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    [Reichstag] [Italic title] [DE] 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:

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    ** Buildings and places

    [DE] is the specific German word for parliamentary buildings, often shortened to Reichstag, and may refer to:

    - Reichstag building , 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_ in 2006

    ** Institutions

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

    - Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire) , called the _Reichstag_ from about 15th century, earlier known as the _Hoftag_ (777–1806) - Imperial Diet (Austria) , 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) , parliament of the German Empire (1871–1918) - Reichstag (Weimar Republic) , parliament of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) - Reichstag (Nazi Germany) , pseudo-parliament of the Third Reich (1933–1945) - Bundestag - 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

    - Diet of Worms ( [de] ), Imperial Diet in 1521 at which Martin Luther was declared a heretic - Diet of Augsburg ( [de] ), noteworthy sessions of the Imperial Diet in 1530 and 1555 - Reichstag fire (1933)

    ** See also

    - [Reichstag] - Bundestag , and German Bundesrat , the two legislative bodies in the Federal Republic of Germany - Bundesrat (disambiguation) - Reichsrat (disambiguation) , roughly "Imperial Council", a smaller more powerful legislative body in several German-speaking countries, similar to the Upper House of a Parliament - Imperial Diet (disambiguation) - [sv] , the parliaments of Sweden and Finland, the latter called _eduskunta_ in the Finnish language - [da] , the parliament of Denmark from 1849 to 1953, - [da] , generic name in Scandinavian countries for various Councils of the Realm, [Disambiguation]