Flag of Western Pomerania

Flag of Western Pomerania

Proportion	3:5
Adopted	1996 (current version) 22 October 1882 (first version)
Design	A horizontal divided into light blue and white stripes

The flag that serves as the symbol of the historical and geographical region of the Western Pomerania is divided horizontally into two stripes: light blue on the top and white on the bottom. It originated as the flag of the Province of Pomerania, Prussia, used from 1882 to 1935. Since 1996, it is officially recognized as the symbol of the historical region of Western Pomerania within Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, Germany.