden)
  • Burgenland municipal flags
  • Kärnten (Carinthia) municipal flags
  • Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) municipal flags
  • Oberösterreich (Upper Austria) municipal flags
  • Salzburg municipal flags
  • Steiermark (Styria) municipal flags
  • Tirol (Tyrol) municipal flags
  • Vorarlberg municipal flags
  • Wien (Vienna) (having municipal and state status)

Political flags

• Party flags
• Rainbow peace (PACE) flag
• Hiroshima flag

Ethnic flags

• Minorities in Austria

House flags of shipping companies

• Austrian Lloyd (Österreichischer Lloyd Ship Management)
• Austroship G.m.b.H., Vienna
• Stetrag Schiffahrts GmbH & Co.

Flags of fire brigades (Feuerwehren)

• Flags of fire brigades
• Österreichischer Bundesfeuerwehrverband (Austrian Federal Fire-Brigade Federation)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Burgenland (State Fire-Brigade Federation Burgenland)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Kärnten (State Fire-Brigade Federation Carinthia)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Niederösterreich (State Fire-Brigade Federation Lower Austria)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Oberösterreich (State Fire-Brigade Federation Upper Austria)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Salzburg (State Fire-Brigade Federation Salzburg)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Steiermark (State Fire-Brigade Federation Styria)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Tirol (State Fire-Brigade Federation Tyrol)
• Landesfeuerwehrverband Vorarlberg (State Fire-Brigade Federation Vorarlberg)
•  Standards of local fire brigades
• Standards of fire-brigades in Salzburg state

Sport flags

• Austrian National Olympic Committee
  • 1930's flag (?)
• Yacht Club burgees
  • Austrian Sailing Federation (Österreichischer Segler-Verband)
  • Burgenländischer Yacht-Club
  • Wiener Yachtclub
  • Yacht Club Austria

Flags of universities and students' organizations

• Flags of universities and students' organizations

Flags of other organizations

• Internationale Ordens-Union (Flagge der Abendländischen Erneuerung)

Flags of bordering countries

• Czech Republic
• Germany
• Hungary
• Italy
• Liechtenstein
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Switzerland

Further reading

• Literature on Austrian flags and other symbols
• Flags and coats-of-arms on stamps of Austria-Hungary
• Flags and coats-of-arms on stamps of Austria

Other sites of interest

• Austrian Institute for Symbols Research home page by Dr. Peter Diem
• The Flags and Arms of the Modern Era (Austria) by Željko Heimer
• The Flags and Arms of the Modern Era (Austria-Hungary) by Željko Heimer