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| by Jan Oskar Engene |
by Dr. Peter Diem |
(civil flag)adopted 16 February 1921 |
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According to Peter Diem's book Die Symbole Oesterreichs [die95],
the coat-of-arms in the state flag of Salzburg is crowned with a prince's hat similar to the crown
on the Upper Austria flag, but simpler (without all the gems).
Jan Oskar Engene, 11 April 1996
Actually, the crowns *are* different: The Upper Austrian arms bear the crown
of an archdukedom, while the Salzburg Arms are crowned with the crown of a
principality - hence the difference in gems. This has historical reasons: within
the former monarchy, Upper Austria was an archdukedom and (formally) ruled by an
archduke of the Habsburg family, while Salzburg had been an independent state
under a prince archbishop until 1803, then it became part of the Electorate
Principality of Salzburg-Toscana (united with Tuscany). In 1806 it fell back to
Austria, in 1810 to Bavaria, and in 1816 again to Austria. 1816-1849 Salzburg
war united with Upper Austria, before becoming an independent principality
within the Empire for the rest of the latter's existence. It was then that the
crown was added to the traditional Salzburg arms that date back to the late
13th/early 14th century. The Arms were adopted by (Salzburg) State Law in 1921.
Helmut P. Einfalt, 6 July 2002
The government of the Land Salzburg flies this flag on its main office
building.
Peter Diem, 16 August 2002