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What are the colours of the state flag of Hamburg?

In the exam (German)

Welche Farben hat die Landesflagge von Hamburg?

  1. ablue-white-redblau-weiß-rot
  2. bwhite-redweiß-rotCorrect answer
  3. cgreen-white-redgrün-weiß-rot
  4. dblack-yellowschwarz-gelb

Why?

The Hamburg flag shows a white castle with three towers on a red background – hence the colours white and red. The castle stands for the city and is also on Hamburg's coat of arms. Red and white stripes, on the other hand, are the flag of Bremen.

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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.

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