flag of North Rhine-Westphalia
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The flag of North Rhine-Westphalia is the tricolour banner of Germany’s most populous state, combining regional symbols—including the rose of Lippe—to represent its historic constituent regions of Westphalia, the Rhineland, and Lippe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| flag of North Rhine-Westphalia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9123481 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Context triple: [rose of Lippe, usedIn, flag of North Rhine-Westphalia]
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flag of Baden-Württemberg
The flag of Baden-Württemberg is a horizontal black-over-gold bicolor featuring the state’s coat of arms, symbolizing the German state formed from the historic regions of Baden, Württemberg, and Hohenzollern.
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flag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The flag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the official state flag of the northeastern German federal state, featuring horizontal stripes and regional heraldic symbols that represent its historical territories.
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Flag of Bavaria
The Flag of Bavaria is the official state flag of the German state of Bavaria, typically featuring blue and white lozenges or horizontal stripes that symbolize Bavarian identity and heritage.
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D.
flag of Germany
The flag of Germany is a horizontal tricolor of black, red, and gold that symbolizes German unity, democracy, and national identity.
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E.
Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia is the official heraldic emblem of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, symbolizing its historical regions and political identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Target entity description: The flag of North Rhine-Westphalia is the tricolour banner of Germany’s most populous state, combining regional symbols—including the rose of Lippe—to represent its historic constituent regions of Westphalia, the Rhineland, and Lippe.
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A.
flag of Baden-Württemberg
The flag of Baden-Württemberg is a horizontal black-over-gold bicolor featuring the state’s coat of arms, symbolizing the German state formed from the historic regions of Baden, Württemberg, and Hohenzollern.
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B.
flag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The flag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the official state flag of the northeastern German federal state, featuring horizontal stripes and regional heraldic symbols that represent its historical territories.
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C.
Flag of Bavaria
The Flag of Bavaria is the official state flag of the German state of Bavaria, typically featuring blue and white lozenges or horizontal stripes that symbolize Bavarian identity and heritage.
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D.
flag of Germany
The flag of Germany is a horizontal tricolor of black, red, and gold that symbolizes German unity, democracy, and national identity.
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E.
Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia is the official heraldic emblem of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, symbolizing its historical regions and political identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ tricolour ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| category |
Flags introduced in 1948
ⓘ
Flags of states of Germany ⓘ |
| colour |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| colourOrder | green-white-red ⓘ |
| contains | coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolour ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
civil flag of North Rhine-Westphalia without coat of arms
ⓘ
state flag of North Rhine-Westphalia with coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | flag of Italy ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official flag of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| officialName | Landesflagge Nordrhein-Westfalen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proportion | 3:5 ⓘ |
| regulatesUse | state law of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| represents | North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsRegion |
Lippe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhineland NERFINISHED ⓘ Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subnationalEntity | state of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | unity of Rhineland, Westphalia, and Lippe ⓘ |
| symbolOf | identity of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| symbolType | regional symbol ⓘ |
| usedBy |
citizens of North Rhine-Westphalia
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government of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
Rhenish bend
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Westphalian horse NERFINISHED ⓘ rose of Lippe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Description of subject: The flag of North Rhine-Westphalia is the tricolour banner of Germany’s most populous state, combining regional symbols—including the rose of Lippe—to represent its historic constituent regions of Westphalia, the Rhineland, and Lippe.
Referenced by (1)
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