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What are the colours of the state flag of Nordrhein-Westfalen?

In the exam (German)

Welche Farben hat die Landesflagge von Nordrhein-Westfalen?

  1. ared-whiterot-weiß
  2. bgreen-white-redgrün-weiß-rotCorrect answer
  3. cblack-goldschwarz-gold
  4. dblue-white-redblau-weiß-rot

Why?

The flag of Nordrhein-Westfalen is green-white-red. The colours bring together the old parts of the state: green and white stood for the Rhineland (Rheinland), white and red for Westphalia (Westfalen). Red and white on their own, on the other hand, are for example the flag of Hessen.

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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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