Flag of Austria

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The Flag of Austria is a simple horizontal tricolor of red, white, and red, recognized as one of the oldest national flags in the world.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Austrian tricolour 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag
adopted 1945-05-01
aspectRatioRange between 2:3 and 3:5 in some uses
associatedWithDynasty House of Babenberg NERFINISHED
capitalCity Vienna NERFINISHED
category Austrian national symbols
Flags of Europe
National flags
color red
white
continent Europe
country Austria
design horizontal triband
displayedOn Austrian euro coins (as motif in some designs)
Austrian national sports teams uniforms
Austrian passports
emblemPresenceOnCivilFlag none
emblemPresenceOnStateFlagVariant Austrian coat of arms NERFINISHED
EUmemberStateFlag yes
fieldColorBottomStripe red
fieldColorMiddleStripe white
fieldColorTopStripe red
historicalOriginCentury 13th century
inspiredByLegend blood-soaked tunic of Duke Leopold V of Austria
ISOcountryCode AT NERFINISHED
legalDefinition defined in Austrian constitutional law
officialStatus national symbol of Austria
proportion 2:3
recognizedAs one of the oldest national flags in the world
relatedFlag flag of Latvia NERFINISHED
flag of Peru NERFINISHED
shape rectangular
stripeArrangement red-white-red
stripeOrientation horizontal
symbolizes Austrian national identity
UNMemberStateFlag yes
usedAs civil flag
state flag
war flag
usedBy Republic of Austria NERFINISHED
usedIn Austrian embassies NERFINISHED
Austrian government buildings
Austrian military NERFINISHED
usedSince Middle Ages (in various forms) NERFINISHED
variant naval ensign of Austria
state flag of Austria with coat of arms

Referenced by (2)

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

Standard of the President of Austria designElement Flag of Austria
this entity surface form: Austrian tricolour
Flags of Europe includesFlagOf Flag of Austria