Reichstag

Reichstag is a German word which roughly means Parliament but is more accurately translated Diet of the Realm or National Diet or Imperial Diet. It may refer to:

Buildings

Reichstagsgebäude, the specific German word for Parliamentary buildings, often simply shortened to Reichstag. In this context it may refer to:

• Reichstag (building), the building in Berlin where German Parliaments met from 1894 to 1933 and again since 1999
• Reichstag dome, a famous addition to the Reichstag by Norman Foster
• Parliament House, Helsinki (Swedish: Riksdagshuset)
• Parliament House, Stockholm (Swedish: Riksdagshuset)

Institutions

Various historic legislative bodies in German-speaking countries have been referred to as Reichstags, including:

• Reichstag (Holy Roman Empire), the Imperial Diets (754-1806)
• Reichstag (Austria), the first elected parliament of Austria (1848–1849)
• Reichstag (North German Confederation), the first parliament of Germany (1860–1871)
• Reichstag (German Empire), parliament of the German Empire (1871–1918)
• Reichstag (Weimar Republic), parliament of the Weimar Republic (1918–1933)
• Reichstag (Nazi Germany), pseudo-parliament of the Third Reich (1933–1945)

• Scandinavian parliamentary bodies are also called Reichstag when referred to in the German Language. See: Riksdag (disambiguation)

Historic events

• Synod of Worms (1076), a Reichstag convened by Emperor Henry IV which sought to depose Pope Gregory VII
• Diet of Worms (1521), where Martin Luther was declared a heretic.
• Diet of Augsburg, noteworthy sessions of the Imperial Diet in 1530 and 1555.
• Reichstag Peace Resolution (1917), an unsuccessful attempt by the Reichstag to end WWI
• Reichstag fire (1933), which provided a pretext for the Nazis to seize power
• Reichstag Fire Decree (1933), an order issued by German President Paul von Hindenburg in direct response to the Reichstag fire.
• Reichstag Trial or Leipzig Trial (1933), a Trial held in the aftermath of the Reichstag fire.

See also

• Reichsrat (roughly "Imperial Council"), a smaller, more powerful legislative body in several German-speaking countries, similar to the Upper House of a Parliament
• Reichstag (Berlin U-Bahn), the underground station at the Reichstag building
• Rigsdagen, the parliament of Denmark from 1849 to 1953
• Riksråd, generic name for various Imperial Councils in Scandinavian countries
• In modern Germany, the Bundestag and Bundesrat are the two chambers of parliament