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Encyclopedia > Flags of Austrian states

The flags of the Austrian states show two (or three) stripes in the main colours of the respective arms. The arms might be added to the flag or not. Frequently, the flags are used in vertical variants. Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ... Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms (also referred to as armorial bearings or simply as arms). Its origins lie in the need to distinguish participants in battles or jousts and to describe the various devices they carried or painted on their shields. ...


 
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