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state parliament
The parliament of a federal state in Germany or Austria, which passes the laws for that state.
Der sächsische Landtag hat ein neues Klimaschutzgesetz verabschiedet.
The Saxon state parliament passed a new climate protection law.
parliament building
The building in which the parliament of a federal state meets.
Vor dem Landtag in Stuttgart fand eine Demonstration statt.
A demonstration took place in front of the parliament building in Stuttgart.
'Landtag' is made up of 'Land' (in the sense of a federal state) and 'Tag'. Here, 'Tag' does not mean 'day' as in 'today', but comes from 'Tagung' (meeting/session). A Landtag is therefore the assembly of a state.
Der bayerische Landtag ist das Parlament des Freistaates Bayern.
The Bavarian state parliament is the parliament of the Free State of Bavaria.
Germany is a federal republic made up of federal states. Each of these federal states has its own parliament, called a 'Landtag' (state parliament), which is responsible for legislation at the state level.
Die Bildungspolitik wird in Deutschland von den Landtagen der Bundesländer bestimmt.
Education policy in Germany is determined by the state parliaments of the federal states.
Context tells you whether the parliament as an institution or the building is meant. Political verbs such as 'beschließen' (to decide/pass) or 'wählen' (to elect) refer to the institution. Prepositions of place such as 'in', 'vor', or 'am' refer to the building.
Der Landtag debattiert heute über den neuen Haushalt.
The state parliament is debating the new budget today.
In a political context, you often hear the phrases 'in den Landtag gewählt werden' (to be elected to the state parliament) or 'im Landtag sitzen' (to sit in the state parliament, i.e. to be a member of parliament).
Bei der letzten Wahl wurde sie direkt in den Landtag gewählt.
In the last election, she was directly elected to the state parliament.
citizenry / parliament
Landtag and Bürgerschaft can both refer to a state parliament. In most German federal states, it is called a Landtag; in Hamburg and Bremen, it is called a Bürgerschaft. The choice therefore depends on the particular federal state.
Der Landtag von Niedersachsen berät heute über das neue Gesetz.
The state parliament of Lower Saxony is debating the new law today.
Die Bürgerschaft von Hamburg berät heute über das neue Gesetz.
The Hamburg Parliament is debating the new law today.
