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Darmstadt city (Germany)

Kreisfreie Stadt Darmstadt, district Darmstadt, Hesse

8:5 image by Jarig Bakker, 12 Jun 2008
flag adopted ?

Darmstadt city
Darmstadt city banner
Darmstadt city CoA
Wixhausen borough

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County and Municipal Flags (Hesse / Hessen)
Hesse (Hessen)
Germany

Darmstadt city

Stadler 1964-1971 says that the colours of the city (Stadtfarben) are blue-white. Other than that I have no information. A flag of this town might use these colours with or without the arms, but I cannot be sure.
Stefan Schwoon, 19 Feb 2001

I found a copy online of the flag for the city of Darmstadt, Germany, with an explanation of how the coat of arms came about. It is located at this link.
Chris, 11 Jun 2008

The first documentation on the Darmstadter flag was in 1568; however it is surmised that there was already a flag previously. Only in 1884 the present colors blue and white were first used. Those may be derived from the base of the shield.
Nowadays these are not the only flags which are used for festive occasions, but the other flags are called "Flaggen" not the "Stadtfahne". At official occasions (declared official by city officials) the "Flaggen" are used with arms; at other occasions no arms are used. The city of Darmstadt uses "Hängeflaggen", left blue, right white, with the city arms in the top half.
In the 16th century shooting matches were held inside the city walls. It seems that the city made a great occasion of it. All shooters received yellow-white silk sashes - yellow-white were apparently the Darmstadter city colors in those days.
(translated from the .pdf file mentioned above).
Jarig Bakker, 12 Jun 2008

Darmstadt city banner

8:3 image by Gunnar Staack, Stefan Schwoon
flag adopted ?

The flag differs from the one shown at kommunalflaggen.de, defined as:
"Die Fahne der Stadt Darmstadt trägt die Stadtfarben blau/weiß. Es handelt sich um ein Banner mit Wappen auf besonderem Feld. Das Stadtwappen steht auf weißem Grund. Es gibt auch eine Fahnenversion ohne Wappenfeld.
Schreiben des Stadtarchivs des Magistrats der Stadt Darmstadt an den Verfasser [Gunnar Staack] vom 29.7.1996"
"The flag of the city of Darmstadt has the colors blue/white. It is a banner with the arms on a separate (white) field".

Darmstadt city CoA

image by Jarig Bakker, 12 Jun 2008
flag adopted 18 May 1977

Info from Ralf Hartemink:
"DARMSTADT
State : Hessen
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Darmstadt
Additions : 1888 Bessungen; 1937 Eberstadt; 1938 Arheilgen

Origin/meaning: The arms of Darmstadt are based on the old seals of the city, which already showed a lion and a fleur-de-lis. The lion is the lion of the counts of Katzenelnbogen. The fleur-de-lis is a very common symbol for towns and villages in this former county. On top of the shield the Grand-Ducal coronet of Hessen may be placed.
In former times the partition line was covered by a fess, on which were placed silver balls. This was supposedly derived from the arms of the oldest Lords of Darmstadt (13-15th century). In 1479 the town and surrounding area, being part of Katzenelnbogen, became part of Hessen.
The present arms were granted in 1917 and the colours were based on those on a stone dating from the 15th century.
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes."

Wixhausen borough

5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Oct 2006
flag adopted 18 May 1977

Wixhausen, borough of Darmstadt
incorporated at 1st January 1977
district Darmstadt, state Hesse
flag adopted 18th May 1977
flag inofficial, used for traditional purposes only
Jörg Majewski, 5 Oct 2006