About the use of municipal flags almost all the regulations say that it has to be authorized by the local admin- istration. Only in Baden-W rttemberg exists a clear distinction between official and private use. The authorities have to use the flag with arms, private users need only hoist it without the arms. Such a design allows a better positioning of the arms on the flag. Among the traditional flags find a lot of different designs.
Banners are to be found in various length.
Publications A book about German municipal flags that gives a comprehensive or at least a concise overview has not been published up to-day. You can find flag books about specific regions, always in combination with the presentation of municipal arms, but seldom with flag images . One of its aims is the documentation of German civic flags. A poster with 74 German city flags was edited by the DGF in 1997 . There are also home pages of flag - fans and the DGF with images of German city flags in the net.