Flag of Bavaria
| Rautenflagge (lozenge flag) | |
| Use | Civil and state flag, civil ensign |
|---|---|
| Proportion | not specified, often follows 3:5 ratio of German flag |
| Adopted | Historical (13th/14th century) |
| Design | An array of 21 or more lozenges of blue and white, with or without arms. |
| Streifenflagge (striped flag) | |
| Use | Civil and state flag, civil ensign |
| Proportion | Not specified, often follows 3:5 ratio of German flag |
| Adopted | 1806 |
| Design | A bicolor of white over blue. |
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There are two official flags of Bavaria: the striped type and the lozenge type, both of which are blue and white. Both flags are historically associated with the royal Bavarian Wittelsbach family, which ruled Bavaria from 1180 to 1918.