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# German Rowing Clubs in Mainz

## Mainzer Ruderclubs

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Mainzer RG 1902 est. 1 September 1902 white lag, white canton with blue edges and parted by a blue saltire with blue inscriptions as follows: "M" (top), "R" (hoist), "G" (fly) and "1902" (bottom), on lower fly city arms in counterchanged tinctures without shield
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2006
pennant of the Deutscher Ruderverband (DRV, German Rowing Association)

- RV Kostheim-Gustavsburg
- ESV Eintracht Mainz
- Mainzer RV

- flag reported 1977
- pennant reported 2004

- Mainzer RG

- Mainzer RC 1903
- Mainzer RC Fortuna
- Mainzer RG 1902

- WSV Mainz
- Weisenauer RV

See also:

- Rowing Clubs in Germany
- Flags of Sports Associations and Clubs (Germany)
- Germany

Source:
If source is not given explicitely, all information is available from the flag chart of : Rudersportalmanach 1977.

## RV Kostheim-Gustavsburg

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Jan 2026

Name: Ruderverein Kostheim-Gustavsburg
Located in: Mainz-Kostheim
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a blue centred cross with white disc on its centre. The quarters were charged with blue dotted initials on any corner as follows: "R."(upper hoist), "V."(upper fly), "K."(lower hoist) and "G."(lower fly). In canton was blue-white-blue horizontal triband.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1925, no.11, p.21
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Jan 2026

## ESV "Eintracht" Mainz

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2007

Name: Eisenbahner-Sportverein "Eintracht" Mainz 1927 e.V., Ruderabteilung
Located in: Mainz
Established: 2 June 1927
It is a white flag divided by a light blue centred cross with a red canton showing the silver(=white) figures of the cities coat of arms. The centre is superimposed by a white roundel with blue border containing the ESV-Logo (winged wheel symbolizing railway and a garland).
For further information click: club website.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2007

## Mainzer RV

Name: Mainzer Ruder-Verein von 1878
Located in: Mainz
Established: 23 May 1878
For further information click: club website.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Nov 2007

It is a white flag divided by a red saltire. In the canton is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour. There are black capital letters and numbers in the white fields: "L"(top), "R"(hoist), "V"(fly) and "1895"(bottom).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Nov 2007

### Flag reported 1977

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Nov 2007
It is a white flag divided by a red saltire. In the canton is a red over white over red horizontal triband. There are black capital letters and numbers in the white fields: "M"(top), "R"(hoist), "V"(fly) and "1878"(bottom/slightly smaller).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Nov 2007

### Pennant reported 2004

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Nov 2007
It is a white swallow tail pennant divided by a red saltire. In the canton is a 4-stripes flag divided by alternating white and red horizontal stripes. There are black capital letters and numbers in the white fields: "M"(top), "R"(hoist), "V"(fly) and "1878"(bottom/slightly smaller).
Source: club website
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Nov 2007

## Mainzer RG

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2007

Name: Mainzer Ruder-Gesellschaft von 1898 e.V.
Located in: Mainz
Established: 21 January 1898, actually on 14 April 1962 by a merger of former clubs.
On 20 December 1950 the clubs Mainzer RC 1903 and Mainzer RC "Fortuna" merged, forming the Mainzer RC 1898 e.V.. This club merged with Mainzer RG 1902 on 14 April 1962, forming the current club. In 1965 the rowing squad of ZDF (2nd German TV) joined.
It is a plain white flag divided by a thin dark-blue saltire. The flag has a border of alternating blue and white stripes, but not at the hoist. In the white fields are dark blue capital letters "M"(top), "R"(hoist), "G" (fly) and "1898" (bottom). The flag has a white canton completely superimposing the saltires upper hoist bar. In the canton are red figures of the city's coat of arms.
For further information click: club website.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2007

### Mainzer RC 1903

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

Name: Mainzer Ruder-Club von 1903 e.V.
Established: 28 August 1903
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a thin blue saltire with blue inscriptions on every quarter as follows: "M."(top), "R."(hoist), "CL."(fly) and "1903"(bottom). On centre in a blue shield twere he city arms in counterchanged tinctures. On top, fly and bottom was a bordure, 11-fold parted of yellow and blue.
Sources: "125 MRG - Rudern in bester Gesellschaft", pp.17-22 and Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.385
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

### Mainzer RC "Fortuna"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

Name: Mainzer Ruder-Club "Fortuna"
Located in: Mainz
Established: 18 March 1898
Dissolved: unknown
It was a white flag parted by a red saltire with red inscriptions "M."(top), "R."(hoist), "C."(fly) and "F."(bottom). The cross bar at upper hoist was completely covered by a white canton separated by red borderlines from the rest, charged with two red oars in saltire and and red applications on every quarter as follow: red 6-spokes wheel (top and bottom), "18" hoist) and "98"(fly).
Source: "125 MRG - Rudern in bester Gesellschaft", pp.17-22 and Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.385
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

### Mainzer RG 1902

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2026

Name: Mainzer Ruder-Gesellschaft 1902
Located in: Mainz
Established: 1 September 1902
Dissolved: unknown
It was a white flag with a white canton with blue edges and parted by a blue saltire with blue inscriptions as follows: "M"(top), "R"(hoist), "C"(fly) and "1902"(bottom). On lower fly were the city arms in counterchanged tinctures without shield.
Source: Wassersport Almanch (year book) 1914, p.385
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2026

## WSV Mainz

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

Name: Wassersport-Verein Mainz
Located in: Mainz
Established: 10 October 1911
Dissolved: unknown
It was a white flag parted by two pairs of blue horizontal stripes, between the stripes on centre was a red 6-spokes wheel. There was a white canton with blue edges parted b a thin blue saltire with blue inscriptions on every quarter as follows: "W"(top), "S"(hoist), "V"(fly) and "M"(bottom), beneath annexed was a white rectangle with blue edges and blue inscription "1911".
Source: Wassersport (weekly) , no., p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

WSV Mainz established:

## Weisenauer RV

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2007

Name: Weisenauer Ruderverein 1913 e.V.
Located in: Mainz
Established: 15 July 1913
It is a white flag with six dark blue rays having their origin in the upper hoist. The origin is however superimposed by a white canton with two dark-blue crossed oars and dark-blue capital letters as follows: "W"(top), "R"(hoist), "V"(fly) and "1913"(bottom).
For further information click: club website.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2007

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