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# German Rowing Clubs in Frankfurt (Main)

## Frankfurter Ruderclubs

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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Apr 2006
pennant of the Deutscher Ruderverband (DRV, German Rowing Association)

- Frankfurter RC Fechenheim

- RV Fechenheim
- Fechenheimer RG 1910
- Fechenheimer WSpV 1887

- Frankfurter RC Griesheim
- Frankfurter RG Borussia
- Frankfurter RG Germania

- Flag
- Blade

- Frankfurter RG Nied
- Frankfurter RG Oberrad

- Flag
- Blade
- Flag of Oberrader RG

- Frankfurter RG Sachsenhausen
- Frankfurter RV 1865
- Frauen-RV Freiweg
- RVb Rheno-Franconia
- RC Nassovia Höchst
- SKG Frankfurt
- Verein Uferklinik

Other Rowing Clubs in Frankfurt/Main:

- Frankfurter RC 1884
- Frankfurter RSV Sachsenhausen

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.

## Frankfurter RC Fechenheim

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

Name: Frankfurter Ruder-Club "Fechenheim" 1887 e.V.
Located in: Frankfurt-Fechenheim
Established: 31 July 1887
It is a white flag divided by a red saltire. There are black capital letters: "F" (hoist AND fly), "RC" (top) and "1887" (bottom). The whole is in the centre superimposed by a black and white coat of arms divided per fess. The base is showing a white seal or dolphin in a black field. The chief is showing a black arm of a lever, lifting up a black bucket in a white field. Both fields are divided by two thin lines of alternating black and white segments.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

### RV Fechenheim

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2021

Name: Ruder-Verein "Fechenheim" 1887 e.V.
Located in: Fechenheim/Main
Established: 31 July 1887
RV Fechenheim was the predecessor of Frankfurter RC Fechenheim. The club was established in 1887. The flag was white and parted by a black saltire. The quarters had black inscriptions: "R" (hoist), "V" (top), "F" (fly) and "1887" (bottom).
Source:this webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2021

### Fechenheimer RG 1910

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025 | image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2026 |  |

Name: Fechenheimer Rudergesellschaft 1910
Located in: Fechenheim/Main
Established: 17 June 1910
Dissolved: by merger
The flag (see left image above) was white parted by a red saltire with red inscriptions on every quarter "F"(hoist) "R"(top) "G"(fly) and "1910"(bottom).
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1933, no.48, p.955
A variant (see right image above) was white parted by a red saltire with red inscriptions on every quarter as follows: "F"(top), "R"(hoist), "G"(fly) and "1910"(bottom). Over all were the arms of Fechenheim in black and white.
Source: Festschrift "75 Jahre Ruder-Sport in Fechenheim", front cover
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025 / 5 Apr 2026

### Fechenheimer WSpV 1887

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2026

Name: Fechenheimer Wassersport Verein von 1887
Located in: Frankfurt-Fechenheim
Established: formally 31 July 1887, actually 1946 by a merger of its both predecessors
Renamed to: Frankfurter Ruder-Club "Fechenheim" 1887 e.V. 1950
The white flag was parted by a black saltire with red inscriptions on every quarter as follows: "F"(hoist), "WSp"(top), "V"(fly) and "1887"(bottom). Over all on centre was a red 6-point star, maybe just a proposal as club was renamed to current name already in 1950
Source: Festschrift: "75 Jahre Ruder-Sport in Fechenheim", p.21
Klaus-Michael Schneider and John Ayer, 7 Apr 2026

## Frankfurter RC Griesheim

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

Name: Frankfurter Ruder-Club Griesheim
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 23 January 1906
It is a horizontal 8-stripes flag with alternating blue and white stripes starting with a blue one. It has a white canton divided by a black saltire with black capital letters "R" (hoist), "C" (top), "G" (flyend) and
"1906" (bottom). Attention! The canton may be of other colour instead.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

## Frankfurter RG "Borussia"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

Name: Frankfurter Rudergesellschaft "Borussia" 1896 e.V.
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 1 October 1896
It is a white flag divided by a black cotized saltire. There are dotted black capital letters: "F" (top), "R" (hoist), "G" (flyend) and "B" (bottom).The flag has a red canton with the white eagle of
Frankfurt. The centre of the cross is superimposed by a black cotised oval bearing the white inscription "1896".
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

## Frankfurter RG Germania

Name: Frankfurter Ruder-Gesellschaft "Germania" 1869 e.V.
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 15 July 1869
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2006

### Flag

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Dec 2008
It is a horizontal 9-stripes flag with alternating blue (FIAV-code B+) and white stripes starting with a blue one. The flag has a white canton divided by a red saltire with red capital letters "F" (hoist), "R" (top),
"G" (fly) and "1869" (bottom).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2006

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Dec 2008
Description of blade:
The blade has a vertical blue-white-blue ribbon shifted to the baseboard, blue and white are the basic colours of the flag.
Source:club webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Dec 2008

## Frankfurter RG Nied

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

Name: Frankfurter Rudergesellschaft Nied 1921 e.V.
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 15 June 1921
It is a blue (FIAV-code B+) and white flag divided by saltire. There are white capital letters: "R" (hoist) and "N" (fly). There are blue ones as well: "G" (top) and "1921" (bottom). In the centre of the flag is a red ball showing a white wheel with 6 spokes. The canton is a horizontal 7-stripes flag with alternating yellow and blue (FIAV-code B+) stripes starting with a yellow one. The canton is superimposed by a black anchor with two crossed oars.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

## Frankfurter RG Oberrad

Name: Frankfurter Ruder-Gesellschaft Oberrad 1879 e.V.
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 15 September 1879 as Oberrader Ruder-Gesellschaft
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2006

### Flag

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2006
It is a horizontal 9-stripes flag with alternating green and white stripes starting with a green one. The flag has a white canton divided by a red saltire with red capital letters "F" (hoist), "R"(top), "G" (fly) and "O1869" (bottom). The "O" is placed between "18" and "69". The numbers are slightly smaller than the letters.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2006

### Blade

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Dec 2008
The blade has a green-white vertical ribbon shifted to the baseboard, green and white are the basic colours of the flag.
Source: club webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Dec 2008

### Flag of Oberrader RG

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

Name: Oberrader Ruder-Gesellschaft
Located in: Oberrad
Established: 15 September 1879
Renamed: 1903
The flag was parted by ten horizontal stripes alternating of green and white. Six stripes at hoist were covered by a white canton with red edges, parted by a red saltire with red inscriptions "O" (hoist) "R" (top) "G" (fly) and "1879" (bottom).
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1901, no.2, p.13
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

## Frankfurter RG Sachsenhausen

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

Name: Frankfurter Rudergesellschaft "Sachsenhausen" von 1879 e.V.
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 9 October 1879
It is a white flag with a red canton showing the white eagle of Frankfurt. In the flyend there is a rhombus with red edges divided by a red saltire and red capital letters in its white parts: "F" (top), "R" (hoist), "G"(flyend) and "S" (bottom).
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

## Frankfurter RV 1865

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2006

Name: Frankfurter Ruder-Verein von 1865 e.V.
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 28 July 1865
It is a white flag dicided by a red saltire. There are red capital letters: "F" (hoist), "R" (top), "V" (fly) and "1865"(bottom). The flag has a red canton with a white eagle from the coat of arms of the city of Frankfurt.
For further information click: club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2006

### Frankfurter RV 1865 first Flag image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2021
It iwa a white flag dicided by a red saltire. There are red capital letters: "F" (hoist), "R" (top), "V" (fly) and "1865"(bottom).
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2021

## Frauen-RV Freiweg

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

Name: Frauen-Ruderverein "Freiweg" e.V.
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 1 November 1927
The flag is divided per bend sinister. It is white at the flyend and black at the hoist. In the canton is a white swallow.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

## RVb Rheno-Franconia

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2006

Name: Ruderverbindung "Rheno-Franconia" e.V.1919/1957 Frankfurt
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 2 April 1905
It is a white triangular pennant with a vertical red stripe at the hoist and a blue 8-point-star in the centre of the flag.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2006

## RC Nassovia Höchst

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

Name: Ruder-Club Nassovia Höchst 1881 e.V.
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 13 April 1881
It is a horizontal 8-stripes flag with alternating red and white stripes starting with a white one. It has a blue canton divided by a white saltire with white capital letters "R" (hoist), "C" (top), "N" (flyend) and "18H81" (bottom) with smaller numbers.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

## SKG Frankfurt

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Ivan Sache, 16 Dec 2020

Name: Sport- und Kulturgemeinschaft Frankfurt am Main e.V.(SKG)
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 1 October 1955
It is a white over red bicolour-pennant. There is a round red logo shifted to the hoist, probably showing the white front of the town hall of Frankfurt in its upper part and showing a white bridge with white letters "SKG" in its lower part.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Dec 2006

## Verein "Uferklinik"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2026

Name: Verein "Uferklinik"
Located in: Frankfurt/Main
Established: 1906
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a broad red saltire with black inscriptions on every quarter as follows: "V."(top), "U."(hoist), "F."(fly) and "1906"(bottom). Over all on centre in a white oval fimbriated black was the crowned eagle the city arms of Frankfurt in black.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1911, no.29, p.522
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Feb 2026

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