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: *

Reichstag building The Reichstag (; ) is a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin that is the seat of the German Bundestag. It is also the meeting place of the Federal Convention, which elects the President of Germany. The Ne ...

, the building where German Parliaments met from 1894 to 1933 and since 1999 ** Reichstag dome, 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 (assembly), Diet") is the lower house of the Germany, German Federalism in Germany, federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag wa ...

'' in 2006

Institutions

Historic legislative bodies in German-speaking countries have been referred to as Reichstag, including: *

Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire) The Imperial Diet (; ) was the deliberative body of the Holy Roman Empire. It was not a legislative body in the contemporary sense; its members envisioned it more like a central forum where it was more important to negotiate than to decide. Its ...

, called the ''Reichstag'' from about 15th century, earlier known as the ''Hoftag'' (777–1806) *

Imperial Diet (Austria) The Reichstag ("Imperial Diet"), also called Kremsier Parliament, was the first elected parliament in the Austrian Empire. It lasted for only a short time between July 1848 and 7 March 1849, but had an important effect on Austrian history. Its ...

, first elected parliament of Austria (1848–1849), known as the ''Reichstag'' * Reichstag (North German Confederation), parliament of the North German Confederation (1867–1870) *

Reichstag (German Empire) The Reichstag (, " Diet of the Realm"), 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 ...

, parliament of the German Empire (1871–1918) *

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 (Germany), Reichsrat, which represented the states. The Reichstag convened for the first time on 24 June 1920, taki ...

, parliament of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) *

Reichstag (Nazi Germany) The Reichstag (, "Diet (assembly), Diet of the Reich, Realm"), officially the Greater German Reichstag () after 1938, was the national parliament of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. Following the Nazi seizure of power and the enactment of the En ...

, pseudo-parliament of the Third Reich (1933–1945) *

* Scandinavian parliamentary bodies which bear or bore the name ''

Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ...

'' are also called ''Reichstag'' when referred to in the German language; these words have the same origin.

Historic events

Diet of Worms The Diet of Worms of 1521 ( ) was an Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), imperial diet (a formal deliberative assembly) of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V and conducted in the Imperial Free City o ...

(), Imperial Diet in 1521 at which Martin Luther was declared a heretic *

Diet of Augsburg The diets 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 se ...

(), noteworthy sessions of the Imperial Diet in 1530 and 1555 *

Reichstag fire The Reichstag fire (, ) was an arson attack on the Reichstag building, home of the German parliament in Berlin, on Monday, 27 February 1933, precisely four weeks after Adolf Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. Marinus van der Lubbe, ...

(1933)

Buildings and places

Institutions

Historic events

See also