is a German word generally meaning parliament, more directly translated as ''
Diet of the Realm'' or ''National diet'', or more loosely as ''Imperial Diet''. It may refer to:
Buildings and places
is the specific German word for parliamentary buildings, often shortened to Reichstag, and may refer to:
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Reichstag building, the building where German Parliaments met from 1894 to 1933 and since 1999
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Reichstag dome
The Reichstag dome is a glass dome constructed on top of the rebuilt Reichstag building in Berlin, Berlin, Germany. It was designed by architect Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Norman Foster and built by Waagner-Biro to symbolize the ...
, an addition to the Reichstag by Norman Foster 1995–1999
** ''Reichstag'', former name of the U-Bahn station at the Reichstag, renamed ''
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Common ...
'' in 2006
Institutions
Historic legislative bodies in German-speaking countries have been referred to as Reichstag, including:
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Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), called the ''Reichstag'' from about 15th century, earlier known as the ''Hoftag'' (777–1806)
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Imperial Diet (Austria)
The Austrian Reichstag ("National Diet" or "Imperial Diet" in German), or Kremsier Parliament (Assembly at Kroměříž), was the first elected parliament in the Austrian Empire. It lasted for only a short time between July 1848 and 7 March 1849, b ...
, first elected parliament of Austria (1848–1849), known as the ''Reichstag''
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Reichstag (North German Confederation)
The Reichstag () of the North German Confederation was the federal state's lower house of parliament. The popularly elected Reichstag was responsible for federal legislation together with the Bundesrat, the upper house whose members were appoi ...
, parliament of the North German Confederation (1867–1870)
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Reichstag (German Empire)
The Reichstag () of the German Empire was Germany's lower house of parliament from 1871 to 1918. Within the governmental structure of the Reich, it represented the national and democratic element alongside the federalism of the Bundesrat and th ...
, parliament of the German Empire (1871–1918)
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Reichstag (Weimar Republic)
The Reichstag of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) was the lower house of Germany's parliament; the upper house was the Reichsrat, which represented the states. The Reichstag convened for the first time on 24 June 1920, taking over from the We ...
, parliament of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
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Reichstag (Nazi Germany)
The Reichstag ("Diet of the Realm"), officially the Greater German Reichstag (''Großdeutscher Reichstag'') after 1938, was the parliament of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. In effect it essentially served as a rubber stamp parliament. Followi ...
, pseudo-parliament of the Third Reich (1933–1945)
* Scandinavian parliamentary bodies which bear or bore the name ''
Riksdag'' are also called ''Reichstag'' when referred to in the German language; these words have the same origin.
Historic events
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Diet of Worms (german: Reichstag zu Worms), Imperial Diet in 1521 at which Martin Luther was declared a heretic
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Diet of Augsburg
The Diet of Augsburg were the meetings of the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire held in the German city of Augsburg. Both an Imperial City and the residence of the Augsburg prince-bishops, the town had hosted the Estates in many such sessi ...
(german: Reichstag zu Augsburg), noteworthy sessions of the Imperial Diet in 1530 and 1555
See also
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Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Common ...
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Bundesrat of Germany, the two legislative bodies in the Federal Republic of Germany
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Reichsrat (disambiguation)
''Reichsrat'' is a legislative body in German-speaking countries similar to the Upper House of a Parliament. The cognate in Scandinavian countries is ''Riksråd''. These may refer to:
* Reichsrat (Austria), the parliament of the Cisleithanian part ...
, roughly "Imperial Council", a smaller more powerful legislative body in several German-speaking countries, similar to the Upper House of a Parliament
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Imperial Diet (disambiguation) Imperial Diet means the highest representative assembly in an empire, notably:
* Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), the general assembly of the Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806)
* National Diet, the current legislature of Jap ...
* , the parliaments of Sweden and Finland, the latter called ''eduskunta'' in the Finnish language
* , the parliament of Denmark from 1849 to 1953,
* , generic name in Scandinavian countries for various Councils of the Realm,
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