List of tallest structures in Germany
This is a list of Germany's tallest structures, containing all types of structures. Please correct and expand this list.
Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Construction type | Town | State | Coordinates | Remarks | |
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Berliner Fernsehturm | 1207 ft | 368 m | 1969 | Tower | Berlin | Berlin | 52°31′14.91″N 13°24′33.95″E / 52.5208083°N 13.4094306°E / 52.5208083; 13.4094306 (Berlin TV Tower) | became the tallest building in (all of) Germany since reunification |
Sender Donebach | 1191 ft | 363 m | 1982 | Guyed Mast | Mudau-Donebach | Baden-Württemberg | 49°33′40.25″N 9°10′22.76″E / 49.5611806°N 9.1729889°E / 49.5611806; 9.1729889 (Donebach transmitter, Mast 1) ; 49°33′33.53″N 9°10′50.82″E / 49.5593139°N 9.1807833°E / 49.5593139; 9.1807833 (Donebach transmitter, Mast 2) | prior to the reunification, it was the tallest building in West Germany; both masts demolished on March 2, 2018 |
Sender Zehlendorf, new longwave transmission mast | 1180 ft | 359.7 m | 1979 | Guyed Mast | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg | Brandenburg | 52°47′41.87″N 13°23′9.5″E / 52.7949639°N 13.385972°E / 52.7949639; 13.385972 (Zehlendorf Longwave Mast) | |
Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau | 1177 ft | 358.6 m | 1978 | Guyed Mast | Berlin-Frohnau | Berlin | 52°39′13.66″N 13°17′43.59″E / 52.6537944°N 13.2954417°E / 52.6537944; 13.2954417 (Frohnau Radio Relay Mast (demolished)) | demolished on February 8, 2009 |
VLF transmitter DHO38 | 1158 ft | 352.9 m | 1982 | Guyed Mast | Saterland-Ramsloh | Lower Saxony | 53°05′22.15″N 07°37′06.19″E / 53.0894861°N 7.6183861°E / 53.0894861; 7.6183861 (DHO38, Mast 1) ; 53°05′14.42″N 07°36′31.14″E / 53.0873389°N 7.6086500°E / 53.0873389; 7.6086500 (DHO38, Mast 2) ; 53°04′59.81″N 07°37′09.88″E / 53.0832806°N 7.6194111°E / 53.0832806; 7.6194111 (DHO38, Mast 3) ; 53°04′52.03″N 07°36′34.69″E / 53.0811194°N 7.6096361°E / 53.0811194; 7.6096361 (DHO38, Mast 4) ; 53°04′36.16″N 07°36′58.79″E / 53.0767111°N 7.6163306°E / 53.0767111; 7.6163306 (DHO38, Mast 5) ; 53°04′30.05″N 07°36′22.87″E / 53.0750139°N 7.6063528°E / 53.0750139; 7.6063528 (DHO38, Mast 6) ; 53°04′10.66″N 07°36′41.82″E / 53.0696278°N 7.6116167°E / 53.0696278; 7.6116167 (DHO38, Mast 7) ; 53°04′16.8″N 07°37′17.66″E / 53.071333°N 7.6215722°E / 53.071333; 7.6215722 (DHO38, Mast 8) | 8 masts, insulated against ground |
Sender Zehlendorf, old longwave transmission mast | 1152 ft | 351 m | 1962 | Guyed Mast | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg | Brandenburg | 52°47′41.87″N 13°23′9.5″E / 52.7949639°N 13.385972°E / 52.7949639; 13.385972 (Zehlendorf Longwave Mast) | destroyed on May 18, 1978 at aircraft collision |
Sendemast SL3 | 1148 ft | 350 m | 1968 | Guyed Mast | Burg bei Magdeburg | Saxony-Anhalt | 52°16′9.35″N 11°55′28.84″E / 52.2692639°N 11.9246778°E / 52.2692639; 11.9246778 (SL3 Radio Mast (destroyed)) | collapsed on February 18, 1976 |
Gartow-Höhbeck transmitter, Radio mast Gartow 2 | 1129 ft | 344 m | 1977/78 | Guyed Mast | Gartow | Lower Saxony | 53°3′55.8″N 11°26′33.9″E / 53.065500°N 11.442750°E / 53.065500; 11.442750 (Gartow 2 Radio Relay Mast) | |
Europaturm | 1107 ft | 337.5 m | 1979 | Tower | Frankfurt/Main | Hesse | 50°8′7.02″N 8°39′16.9″E / 50.1352833°N 8.654694°E / 50.1352833; 8.654694 (Europaturm) | |
Chimney of Power Station Westerholt | 1107 ft | 337.5 m | 1997 | Chimney | Gelsenkirchen | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°36′4.48″N 7°3′52.16″E / 51.6012444°N 7.0644889°E / 51.6012444; 7.0644889 (Westerholt Power Plant Chimney) | demolished in 2006 |
Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster | 1106 ft | 337 m | 1939 | Guyed Mast | Herzberg/Elster | Brandenburg | 51°42′59.76″N 13°15′51.5″E / 51.7166000°N 13.264306°E / 51.7166000; 13.264306 (Deutschlandsender III (dismantled)) | insulated against ground, dismantled in 1946 |
Radio mast Gartow 1 | 1073 ft | 327 m | 1963 | Guyed Mast | Gartow | Lower Saxony | 53°4′7.82″N 11°26′22.42″E / 53.0688389°N 11.4395611°E / 53.0688389; 11.4395611 (Gartow 1 Radio Mast (demolished)) | demolished on August 20, 2009 |
Behren-Bokel Transmitter | 1060 ft | 323 m | 1961 | Guyed Mast | Behren-Bekel | Lower Saxony | 52°47′38.23″N 10°31′57.15″E / 52.7939528°N 10.5325417°E / 52.7939528; 10.5325417 (Behren-Bekel TV Mast) | |
Longwave radio mast Burg | 1060 ft | 323 m | 1953 | Guyed Mast | Burg bei Magdeburg | Saxony-Anhalt | 52°17′12.93″N 11°53′50.52″E / 52.2869250°N 11.8973667°E / 52.2869250; 11.8973667 (Burg transmitter, main mast) | |
FM and TV-mast Wesel | 1060 ft | 323 m | 1968 | Guyed Mast | Wesel | North Rhine-Westphalia | 51°38′56.05″N 6°34′40.47″E / 51.6489028°N 6.5779083°E / 51.6489028; 6.5779083 (Wesel TV Mast) | |
Sender Scharteberg | 991 ft | 302 m | 1985 | Guyed Mast | Scharteberg Mountain | Rhineland-Palatinate | 50°13′7.43″N 6°45′1.46″E / 50.2187306°N 6.7504056°E / 50.2187306; 6.7504056 (Scharteberg TV Mast) | |
Sender Bielstein | 991 ft | 302 m | 1985/86 | Guyed Mast | Bielstein Mountain | North Rhine-Westphalia | 51°54′21.74″N 8°49′18.47″E / 51.9060389°N 8.8217972°E / 51.9060389; 8.8217972 (Bielstein TV Mast) | |
Chimney of Power Plant Scholven | 991 ft | 302 m | Chimney | Gelsenkirchen | North Rhine-Westphalia | 51°36′12.84″N 7°0′7.44″E / 51.6035667°N 7.0020667°E / 51.6035667; 7.0020667 (Scholven Power Plant Main Chimney) ; 51°36′2.06″N 7°0′16.56″E / 51.6005722°N 7.0046000°E / 51.6005722; 7.0046000 (Scholven Power Plant Main Chimney) | ||
Main radio mast Langenberg | 988 ft | 301 m | 1989 | Guyed Mast | Velbert-Langenberg | North Rhine-Westphalia | 51°21′22.64″N 7°8′2.84″E / 51.3562889°N 7.1341222°E / 51.3562889; 7.1341222 (Langenberg TV Mast) | |
UKW-Sendemast Hamburg | 984 ft | 300 m | 1960 | Guyed Mast | Hamburg-Billstedt | Hamburg | 53°31′9.14″N 10°6′10.11″E / 53.5192056°N 10.1028083°E / 53.5192056; 10.1028083 (Billstedt TV Mast) | |
Chimney of Power Plant Jänschwalde | 984 ft | 300 m | 1981 | Chimney | Jänschwalde | Brandenburg | 51°49′56.07″N 14°27′10.89″E / 51.8322417°N 14.4530250°E / 51.8322417; 14.4530250 (Jänschwalde Power Plant Chimney) ; 51°49′55.76″N 14°27′25.89″E / 51.8321556°N 14.4571917°E / 51.8321556; 14.4571917 (Jänschwalde Power Plant Chimney) ; 51°49′55.5″N 14°27′40.96″E / 51.832083°N 14.4613778°E / 51.832083; 14.4613778 (Jänschwalde Power Plant Chimney) | |
Chimney of Power Plant Chemnitz | 984 ft | 300 m | Chimney | Chemnitz | Saxony | 50°51′28.01″N 12°55′25.79″E / 50.8577806°N 12.9238306°E / 50.8577806; 12.9238306 (Chemnitz Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1984 | Chimney | Helmstedt | Lower-Saxony | 52°10′18.35″N 10°58′37.89″E / 52.1717639°N 10.9771917°E / 52.1717639; 10.9771917 (Buschhaus Power Plant Chimney) | |
Chimney of Herne Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1989 | Chimney | Herne | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°33′2.36″N 7°11′15.27″E / 51.5506556°N 7.1875750°E / 51.5506556; 7.1875750 (Herne Power Plant Chimney) | |
Chimney of Walsum Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1988 | Chimney | Walsum | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°31′42.81″N 6°42′52.54″E / 51.5285583°N 6.7145944°E / 51.5285583; 6.7145944 (Walsum Power Plant Chimney) | |
Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | 1967 | Chimney | Lippendorf | Saxony | 51°10′36.37″N 12°22′34.94″E / 51.1767694°N 12.3763722°E / 51.1767694; 12.3763722 (Lippendorf Power Plant Chimney (demolished)) | demolished in 2005 |
Chimney of Thierbach Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | Chimney | Espenhain | Saxony | 51°10′4.83″N 12°30′28.89″E / 51.1680083°N 12.5080250°E / 51.1680083; 12.5080250 (Espenhain Power Plant Chimney (demolished)) | demolished | |
Chimneys of Boxberg Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | Chimney | Boxberg | Saxony | 51°24′53.95″N 14°33′41.76″E / 51.4149861°N 14.5616000°E / 51.4149861; 14.5616000 (Boxberg Power Plant Chimney) ; 51°24′55″N 14°33′48.94″E / 51.41528°N 14.5635944°E / 51.41528; 14.5635944 (Boxberg Power Plant Chimney) ; 51°24′57.17″N 14°34′0.18″E / 51.4158806°N 14.5667167°E / 51.4158806; 14.5667167 (Boxberg Power Plant Chimney) ; 51°24′59.93″N 14°34′19.09″E / 51.4166472°N 14.5719694°E / 51.4166472; 14.5719694 (Boxberg Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimneys of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station | 984 ft | 300 m | Chimney | Marl | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°41′34″N 7°6′33″E / 51.69278°N 7.10917°E / 51.69278; 7.10917 (Marl Power Plant Chimney (demolished)) | demolished | |
Transmitter Steinkimmen | 978 ft | 298 m | 1956 | Guyed Mast | Steinkimmen | Lower Saxony | 53°2′36.02″N 8°27′31.17″E / 53.0433389°N 8.4586583°E / 53.0433389; 8.4586583 (Steinkimmen TV Mast) | |
Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg | 958 ft | 292 m | 1977 | Tower | Nuremberg | Bavaria | 49°25′33.46″N 11°2′20.29″E / 49.4259611°N 11.0389694°E / 49.4259611; 11.0389694 (Nuremberg TV Tower) | |
Olympiaturm | 950 ft | 289.5 m | 1968 | Tower | Munich | Bavaria | 48°10′27.79″N 11°33′13.56″E / 48.1743861°N 11.5537667°E / 48.1743861; 11.5537667 (Olmpia Tower) | |
Transmitter Riegelsberg | 942 ft | 287 m | Guyed Mast | Riegelsberg | Saarland | 49°17′28.79″N 6°55′17.19″E / 49.2913306°N 6.9214417°E / 49.2913306; 6.9214417 (Schocksberg TV Mast) | ||
Telemax | 926 ft | 282.2 m | 1992 | Tower | Hannover | Lower-Saxony | 52°23′34.72″N 9°47′58.89″E / 52.3929778°N 9.7996917°E / 52.3929778; 9.7996917 (Telemax) | |
Chimney of Bergkamen Power Station | 925 ft | 282 m | 1981 | Chimney | Bergkamen | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°38′12.16″N 7°37′14.05″E / 51.6367111°N 7.6205694°E / 51.6367111; 7.6205694 (Bergkamen Power Plant Chimney) | |
Chimney of Unit E4 of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station | 925 ft | 282 m | 1982 | Chimney | Werdohl | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°16′33.04″N 7°42′26.24″E / 51.2758444°N 7.7072889°E / 51.2758444; 7.7072889 (Chimney of Unit E4 of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station) | |
Gersteinwerk Chimney | 925 ft | 282 m | 1984 | Chimney | Werne | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°40′24.79″N 7°43′14.28″E / 51.6735528°N 7.7206333°E / 51.6735528; 7.7206333 (Gersteinwerk Chimney) | |
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 1 | 919 ft | 282 m | 1954/55 | Guyed Mast | Felsberg-Berus | Saarland | 49°17′4.2″N 6°40′57.73″E / 49.284500°N 6.6827028°E / 49.284500; 6.6827028 (Europe 1 Radio Mast 1) | insulated against ground |
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 2 | 919 ft | 280 m | 1954/55 | Guyed Mast | Felsberg-Berus | Saarland | 49°16′55.86″N 6°40′46.16″E / 49.2821833°N 6.6794889°E / 49.2821833; 6.6794889 (Europe 1 Radio Mast 2) | insulated against ground |
Transmitter Dieblich-Naßheck | 919 ft | 280 m | Guyed Mast | Dieblich-Naßheck | Rhineland-Palatinate | 50°15′36.13″N 7°31′15.45″E / 50.2600361°N 7.5209583°E / 50.2600361; 7.5209583 (Dieblich-Naßheck TV Mast) | ||
Transmitter Torfhaus | 918 ft | 279.8 m | Guyed Mast | Torfhaus | Lower Saxony | 51°48′6.62″N 10°31′55.84″E / 51.8018389°N 10.5321778°E / 51.8018389; 10.5321778 (Torfhaus NDR-TV Mast) | ||
Heinrich-Hertz-Turm | 918 ft | 279.7 m | 1968 | Tower | Hamburg | Hamburg | 53°33′47.19″N 9°58′32.88″E / 53.5631083°N 9.9758000°E / 53.5631083; 9.9758000 (Heinrich-Hertz-Turm) | |
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 3 | 906 ft | 276 m | 1954/55 | Guyed Mast | Felsberg-Berus | Saarland | 49°16′47.55″N 6°40′34.48″E / 49.2798750°N 6.6762444°E / 49.2798750; 6.6762444 (Europe 1 Radio Mast 3) | insulated against ground |
Chimney of Ibbenbüren Power Station | 902 ft | 275 m | 1985 | Chimney | Ibbenbüren | Northrhine-Westphalia | 52°17′9.11″N 7°44′45.23″E / 52.2858639°N 7.7458972°E / 52.2858639; 7.7458972 (Ibbenbüren Power Plant Chimney) | |
Chimney of Rüstersieler Power Station | 902 ft | 275 m | Chimney | Rüstersieler | Lower-Saxony | 53°33′56.93″N 8°8′46.46″E / 53.5658139°N 8.1462389°E / 53.5658139; 8.1462389 (Rüstersieler Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Main transmission mast Mühlacker | 896 ft | 273 m | Guyed Mast | Mühlacker | Baden-Württemberg | 48°56′27.67″N 8°51′8.24″E / 48.9410194°N 8.8522889°E / 48.9410194; 8.8522889 (Mühlacker transmitter, Main Mast) | insulated against ground | |
Schwerin-Zippendorf Transmission Mast | 896 ft | 273 m | Guyed Mast | Schwerin | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 53°35′30.95″N 11°27′20.09″E / 53.5919306°N 11.4555806°E / 53.5919306; 11.4555806 (Schwerin-Zippendorf TV Mast) | close to TV Tower Schwerin-Zippendorf | |
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 4 | 886 ft | 270 m | 1954/55 | Guyed Mast | Felsberg-Berus | Saarland | 49°16′39.18″N 6°40′22.72″E / 49.2775500°N 6.6729778°E / 49.2775500; 6.6729778 (Europe 1 Radio Mast 4) | insulated against ground |
Colonius | 873 ft | 266m | 1981 | Tower | Cologne | Northrhine-Westphalia | 50°56′49.54″N 6°55′55.08″E / 50.9470944°N 6.9319667°E / 50.9470944; 6.9319667 (Colonius) | |
Aholming transmitter | 869 ft | 265 m | Guyed Mast | Aholming | Bavaria | 48°43′50.55″N 12°55′47.04″E / 48.7307083°N 12.9297333°E / 48.7307083; 12.9297333 (Aholming transmitter, Mast 1) ; 48°43′38.46″N 12°56′2.06″E / 48.7273500°N 12.9339056°E / 48.7273500; 12.9339056 (Aholming transmitter, Mast 2) | 2 masts | |
Central masts Nauen | 853 ft | 260 m | 1920 | Guyed Mast | Nauen | Brandenburg | 52°38′56″N 12°54′30″E / 52.64889°N 12.90833°E / 52.64889; 12.90833 (Nauen transmitter) | dismantled in 1945 |
Commerzbank Tower | 850 ft | 259 m | 1997 | Skyscraper | Frankfurt/Main | Hesse | 50°6′40.26″N 8°40′27.08″E / 50.1111833°N 8.6741889°E / 50.1111833; 8.6741889 (Commerzbank Tower) | |
Transmitter Dannenberg | 846 ft | 258 m | Guyed Mast | Dannenberg | Lower Saxony | 53°3′55.7″N 10°53′49.91″E / 53.065472°N 10.8971972°E / 53.065472; 10.8971972 (Zernien TV Mast) | ||
Messeturm | 843 ft | 257 m | 1990 | Skyscraper | Frankfurt/Main | Hesse | 50°6′44.51″N 8°39′10.07″E / 50.1123639°N 8.6527972°E / 50.1123639; 8.6527972 (Messeturm) | |
longwave transmitter Erching | 840 ft | 256 m | 1953 | Guyed Mast | Erching | Bavaria | 48°18′11.29″N 11°43′13.63″E / 48.3031361°N 11.7204528°E / 48.3031361; 11.7204528 (Erching longwave radio mast (demolished)) | dismantled |
Moorburg Power Station Chimney | 840 ft | 256 m | 1974 | Chimney | Hamburg | Hamburg | 53°29′20″N 9°56′59″E / 53.48889°N 9.94972°E / 53.48889; 9.94972 (Moorburg Power Plant Chimney) | demolished; at its demolition by explosives on April 24, 2004 further damages occurred, because debris flew on other tracks as calculated |
Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf | 837 ft | 255 m | 1975 | Tower | Koblenz-Kühkopf | Rhineland-Palatinate | 50°18′32.15″N 7°34′10.33″E / 50.3089306°N 7.5695361°E / 50.3089306; 7.5695361 (Koblenz-Kühkopf Telecommunication Tower) | |
Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz | 827 ft | 252 m | Tower | Dresden | Saxony | 51°2′24.11″N 13°50′19.93″E / 51.0400306°N 13.8388694°E / 51.0400306; 13.8388694 (Dresden TV Tower) | ||
Central Mast Eilvese | 820 ft | 250 m | 1913 | Guyed Mast | Eilvese | Lower-Saxony | 52°31′40″N 9°24′24″E / 52.52778°N 9.40667°E / 52.52778; 9.40667 (Eilvese transmitter (demolished)) | demolished in 1931 |
Chimney of Voerde Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | 1982 | Chimney | Voerde | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°34′37.65″N 6°40′53.19″E / 51.5771250°N 6.6814417°E / 51.5771250; 6.6814417 (Voerde Power Plant Chimney) | |
Chimney Grosskrotzenburg Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | Chimney | Großkrotzenburg | Hessen | 50°5′17.76″N 8°57′5.97″E / 50.0882667°N 8.9516583°E / 50.0882667; 8.9516583 (Staudinger Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimney Lünen Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | Chimney | Lünen | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°36′50.79″N 7°28′53.12″E / 51.6141083°N 7.4814222°E / 51.6141083; 7.4814222 (Lünen Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Unit 6 of Bremen-Hafen Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | Chimney | Bremen | Bremen | 53°7′29.54″N 8°43′43.11″E / 53.1248722°N 8.7286417°E / 53.1248722; 8.7286417 (Bremen-Harbour Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Altbach Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | Chimney | Altbach | Baden-Württemberg | 48°43′1.42″N 9°22′2.91″E / 48.7170611°N 9.3674750°E / 48.7170611; 9.3674750 (Altbach Power Plant Chimney) ; 48°43′2.77″N 9°22′26.82″E / 48.7174361°N 9.3741167°E / 48.7174361; 9.3741167 (Altbach Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Heilbronn Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | Chimney | Heilbronn | Baden-Württemberg | 49°10′31.91″N 9°12′27.19″E / 49.1755306°N 9.2075528°E / 49.1755306; 9.2075528 (Heilbronn Power Plant Chimney) ; 49°10′29.67″N 9°12′26.47″E / 49.1749083°N 9.2073528°E / 49.1749083; 9.2073528 (Heilbronn Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Hagenwerder Power Plant, Unit III | 820 ft | 250 m | 1972/73 | Chimney | Görlitz/Hagenwerder | Saxony | 51°3′42″N 14°56′55″E / 51.06167°N 14.94861°E / 51.06167; 14.94861 (Haugenwerder Power Plant Chimney (demolished)) | demolished by explosives on June 19, 1998 |
Chimney of Wilhelmshaven Power Station (E.ON) | 820 ft | 250 m | 1976 | Chimney | Wilhelmshaven | Lower Saxony | ||
Chimneys Duisburg-Schwelgern | 820 ft | 250 m | Chimneys | Duisburg | Nordrhein-Westfalen | 51°30′14.42″N 6°43′59.6″E / 51.5040056°N 6.733222°E / 51.5040056; 6.733222 (Schwelgern Power Plant Chimney) ; 51°30′13.42″N 6°44′0.07″E / 51.5037278°N 6.7333528°E / 51.5037278; 6.7333528 (Schwelgern Power Plant Chimney) | ||
ERD-Chimney | 820 ft | 250 m | 1981 | Chimney | Duisburg | Nordrhein-Westfalen | 51 26 38 N 006 43 45 E | demolished in 1997 |
Chimney Duisburg-Hochfeld | 820 ft | 250 m | Chimney | Duisburg | Nordrhein-Westfalen | 51°25′20.16″N 6°44′21.48″E / 51.4222667°N 6.7393000°E / 51.4222667; 6.7393000 (Hochfeld Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Mehrum Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | Chimney | Hohenhameln | Lower Saxony | 52°18′54.16″N 10°5′37.65″E / 52.3150444°N 10.0937917°E / 52.3150444; 10.0937917 (Hohenhameln Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Merkenich Heating Power Station | 820 ft | 250 m | Chimney | Cologne | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°01′5.03″N 6°57′52.14″E / 51.0180639°N 6.9644833°E / 51.0180639; 6.9644833 (Merkenich Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Hamburg-Rahlstedt transmitter, new mast | 820 ft | 250 m | 2010 | Guyed mast | Hamburg-Rahlstedt | Hamburg | 53°37′33″N 10°11′45″E / 53.62583°N 10.19583°E / 53.62583; 10.19583 (Hamburg-Rahlstedt TV Mast) | |
Transmitter Berlin-Koepenick, main mast (J1-Mast) | 814 ft | 248 m | 1953 | Guyed Mast | Berlin | Berlin | 52°28′31″N 13°35′32″E / 52.47528°N 13.59222°E / 52.47528; 13.59222 (J1-Mast Berlin-Köpenick) | insulated against ground, demolished |
Transmitter Berlin-Koepenick, J2-Mast | 814 ft | 248 m | 1953 | Guyed Mast | Berlin | Berlin | 52°28′31″N 13°35′32″E / 52.47528°N 13.59222°E / 52.47528; 13.59222 (J2-Mast Berlin-Köpenick) | grounded, dismantled in 1984 and rebuilt with reduced height (142.8 m) on site of transmitter Wachenbrunn |
Naturstromspeicher Gaildorf | 246.5 m | 2017 | Wind turbine with integreted pumped storage | Gaildorf | Baden-Württemberg | 49°00′37″N 9°47′46″E / 49.010275°N 9.796200°E / 49.010275; 9.796200 ("WKA2") (for one of four wind turbínes) | 178 metre hub height, rotor diameter 137 m, world's tallest wind turbine as of 2017 | |
Transmitter Saarburg | 804 ft | 245 m | Guyed Mast | Saarburg | Saarland | 49°37′43.41″N 6°36′47.48″E / 49.6287250°N 6.6131889°E / 49.6287250; 6.6131889 (Saarburg TV Mast) | ||
Rostock-Krummendorf transmitter | 804 ft | 245 m | construction | Guyed Mast | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Rostock | 54°07′46.04″N 12°07′34.47″E / 54.1294556°N 12.1262417°E / 54.1294556; 12.1262417 (Rostock-Krummendorf transmitter) | |
Central Tower Königs Wusterhausen | 797 ft | 243 m | 1925 | Tower | Königs Wusterhausen | Brandenburg | 52°18′19″N 13°36′43″E / 52.30528°N 13.61194°E / 52.30528; 13.61194 (Königs Wusterhausen Central Tower (destroyed)) | collapsed on November 15, 1972 |
Chimney of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station II | 791 ft | 241 m | Chimney | Marl | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°41′4.4″N 7°5′59.62″E / 51.684556°N 7.0998944°E / 51.684556; 7.0998944 (Marl Chemiepark Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Scholven A Power Station | 789 ft | 240.5 m | Chimney | Gelsenkirchen | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°35′59.83″N 7°0′20.27″E / 51.5999528°N 7.0056306°E / 51.5999528; 7.0056306 (Scholven A Power Station Chimney) | ||
Main Tower | 787 ft | 240 m | 1999 | Skyscraper | Frankfurt/Main | Hesse | 50°6′44.46″N 8°40′19.84″E / 50.1123500°N 8.6721778°E / 50.1123500; 8.6721778 (Maintower) | roof height: 200 m |
Chimney of Voerde Power Station | 787 ft | 240 m | Chimney | Voerde | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°34′36.29″N 6°41′6.85″E / 51.5767472°N 6.6852361°E / 51.5767472; 6.6852361 (Voerde Power Station, 240 m tall chimney) | ||
Chimneys of Bexbach Power Station | 787 ft | 240 m | Chimney | Bexbach | Saarland | 49°21′48.51″N 7°14′13.38″E / 49.3634750°N 7.2370500°E / 49.3634750; 7.2370500 (Bexbach Power Station Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Cuno Power Station | 787 ft | 240 m | Chimney | Herdecke | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°24′15.41″N 7°24′49.09″E / 51.4042806°N 7.4136361°E / 51.4042806; 7.4136361 (Cuno Power Station Chimney) | ||
Transmitter Thurnau | 787 ft | 240 m | 1980 | Guyed Mast | Thurnau | Bavaria | 49°59′14.93″N 11°22′36.03″E / 49.9874806°N 11.3766750°E / 49.9874806; 11.3766750 (Thurnau Mediumwave Radio Mast) | insulated against ground |
Steel tube radio mast Langenberg | 787 ft | 240 m | 1940/41 | Guyed Mast | Velbert-Langenberg | North Rhine-Westphalia | insulated against ground, demolished on April 12, 1945 | |
Transmitter Cremlingen | 787 ft | 240 m | 1965 | Guyed Mast | Cremlingen | Lower-Saxony | 52°17′37.96″N 10°43′37.32″E / 52.2938778°N 10.7270333°E / 52.2938778; 10.7270333 (Cremlingen Main Broadcasting Mast (today 188 m tall)) | insulated against ground, in 1978 height reduced to 188 m |
Bodenseesender, main mast (Teufelsturm) | 787 ft | 240 m | 1978 | Guyed Mast | Messkirch | Baden-Württemberg | 48°1′24.33″N 9°6′58.44″E / 48.0234250°N 9.1162333°E / 48.0234250; 9.1162333 (Teufelsturm) | insulated against ground |
Wiederau transmitter, J1-mast | 774 ft | 236 m | 1953 | Guyed Mast | Wiederau | Free State of Saxony | 51°11′4.48″N 12°17′2.85″E / 51.1845778°N 12.2841250°E / 51.1845778; 12.2841250 (Wiederau, J1-Mast) | insulated against ground |
Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower | 773 ft | 235.7 m | 1986 | Tower | Bremen-Walle | Bremen | 53°5′44.61″N 8°47′30.71″E / 53.0957250°N 8.7918639°E / 53.0957250; 8.7918639 (Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower) | |
Chimney Power Station Schwandorf | 771 ft | 235 m | Chimney | Schwandorf | Bavaria | 49°18′13.82″N 12°4′39.05″E / 49.3038389°N 12.0775139°E / 49.3038389; 12.0775139 (Schwandorf Power Plant Chimney) ; 49°18′14.42″N 12°4′35.33″E / 49.3040056°N 12.0764806°E / 49.3040056; 12.0764806 (Schwandorf Power Plant Chimney) | demolished | |
Rheinturm Düsseldorf | 768 ft | 234.2 m | 1981 | Tower | Düsseldorf | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°13′4.37″N 6°45′41.87″E / 51.2178806°N 6.7616306°E / 51.2178806; 6.7616306 (Rheinturm) | |
Schleptruper Egge transmitter | 768 ft | 234 m | Guyed Mast | Bramsche | Lower-Saxony | 52°22′28.57″N 8°1′47.76″E / 52.3746028°N 8.0299333°E / 52.3746028; 8.0299333 (Schleptruper Egge TV Mast) | ||
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, backup antenna | 768 ft | 234 m | 1954/55 | Guyed Mast | Felsberg-Berus | Saarland | 49°17′8.93″N 6°39′31.71″E / 49.2858139°N 6.6588083°E / 49.2858139; 6.6588083 (Europe 1 transmitter, backup antenna, mast 1) ; 49°17′1.54″N 6°39′23.6″E / 49.2837611°N 6.656556°E / 49.2837611; 6.656556 (Europe 1 transmitter, backup antenna, mast 2) | 2 masts, insulated against ground |
Karlsruhe Rhine Harbour Thermal Power Plant, Large Chimney | 764 ft | 233 m | Chimney | Karlsruhe | Baden-Württemberg | 49°0′41.23″N 8°18′14.26″E / 49.0114528°N 8.3039611°E / 49.0114528; 8.3039611 (Rhine Harbour Thermal Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimneys Weiher Power Station | 761 ft | 232 m | Chimney | Quierschied-Weiher | Saarland | 49°20′5.23″N 7°2′7.85″E / 49.3347861°N 7.0355139°E / 49.3347861; 7.0355139 (Weiher Power Station Chimney) | ||
Radio Mast Bungsberg (new) | 758 ft | 231 m | 2005 | Guyed Mast | Bungsberg | Schleswig-Holstein | 54°13′1.44″N 10°42′59.47″E / 54.2170667°N 10.7165194°E / 54.2170667; 10.7165194 (New Radio Mast Bungsberg) | close to Fernmeldeturm Bungsberg |
Radio Mast Bungsberg (old) | 758 ft | 231 m | 1960 | Guyed Mast | Bungsberg | Schleswig-Holstein | 54°12′59.66″N 10°43′6.92″E / 54.2165722°N 10.7185889°E / 54.2165722; 10.7185889 (Old Radio Mast Bungsberg (dismantled)) | close to Fernmeldeturm Bungsberg, dismantled in 2006 |
Dillberg transmitter | 758 ft | 231 m | 1978 | Guyed Mast | Dillberg | Bavaria | 49°19′24.61″N 11°22′50.42″E / 49.3235028°N 11.3806722°E / 49.3235028; 11.3806722 (Dillberg transmitter, mast 1) | grounded mast with cage antenna for MW |
Transmitter Stollberg | 758 ft | 231 m | 1993 | Guyed Mast | Stollberg | North Rhine-Westphalia | 50°46′43.8″N 6°14′37.14″E / 50.778833°N 6.2436500°E / 50.778833; 6.2436500 (Stollberg TV Mast) | |
Fernmeldeturm Kiel | 755 ft | 230 m | 1972 | Tower | Kiel | Schleswig-Holstein | 54°18′2.25″N 10°7′6.2″E / 54.3006250°N 10.118389°E / 54.3006250; 10.118389 (Fernmeldeturm Kiel) | |
Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Tower | 755 ft | 230 m | 1991 | Tower | Cuxhaven | Lower Saxony | 53°51′22.72″N 8°40′39.23″E / 53.8563111°N 8.6775639°E / 53.8563111; 8.6775639 (Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Tower) | |
Chimney of Voerde Power Station | 755 ft | 230 m | Chimney | Voerde | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°34′43.66″N 6°40′45.13″E / 51.5787944°N 6.6792028°E / 51.5787944; 6.6792028 (Voerde Power Station, 230 m tall chimney) | ||
Chimney of Castrop-Rauxel Power Station | 755 ft | 230 m | Chimney | Castrop-Rauxel | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°34′49.37″N 7°18′49.19″E / 51.5803806°N 7.3136639°E / 51.5803806; 7.3136639 (Castrop-Rauxel Power Station Chimney) | ||
Radio mast Berlin-Scholzplatz | 755 ft | 230 m | 1963 | Guyed Mast | Berlin | Berlin | 52°30′21.82″N 13°13′10.26″E / 52.5060611°N 13.2195167°E / 52.5060611; 13.2195167 (Berlin-Scholzplatz TV Mast) | |
Karlsruhe Rhine Harbour Thermal Power Plant, Chimney of Unit 8 | 755 ft | 230 m | 2008 | Chimney | Karlsruhe | Baden-Württemberg | ||
Wind Turbine in Hausbay-Bickenbach | 673 ft | 229.5 m | 2016 | Wind turbine on concrete-steel tower | Hausbay-Bickenbach | Rhineland-Palatinate | 164 metre hub height, rotor diameter 131 m | |
Radio Mast Leichlingen | 751 ft | 229 m | Guyed Mast | Leichlingen | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°7′8.54″N 7°6′0.48″E / 51.1190389°N 7.1001333°E / 51.1190389; 7.1001333 (Leichlingen TV Mast) | ||
Elbe Crossing 2 | 745 ft | 227 m | 1976–1978 | Lattice tower | Stade | Lower Saxony; Hetlinger Schanze, Schleswig-Holstein | 53°35′39.97″N 9°35′28.16″E / 53.5944361°N 9.5911556°E / 53.5944361; 9.5911556 (Elbe Crossing 2, Lühesand Pylon) ; 53°36′8.36″N 9°36′11.71″E / 53.6023222°N 9.6032528°E / 53.6023222; 9.6032528 (Elbe Crossing 2, Hetlinger Schanze Pylon) | two electricity pylons |
Transmitter Aurich-Popens | 745 ft | 227 m | Guyed Mast | Aurich | Lower Saxony | 53°27′41.76″N 7°30′24.83″E / 53.4616000°N 7.5068972°E / 53.4616000; 7.5068972 (Aurich-Popens TV Mast) | ||
Lingen transmitter | 745 ft | 227 m | Guyed Mast | Lingen | Lower Saxony | 52°32′6.48″N 7°21′11″E / 52.5351333°N 7.35306°E / 52.5351333; 7.35306 (Lingen TV Mast) | grounded mast with cage aerial for MF | |
Chimney of Heyden Power Station | 745 ft | 227 m | Chimney | Petershagen | Northrhine-Westphalia | 52°22′53.79″N 8°59′55.2″E / 52.3816083°N 8.998667°E / 52.3816083; 8.998667 (Heyden Power Station Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Erfurt-Ost Heating Power Station | 741 ft | 226 m | Chimney | Erfurt | Thuringia | 51 00 55 N 011 02 23 E | demolished | |
Chimney of Gera-Nord Heating Power Station (3 Essen) | 738 ft | 225 m | Chimney | Gera | Thuringia | 50°54′18.59″N 12°3′48.34″E / 50.9051639°N 12.0634278°E / 50.9051639; 12.0634278 (3 Essen) ; 50°54′17.65″N 12°3′44.96″E / 50.9049028°N 12.0624889°E / 50.9049028; 12.0624889 (3 Essen) ; 50°54′15.69″N 12°3′48.6″E / 50.9043583°N 12.063500°E / 50.9043583; 12.063500 (3 Essen) | ||
Kirchlinteln transmitter | 738 ft | 225 m | Guyed Mast | Kirchlinteln | Lower Saxony | 52°54′34.27″N 9°18′21.77″E / 52.9095194°N 9.3060472°E / 52.9095194; 9.3060472 (Kirchlinteln TV Mast) | ||
Chimney Jena Heating Power Station | 738 ft | 225 m | Chimney | Jena | Thuringia | 50°53′51.53″N 11°35′12.5″E / 50.8976472°N 11.586806°E / 50.8976472; 11.586806 (Jena Heating Power Station Chimney) | ||
Chimney Altchemnitz | 738 ft | 225 m | Chimney | Altchemnitz | Saxony | 50°47′54.9″N 12°55′2.7″E / 50.798583°N 12.917417°E / 50.798583; 12.917417 (Altchemnitz Chimney) | ||
Bleialf transmitter | 735 ft | 224 m | Guyed Mast | Bleialf | Rhineland-Palatinate | 50°15′16.77″N 6°21′32.29″E / 50.2546583°N 6.3589694°E / 50.2546583; 6.3589694 (Bleialf TV Mast) | ||
Fernmeldeturm Münster 42 | 730 ft | 222.5 m | 1986 | Tower | Münster | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°56′59.64″N 7°39′58.97″E / 51.9499000°N 7.6663806°E / 51.9499000; 7.6663806 (Münster Telecommunication Tower) | |
Chimney of Schilling Power Station | 722 ft | 220 m | 1962 | Chimney | Stade | Lower Saxony | 53°37′7.34″N 9°32′4.98″E / 53.6187056°N 9.5347167°E / 53.6187056; 9.5347167 (Schilling Power Station Chimney (demolished)) | demolished |
Chimney of Zolling power station | 722 ft | 220 m | Chimney | Zolling | Bavaria | 48°27′19.05″N 11°47′58.25″E / 48.4552917°N 11.7995139°E / 48.4552917; 11.7995139 (Zolling Power Station Chimney) | ||
Transmitter Hoher Meisner, FM- and TV transmission mast | 722 ft | 220 m | Guyed Mast | Hoher Meisner | Hesse | 51°12′26.21″N 9°50′51.64″E / 51.2072806°N 9.8476778°E / 51.2072806; 9.8476778 (Hoher Meisner TV Mast) | ||
Rimberg transmitter | 722 ft | 220 m | Guyed Mast | Rimberg | Hesse | 50°47′50.63″N 9°27′40.31″E / 50.7973972°N 9.4611972°E / 50.7973972; 9.4611972 (Rimberg TV Mast) | ||
Peheim transmitter | 722 ft | 220 m | Guyed Mast | Peheim | Lower-Saxony | 52°53′17.47″N 7°50′59.79″E / 52.8881861°N 7.8499417°E / 52.8881861; 7.8499417 (Peheim TV Mast) | ||
Florianturm (Dortmund TV Tower) | 720 ft | 219.6 m | 1959 | Tower | Dortmund | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°29′47.71″N 7°28′35.78″E / 51.4965861°N 7.4766056°E / 51.4965861; 7.4766056 (Florianturm (Dortmund TV Tower)) | |
Heidenberg transmitter | 719 ft | 219 m | Guyed Mast | Schwabach | Bavaria | 49°17′1.21″N 10°59′12.6″E / 49.2836694°N 10.986833°E / 49.2836694; 10.986833 (Heidenberg TV Mast) | ||
Transmitter Büttelberg | 719 ft | 219 m | Guyed Mast | Büttelberg | Bavaria | 49°24′52.55″N 10°22′40.64″E / 49.4145972°N 10.3779556°E / 49.4145972; 10.3779556 (Büttelberg TV Mast) | ||
Heidelstein transmitter | 715 ft | 218 m | Guyed Mast | Heidelstein | Bavaria | 50°27′38.12″N 10°0′24.39″E / 50.4605889°N 10.0067750°E / 50.4605889; 10.0067750 (Heidelstein TV Mast) | ||
Chimney of West Power Station | 715 ft | 218 m | 1970 | Chimney | Voerde | Northrhine-Westphalia | ||
Fernsehturm Stuttgart | 711 ft | 216,8 m | 1956 | Tower | Stuttgart-Degerloch | Baden-Württemberg | 48°45′20.67″N 9°11′24.76″E / 48.7557417°N 9.1902111°E / 48.7557417; 9.1902111 (Stuttgart TV Tower) | world's first concrete TV tower |
Flensburg-Jürgensby transmitter | 709 ft | 216 m | Guyed Mast | Flensburg-Jürgensby | Schleswig-Holstein | 54°48′8″N 9°27′13″E / 54.80222°N 9.45361°E / 54.80222; 9.45361 (Flensburg-Jürgensby TV Mast (demolished)) | insulated against ground, demolished in 1990 | |
Flensburg-Engelsby transmitter | 705 ft | 215 m | Guyed Mast | Flensburg-Engelsby | Schleswig-Holstein | 54°47′30.71″N 9°30′12.57″E / 54.7918639°N 9.5034917°E / 54.7918639; 9.5034917 (Flensburg-Engelsby TV Mast) | grounded mast with cage antenna for MF | |
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim | 698 ft | 212.8 m | 1975 | Tower | Mannheim | Baden-Württemberg | 49°29′12.85″N 8°29′31.99″E / 49.4869028°N 8.4922194°E / 49.4869028; 8.4922194 (Mannheim TV Tower) | |
Fernmeldeturm Berlin | 696 ft | 212 m | 1964 | Tower | Berlin | Berlin | 52°25′3.02″N 13°07′39.92″E / 52.4175056°N 13.1277556°E / 52.4175056; 13.1277556 (Fernmeldeturm Berlin) | |
Transmitter Hühnerberg | 696 ft | 212 m | 1985 | Guyed Mast | Hühnerberg | Bavaria | 48°47′8.16″N 10°40′6.05″E / 48.7856000°N 10.6683472°E / 48.7856000; 10.6683472 (Hühnerberg TV Mast) | |
Leher Feld Transmitter, FM/TV-Mast | 692 ft | 211 m | 1951 | Guyed Mast | Bremen | Bremen | 53°06′25″N 8°52′40″E / 53.10694°N 8.87778°E / 53.10694; 8.87778 (Leher Feld TV Mast (demolished)) | demolished on January 31, 1999 |
Transmitter Göttelborner Höhe | 692 ft | 211 m | 1959 | Guyed Mast | Saarbrücken | Saarland | 49°20′26.5″N 7°0′55.7″E / 49.340694°N 7.015472°E / 49.340694; 7.015472 (Göttelborner Höhe TV Mast) | |
Wiederau transmitter, UHF-mast | 692 ft | 211 m | 1969 | Guyed Mast | Wiederau | Saxony | 51°11′4.02″N 12°17′7.74″E / 51.1844500°N 12.2854833°E / 51.1844500; 12.2854833 (Wiederau transmitter, UHF-mast) | |
Chimney of old SASOL-Power Station Moers-Meerbeck | 689 ft | 210 m | Chimney | Moers-Meerbeck | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°28′16″N 6°38′26″E / 51.47111°N 6.64056°E / 51.47111; 6.64056 (Moers-Meerbeck Power Station Chimney) | demolished at the beginning of the 1990s by explosives; tallest actual chimney of Moers-Meerbeck SASOL-works is a 95 metres tall chimney, which was erected in 1971 | |
Chimney Power Station Dortmund-Derne | 689 ft | 210 m | Chimney | Dortmund-Derne | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°34′12.38″N 7°31′40.98″E / 51.5701056°N 7.5280500°E / 51.5701056; 7.5280500 (Dortmund-Derne Power Station Chimney) | ||
Karlsruhe MiRO Oil reffinery chimney | 689 ft | 210 m | Chimney | Karlsruhe | Baden-Württemberg | 49°3′33.5″N 8°19′46.91″E / 49.059306°N 8.3296972°E / 49.059306; 8.3296972 (MiRO Oil reffinery chimney) | ||
Karlsruhe Rhine Harbour Thermal Power Plant, Chimney 2 | 689 ft | 210 m | Chimney | Karlsruhe | Baden-Württemberg | 49°0′45.25″N 8°18′7.22″E / 49.0125694°N 8.3020056°E / 49.0125694; 8.3020056 (Rhine Harbour Thermal Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Gustav Knepper Power Station | 689 ft | 210 m | Chimney | Dortmund | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°34′06.52″N 7°20′56.77″E / 51.5684778°N 7.3491028°E / 51.5684778; 7.3491028 (Dortmund-Derne Power Station Chimney) | ||
Goliath transmitter central masts | 689 ft | 210 m | 1943 | Guyed Mast | Kalbe an der Milbe | Saxony-Anhalt | 52°39′45″N 11°25′27″E / 52.66250°N 11.42417°E / 52.66250; 11.42417 (Goliath transmitter central masts (dismantled)) | 3 guyed masts, insulated against ground, dismantled in 1945 |
Old TV transmission mast Langenberg | 689 ft | 210 m | 1952 | Guyed Mast | Velbert-Langenberg | North Rhine-Westphalia | dismantled in 1998 | |
Transmitter Koenigs Wusterhausen | 689 ft | 210 m | 1925 | Guyed Mast | Koenigs Wusterhausen | Brandenburg | 52°18′19.23″N 13°37′2.38″E / 52.3053417°N 13.6173278°E / 52.3053417; 13.6173278 (Koenigs Wusterhausen Radio Mast) | insulated against ground |
Deutschlandsender Zeesen | 689 ft | 210 m | 1927 | Guyed Mast | Zeesen | Brandenburg | dismantled | |
Steel tube radio masts Burg | 689 ft | 210 m | Guyed Mast | Burg | Saxony-Anhalt | 52°17′16.64″N 11°54′24.47″E / 52.2879556°N 11.9067972°E / 52.2879556; 11.9067972 (Burg AM transmitter, steel tube mast) ; 52°17′17.25″N 11°54′28.56″E / 52.2881250°N 11.9079333°E / 52.2881250; 11.9079333 (Burg AM transmitter, steel tube mast (demolished)) | 2 masts, insulated against ground, one mast demolished in 2006 | |
Kettrichhof transmitter | 689 ft | 210 m | Guyed Mast | Lemberg (Palatinate) | Rhineland-Palatinate | 49°8′43.51″N 7°35′13.33″E / 49.1454194°N 7.5870361°E / 49.1454194; 7.5870361 (Kettrichhof TV Mast) | ||
Biedenkopf transmitter | 689 ft | 210 m | 1987 | Guyed Mast | Biedenkopf | Hesse | 50°57′4.14″N 8°31′55.5″E / 50.9511500°N 8.532083°E / 50.9511500; 8.532083 (Biedenkopf-Sackpfeife TV Mast) | |
New FM-Broadcasting Mast Ismaning | 689 ft | 210 m | 2010 | Guyed Mast | Ismaning | Bavaria | ||
Transmitter Kreuzberg | 682 ft | 208 m | 1985 | Guyed Mast | Kreuzberg | Bavaria | 50°22′10.22″N 9°58′49.63″E / 50.3695056°N 9.9804528°E / 50.3695056; 9.9804528 (Kreuzberg TV Mast) | |
Westend Tower | 682 ft | 208 m | 1993 | Skyscraper | Frankfurt/Main | Hesse | 50°6′38.21″N 8°39′43.93″E / 50.1106139°N 8.6622028°E / 50.1106139; 8.6622028 (Westendtower) | |
Chimney Offleben Power Station | 679 ft | 207 m | Chimney | Offleben | Lower Saxony | 52°08′45.64″N 11°01′41.92″E / 52.1460111°N 11.0283111°E / 52.1460111; 11.0283111 (Offleben Power Station Chimney) | ||
Transmitter Hornisgrinde | 676 ft | 206 m | 1972 | Tower | Hornisgrinde | Baden-Württemberg | 48°36′38.98″N 8°12′6.55″E / 48.6108278°N 8.2018194°E / 48.6108278; 8.2018194 (Hornisgrinde TV Tower) | |
Chimney Knautnaundorf | 673 ft | 205 m | Chimney | Knautnaundorf | Saxony | 51°14′47.47″N 12°16′13.41″E / 51.2465194°N 12.2703917°E / 51.2465194; 12.2703917 (Knautnaundorf Chimney) | ||
Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow | 673 ft | 205 m | 2006 | Wind turbine on lattice tower | Laasow | Brandenburg | 51°43′15.07″N 14°6′24.39″E / 51.7208528°N 14.1067750°E / 51.7208528; 14.1067750 (Laasow Fuhrländer Wind Turbine) | 160 metre hub height, rotor with 90 m diameter |
Fernsehturm Donnersberg | 672 ft | 204.82 m | 1962 | Tower | Donnersberg | Rhineland-Palatinate | 49°37′28.55″N 7°55′25.15″E / 49.6245972°N 7.9236528°E / 49.6245972; 7.9236528 (Donnersberg TV Tower) | |
Chimney Dresden-Reick | 669 ft | 204 m | 1976 | Chimney | Dresden-Reick | Saxony | 51°1′28.14″N 13°46′59.78″E / 51.0244833°N 13.7832722°E / 51.0244833; 13.7832722 (Dresden-Reick Chimney) | |
TV tower Helpterberge | 667 ft | 203.2 m | 1981 | Tower | Helpterberge | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 53°29′0.88″N 13°36′8.15″E / 53.4835778°N 13.6022639°E / 53.4835778; 13.6022639 (Helpterberge TV Tower) | |
Dillberg transmitter, old mast | 666 ft | 203 m | 1956 | Guyed mast | Dillberg | Bayern | 49°19′26.17″N 11°22′54.15″E / 49.3239361°N 11.3817083°E / 49.3239361; 11.3817083 (Dillberg transmitter, mast 2) | grounded mast with cage antenna for medium wave, height was reduced in 1991 to 184 m and in 2005 increased to 198 m by mounting a transmission antenna for DVB-T on its top |
Chimney Power Station Franken II | 663 ft | 202 m | 1963/64 | Chimney | Erlangen | Bavaria | 49°33′47″N 10°58′25″E / 49.56306°N 10.97361°E / 49.56306; 10.97361 (Franken II Power Station Chimney (demolished)) | demolished in 2001 |
Chimney Power Station Mannheim-Neckarau | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Mannheim-Neckarau | Baden-Württemberg | 49°26′40″N 8°29′53″E / 49.44444°N 8.49806°E / 49.44444; 8.49806 (Mannheim Power Plant Chimney) ; 49°26′36.73″N 8°30′9.76″E / 49.4435361°N 8.5027111°E / 49.4435361; 8.5027111 (Mannheim Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Chimney of BASF Ludwigshafen | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Ludwigshafen | Rhineland-Palatinate | 49°30′50″N 8°25′52″E / 49.51389°N 8.43111°E / 49.51389; 8.43111 (200 m tall chimney of BASF Ludwigshafen) | demolished in November 2002 | |
Chimney of Bayer Leverkusen | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Leverkusen | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°0′45″N 6°58′35.05″E / 51.01250°N 6.9764028°E / 51.01250; 6.9764028 (200 m tall chimney of Bayer Leverkusen) | ||
Chimney Essen-Karnap | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Essen-Karnap | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°30′53.98″N 6°59′37.93″E / 51.5149944°N 6.9938694°E / 51.5149944; 6.9938694 (Karnap Chimney) | ||
Chimney Power Station Hamm-Schmehausen | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Hamm-Schmehausen | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°40′49.1″N 7°58′12.7″E / 51.680306°N 7.970194°E / 51.680306; 7.970194 (Hamm-Schmehausen Power Plant Chimney) | ||
Mainflingen longwave transmitter, Mast VI, Mast VII, Mast VIII, Mast IX, Mast X, Mast XI, Mast XII, Mast XIV, Mast XV | 656 ft | 200 m | Guyed Masts | Mainhausen-Mainflingen | Hesse | 50°0′46.0188″N 9°0′25.4988″E / 50.012783000°N 9.007083000°E / 50.012783000; 9.007083000 (Mast VI), 50°0′41.6304″N 9°0′38.8836″E / 50.011564000°N 9.010801000°E / 50.011564000; 9.010801000 (Mast VII), 50°0′39.4956″N 9°0′28.8324″E / 50.010971000°N 9.008009000°E / 50.010971000; 9.008009000 (Mast VIII), 50°0′51.2244″N 9°0′41.382″E / 50.014229000°N 9.01149500°E / 50.014229000; 9.01149500 (Mast IX), 50°0′53.55″N 9°0′58.7448″E / 50.0148750°N 9.016318000°E / 50.0148750; 9.016318000 (Mast X), 50°1′3.7452″N 9°0′51.048″E / 50.017707000°N 9.01418000°E / 50.017707000; 9.01418000 (Mast XI), 50°1′10.6068″N 9°0′39.5496″E / 50.019613000°N 9.010986000°E / 50.019613000; 9.010986000 (Mast XII), 50°0′27.0792″N 9°0′55.026″E / 50.007522000°N 9.01528500°E / 50.007522000; 9.01528500 (Mast XIV), 50°0′21.06″N 9°1′9.912″E / 50.0058500°N 9.01942000°E / 50.0058500; 9.01942000 (Mast XV) | multiple guyed masts, insulated against ground carrying T- and triangle antennas for longwave transmitters | |
Cooling Tower of Niederaussem Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | Cooling Tower | Niederaußem | Northrhine-Westphalia | 50°59′45.91″N 6°40′16.79″E / 50.9960861°N 6.6713306°E / 50.9960861; 6.6713306 (Niederaussem Power Station Cooling Tower) | world's tallest cooling tower | |
Chimney of Unit P/Q of Frimmersdorf Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Frimmersdorf | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°3′18.17″N 6°34′36.26″E / 51.0550472°N 6.5767389°E / 51.0550472; 6.5767389 (Chimney of Unit P/Q of Frimmersdorf Power Station Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Irsching Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Irsching | Bavaria | 48°46′1.32″N 11°34′45.19″E / 48.7670333°N 11.5792194°E / 48.7670333; 11.5792194 (Irsching Power Station Chimney) ; 48°46′1.48″N 11°34′49.46″E / 48.7670778°N 11.5804056°E / 48.7670778; 11.5804056 (Irsching Power Station Chimney) ; 48°46′1.43″N 11°34′52.92″E / 48.7670639°N 11.5813667°E / 48.7670639; 11.5813667 (Irsching Power Station Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Ingolstadt Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Ingolstadt | Bavaria | 48°45′43.23″N 11°30′11.73″E / 48.7620083°N 11.5032583°E / 48.7620083; 11.5032583 (Ingolstadt Power Station Chimney) | ||
Stadtwerketurm | 656 ft | 200 m | 1967 | Chimney | Duisburg | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°25′47.62″N 6°45′11.24″E / 51.4298944°N 6.7531222°E / 51.4298944; 6.7531222 (Stadtwerketurm) | |
Large chimney of Duisburg-Huckingen Krupp Mannesmann Blast Furnace Plant | 656 ft | 200 m | ? | Chimney | Duisburg | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°22′15.07″N 6°42′47.82″E / 51.3708528°N 6.7132833°E / 51.3708528; 6.7132833 (Large chimney of Duisburg-Huckingen Krupp Mannesmann Blast Furnace Plant) | |
Chimney Breitungen | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Breitungen | Thuringia | 50°45′29.35″N 10°18′54.28″E / 50.7581528°N 10.3150778°E / 50.7581528; 10.3150778 (Chimney Breitungen) | ||
Lauchhammer-South Heating Plant Chimney | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Lauchhammer | Saxony | 51 28 14 N 013 46 46 E | demolished in 2002 | |
Large Chimney of Schwarzheide Chemical Synthesis Works | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Schwarzheide | Brandenburg | 51 28 49 N 13 53 15 E | demolished | |
Unterbreizbach K+S Kali Works Chimney | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Unterbreizbach | Thuringia | 50°48′50.84″N 9°58′40.29″E / 50.8141222°N 9.9778583°E / 50.8141222; 9.9778583 (Unterbreizbach K+S Kali Works Chimney) | height reduction to 94 metres in 2001 | |
Chimneys of Wilhelmshaven Refinery | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Wilhelmshaven | Lower-Saxony | 53°36′50.28″N 8°5′27.7″E / 53.6139667°N 8.091028°E / 53.6139667; 8.091028 (Wilhelmshaven Refinery Chimney) ; 53°36′53.59″N 8°5′42.9″E / 53.6148861°N 8.095250°E / 53.6148861; 8.095250 (Wilhelmshaven Refinery Chimney) | ||
Chimney of Schkopau Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Schkopau | Saxony-Anhalt | 51°23′54.44″N 11°57′1.17″E / 51.3984556°N 11.9503250°E / 51.3984556; 11.9503250 (Schkopau Power Station Chimney) | ||
Large chimney of PCK Reffinery | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Schwedt | Brandenburg | 53°5′54.06″N 14°13′10.34″E / 53.0983500°N 14.2195389°E / 53.0983500; 14.2195389 (PCK Reffinery, Large Chimney) | demolished in November 2003 | |
Black Pump Power Station Chimneys | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Schwarze Pumpe | Saxony | 51°31′41.38″N 14°21′35.65″E / 51.5281611°N 14.3599028°E / 51.5281611; 14.3599028 (Black Pump Power Station Chimneys) ; 51°31′41.35″N 14°21′30.95″E / 51.5281528°N 14.3585972°E / 51.5281528; 14.3585972 (Black Pump Power Station Chimneys) | 2 chimneys, demolished in November 2000 | |
Chimney of VEB Elektrokohle Berlin | 656 ft | 200 m | Chimney | Berlin | Berlin | 52° 31′ 36″ N 13° 29′ 27 E | demolished in May 1993 | |
Chimney of Unit E3 of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station | 656 ft | 200 m | 1971 | Chimney | Werdohl | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°16′33.46″N 7°42′23.75″E / 51.2759611°N 7.7065972°E / 51.2759611; 7.7065972 (Chimney of Unit E3 of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station) | |
Meteorological mast of Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Centre | 656 ft | 200 m | 1972 | Guyed Mast | Karlsruhe | Baden-Württemberg | 49°5′29.07″N 8°25′29.85″E / 49.0914083°N 8.4249583°E / 49.0914083; 8.4249583 (Meteorological mast of Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Centre) | |
Muldenhütten Chimney I | 656 ft | 200 m | 1972 | Chimney | Hilbersdorf | Saxony | 50°54′6.77″N 13°23′13.03″E / 50.9018806°N 13.3869528°E / 50.9018806; 13.3869528 (Muldenhütten Chimney 1) | |
Muldenhütten Chimney II | 656 ft | 200 m | 1982 | Chimney | Hilbersdorf | Saxony | 50°54′8.69″N 13°23′11.49″E / 50.9024139°N 13.3865250°E / 50.9024139; 13.3865250 (Muldenhütten Chimney 2) | |
Large Chimney of Speyer Oil Refinery | 656 ft | 200 m | 1978 | Chimney | Speyer | Rhineland-Palatinate | demolished on September 12, 1986 by explosives, after facility was shut down in 1982 | |
Asdonkshof Waste Incineration Plant | 656 ft | 200 m | 1995 | Chimney | Kamp-Lintfort | Northrhine-Westphalia | 51°31′23.17″N 6°34′31.96″E / 51.5231028°N 6.5755444°E / 51.5231028; 6.5755444 (Asdonkshof Waste Incineration Plant Chimney) | |
Tower 185 | 656 ft | 200 m | 2011 | Skyscraper | Frankfurt am Main | Hesse | 50°06′36.46″N 8°39′21.03″E / 50.1101278°N 8.6558417°E / 50.1101278; 8.6558417 (Tower 185) | |
Rödenser Berg Meteorological Mast | 656 ft | 200 m | 2011 | Guyed Mast | Wolfhagen | Hesse | ||
Sengenthal RePower 3.2M114 Wind Turbine | 656 ft | 200 m | 2012 | Wind turbine on steel tube/ concrete tower | Sengenthal | Bavaria | ||
Berching Wind Park | 656 ft | 200 m | 2012 | Wind turbines on steel tube/ concrete tower (143 m hub height plus rotor) | Berching | Bavaria | 49°06′24.94″N 11°28′49.03″E / 49.1069278°N 11.4802861°E / 49.1069278; 11.4802861 (Berching Wind Turbine) ; 49°05′49.97″N 11°28′56.95″E / 49.0972139°N 11.4824861°E / 49.0972139; 11.4824861 (Berching Wind Turbine) ; 49°05′50.41″N 11°30′13.19″E / 49.0973361°N 11.5036639°E / 49.0973361; 11.5036639 (Berching Wind Turbine) ; 49°05′24.8″N 11°29′52.7″E / 49.090222°N 11.497972°E / 49.090222; 11.497972 (Berching Wind Turbine) ;49°05′8.51″N 11°29′47.23″E / 49.0856972°N 11.4964528°E / 49.0856972; 11.4964528 (Berching Wind Turbine) ;49°04′55.87″N 11°29′50.41″E / 49.0821861°N 11.4973361°E / 49.0821861; 11.4973361 (Berching Wind Turbine) | |
Pilsach Wind Park | 656 ft | 200 m | 2012 | Wind turbines on steel tube/ concrete tower | Pilsach | Bavaria | 49°18′56.05″N 11°32′42.08″E / 49.3155694°N 11.5450222°E / 49.3155694; 11.5450222 (Pilsach Wind Turbine) ; 49°17′57.32″N 11°33′23.02″E / 49.2992556°N 11.5563944°E / 49.2992556; 11.5563944 (Pilsach Wind Turbine) ; 49°17′56.01″N 11°33′37.7″E / 49.2988917°N 11.560472°E / 49.2988917; 11.560472 (Pilsach Wind Turbine) |
Various other wind turbines reach at least 200 m tip height (list will not be updated completely as regards more recent wind turbines, see also German Wikipedia article).
Contents
1 Highest structures by structural type/use
1.1 Towers
1.2 Chimney
1.3 Buildings
1.4 Guyed mast
1.5 Bridges and dams
2 List of tallest structures of the different states in Germany
2.1 Schleswig-Holstein
2.2 Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
2.3 Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
2.4 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
2.5 Berlin
2.6 Brandenburg
2.7 Lower Saxony
2.8 Saxony-Anhalt
2.9 Free State of Saxony
2.10 Free State of Thuringia
2.11 North Rhine-Westphalia
2.12 Hesse
2.13 Rhineland-Palatinate
2.14 Saarland
2.15 Baden-Württemberg
2.16 Free State of Bavaria
3 See also
4 External links
Highest structures by structural type/use
Towers
- Free-standing tower: Berlin TV Tower, Berlin, 368 m
- Concrete tower: Berlin TV Tower, Berlin, 368 m
- Lattice tower: Suspension pylons of Elbe Crossing 2, Stade, 227 m (before 1972: Königs Wusterhausen Central Tower, Königs Wusterhausen, 243 m )
- Electricity pylon: Suspension pylons of Elbe Crossing 2, Stade, 227 m
- Wind turbine: Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow, Laasow, 205 m
- Ride: Scream, Heidepark Soltau, 103 m
- Aerial tramway support pillar: Pillar II of Eibsee Aerial Tramway, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: 85 m
- Lighthouse: Campen Lighthouse, Campen: 65 m
- Wooden Tower: Windkraftanlage Hannover-Marienwerder, near Hannover: 100 m (1933-1945: Mühlacker Radio Tower, Mühlacker: 190 m, 1945-1948: Tegel Radio Tower, Berlin: 165 m, 1948-1983: Ismaning Radio Tower, Ismaning: 163 m), 2002-2012: Rottenbuch Radio Tower, Peiting: 66 m)
Chimney
- Chimney: Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station, Helmstedt: 308 m (1981-2006: Chimney of Westerholt Power Station, Westerholt: 337 m)
- Cooling Tower: Niederaussem Power Station, Niederaussem: 200 m
- Brick chimney: Halsbrücker Esse, Freiberg im Sachsen, 140 m
Buildings
- Highrise: Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt/Main: 300 m
- Industrial building: Block K of Niederaussem Power Station, Niederaussem: 168 m
- Church: Ulm Münster, Ulm: 161 m
- Residential: Colonia-Hochhaus, Cologne: 155 m
- Silo: Schapfen Mill Tower Silo, Ulm: 125 m
- Light advertisement: Bayer Cross Leverkusen, Leverkusen: 118 m
- Wooden Building: Jahrtausendturm, Magdeburg: 60 m
- Brick building:St. Martin's Church, Landshut: 130.6 m
Guyed mast
- Guyed mast (grounded): Longwave transmitter Donebach, Mudau: 363 m
- Guyed mast (insulated): Masts of DHO38, Saterland: 353 m
- Partially guyed tower: Waldenburg TV Tower: 165 m
Bridges and dams
At all bridges height of highest pillar is given
- Bridge: Kocher Valley Bridge, Geislingen am Kocher: 178 m
- Railway Bridge: Müngsten Bridge, Solingen: 107 m
- Suspension Bridge: Fleher Bridge, Düsseldorf: 146 m
- Brick Bridge: Göltzsch Viaduct, Vogtland: 78 m
- Dam: Rappbode Dam, Hasselfelde: 106 m
List of tallest structures of the different states in Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
FM- and TV-masts Bungsberg, 231 m
Close to the site, there is a telecommunication tower of reinforced concrete, the Telecommunication Tower Bungsberg with an observation deck in a height of 40 m.
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
FM- and TV-Mast Hamburg-Billstedt, 300 m
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
- Chimney of Unit 6 of Bremen-Hafen Power Station, 250 m
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
FM and TV-mast Schwerin-Zippendorf, 273 m
Close to it, there is the 136 metre high TV Tower Schwerin-Zippendorf, a TV tower of reinforced concrete with an observation deck.
Berlin
TV Tower Berlin, 368.03 m
Brandenburg
New longwave transmission mast Zehlendorf, 359.7 m
Lower Saxony
VLF transmission masts Saterland, 352.9 m
Saxony-Anhalt
longwave transmission mast Burg, 324 m
Free State of Saxony
- Chimney of heating power station Chemnitz-Nord, 300 m
- 3 chimneys of Kraftwerk Boxberg (Werk 1 und 2), 300 m
Free State of Thuringia
- Chimney of Erfurt-Ost Heating Power Station, 226 m (demolished)
- Chimneys of Gera-Nord Heating Power Station, 225 m
- Chimney of Jena Heating Power Station, 225 m
North Rhine-Westphalia
- Chimney of Power Station Westerholt, 337 m (demolished in 2006)
FM and TV-mast Wesel, 320.8 m
Hesse
Europe Tower (Telecommunication Tower Frankfurt), 337.5 m
Rhineland-Palatinate
FM- and TV Mast Scharteberg, 302 m
Saarland
FM- and TV Mast Riegelsberg, 287 m
Baden-Württemberg
Longwave transmission masts Donebach, 363 m
Free State of Bavaria
Telecommunication Tower Nuremberg, 292 m
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Germany
External links
- http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=37735471