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, 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:
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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), first elected parliament of Austria (1848–1849), known as the ''Reichstag''
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Reichstag (North German Confederation), parliament of the North German Confederation (1867–1870)
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Reichstag (German Empire), 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 (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)
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Reichstag (Nazi Germany), pseudo-parliament of the Third Reich (1933–1945)
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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 ...
* 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 (), Imperial Diet in 1521 at which Martin Luther was declared a heretic
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Diet of Augsburg (), noteworthy sessions of the Imperial Diet in 1530 and 1555
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Reichstag fire (1933)
See also
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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 ...
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German Bundesrat, the two legislative bodies in the Federal Republic of Germany
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Bundesrat (disambiguation)
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Reichsrat (disambiguation), 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)
* , 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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