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)
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