Luxembourg

national flag

Luxembourg
3:5
  • eng rout, waiss, blo nickname

Flag Dates

  • first hoisted 1845
  • adopted August 16, 1972

Vexilliger Type

  • sovereign state in Western Europe

Names

  • eng Grand Duchy of Luxembourg official name
  • deu Großherzogtum Luxemburg official name
  • fra Grand-Duché de Luxembourg official name
  • ltz Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg official name
  • eng Luxembourg
  • deu Luxemburg
  • fra Luxembourg
  • ltz Lëtzebuerg

Shape

3:5
  • quadrilateral → rectangular → elongated

Division

  • horizontal
  • number of stripes 3 stripes
  • stripe symmetry symmetric stripes
  • additional area no additional area
  • stripe areas equal
  • division lines straight

Colors

  • R
    base red
  • W
    white
  • B--
    very light blue

Elements

  • horizontal stripe
  • horizontal stripe
  • horizontal stripe