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[edit] List of tallest structures of Germany

A list of Germany's tallest structures. The list contains all types of structures. Please correct and expand this list

Name Pinnacle height Year Construction Type Town Remarks
Berliner Fernsehturm 1207 ft 368 m 1969 Tower Berlin
Sender Donebach 1191 ft 363 m 1982 Guyed Mast Mudau-Donebach, Baden-Württemberg 2 masts
Sender Zehlendorf, new longwave transmission mast 1180 ft 359.7 m 1979 Guyed Mast Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Brandenburg
Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau 1177 ft 358.6 m 1978 Guyed Mast Berlin-Frohnau, Berlin
VLF transmitter DHO38 1158 ft 352.9 m 1982 Guyed Mast Saterland-Ramsloh, Lower Saxony 8 masts, insulated against ground
Sender Zehlendorf, old longwave transmission mast 1152 ft 351 m 1962 Guyed Mast Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Brandenburg destroyed on May 18th, 1978 at aircraft collision
Sendemast SL3 1148 ft 350 m 1968 Guyed Mast Burg bei Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt collapsed on February 18th, 1976
Gartow-Höhbeck transmitter, Radio mast Gartow 2 1129 ft 344 m 1977/78 Guyed Mast Gartow, Lower Saxony
Europaturm 1107 ft 337,5 m 1979 Tower Frankfurt/Main, Hesse
Chimney of Power Station Westerholt 1107 ft 337.5 m 1997 Chimney Gelsenkirchen, Northrhine-Westphalia
Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster 1106 ft 337 m 1939 Guyed Mast Herzberg/Elster insulated against ground, dismantled
Radio mast Gartow 1 1073 ft 327 m Guyed Mast Gartow, Lower Saxony
Behren-Bokel Transmitter 1060 ft 323 m 1961 Guyed Mast Behren-Bekel, Lower Saxony
Longwave radio mast Burg 1060 ft 323 m 1953 Guyed Mast Burg bei Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
FM and TV-mast Wesel 1060 ft 323 m 1953 Guyed Mast Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia
Sender Scharteberg 991 ft 302 m 1985 Guyed Mast Scharteberg Mountain, Rhineland-Palatinate
Sender Bielstein 991 ft 302 m 1985/86 Guyed Mast Bielstein Mountain, North Rhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Power Plant Scholven 991 ft 302 m Chimney Gelsenkirchen
Main radio mast Langenberg 988 ft 301 m 1989 Guyed Mast Velbert-Langenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
UKW-Sendemast Hamburg 984 ft 300 m 1960 Guyed Mast Hamburg-Billstedt, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Chimney of Power Plant Jänschwalde 984 ft 300 m 1981 Chimney Jänschwalde
Chimney of Power Plant Chemnitz 984 ft 300 m Chimney Chemnitz
Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station 984 ft 300 m 1984 Chimney Helmstedt, Lower-Saxony
Chimney of Herne Power Station 984 ft 300 m 1989 Chimney Herne, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Walsum Power Station 984 ft 300 m 1988 Chimney Walsum, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station 984 ft 300 m 1967 Chimney Lippendorf, Saxony demolished in 2005
Chimney of Thierbach Power Station 984 ft 300 m Chimney Espenhain, Saxony demolished
Chimneys of Boxberg Power Station 984 ft 300 m Chimney Boxberg, Sachsen
Chimneys of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station 984 ft 300 m Chimney Marl, Northrhine-Westphalia
Transmitter Steinkimmen 978 ft 298 m 1956 Guyed Mast Steinkimmen, Lower Saxony
Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg 958 ft 292 m 1977 Tower Nuremberg, Bavaria
Olympiaturm 950 ft 289.5 m 1968 Tower Munich, Bavaria
Transmitter Riegelsberg 942 ft 287 m Guyed Mast Riegelsberg, Saarland
Telemax 926 ft 282.2 m 1992 Germany Hannover, Lower-Saxony
Chimney of Bergkamen Power Station 925 ft 282 m 1981 Chimney Bergkamen, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station 925 ft 282 m Chimney Werdohl, Northrhine-Westphalia
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 1 919 ft 282 m 1954/55 Guyed Mast Felsberg-Berus, Saarland insulated against ground
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 2 919 ft 280 m 1954/55 Guyed Mast Felsberg-Berus, Saarland insulated against ground
Transmitter Dieblich-Naßheck 919 ft 280 m Guyed Mast Dieblich-Naßheck, Rhineland-Palatina
Transmitter Torfhaus 918 ft 279,8 m Guyed Mast Torfhaus, Lower Saxony
Heinrich-Hertz-Turm 918 ft 279,7 m 1968 Tower Hamburg
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 3 906 ft 276 m 1954/55 Guyed Mast Felsberg-Berus, Saarland insulated against ground
Chimney of Ibbenbüren Power Station 902 ft 275 m 1985 Chimney Ibbenbüren, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Rüstersieler Power Station 902 ft 275 m Chimney Rüstersieler, Lower-Saxony
Main transmission mast Mühlacker 896 ft 273 m Guyed Mast Mühlacker, Baden-Württemberg insulated against ground
Schwerin-Zippendorf Transmission Mast 896 ft 273 m Guyed Mast Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Close to TV Tower Schwerin-Zippendorf
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 4 886 ft 270 m 1954/55 Guyed Mast Felsberg-Berus, Saarland insulated against ground
Colonius 873 ft 266m 1981 Tower Cologne, Northrhine-Westphalia
Aholming transmitter 869 ft 265 m Guyed Mast Aholming, Bavaria 2 masts
Central masts Nauen 853 ft 260 m 1920 Guyed Mast Nauen dismantled in 1945
Commerzbank Tower 850 ft 259 m 1997 Skyscraper Frankfurt/Main, Hesse
transmitter Dannenberg 846 ft 258 m Guyed Mast Dannenberg, Lower Saxony
MesseTurm 843 ft 257 m 1990 Skyscraper Frankfurt/Main, Hesse
longwave transmitter Erching 840 ft 256 m 1953 Guyed Mast Erching, Bavaria dismantled
Chimney Moorburg Power Station 840 ft 256 m 1974 Chimney Hamburg demolished. At its demolition by explosives on April 24th, 2004 further damages occurred, because debris flew on other trucks as calculated
Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf 837 ft 255 m 1975 Tower Koblenz-Kühkopf, Rhineland-Palatina
Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz 827 ft 252 m Tower Dresden, Saxony
Central Mast Eilvese 820 ft 250 m 1913 Guyed Mast Eilvese demolished in 1931
Chimney of Voerde Power Station 820 ft 250 m 1982 Chimney Voerde, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney Grosskrotzenburg Power Station 820 ft 250 m Chimney Großkrotzenburg, Hessen
Chimney Lünen Power Station 820 ft 250 m Chimney Lünen, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Unit 6 of Bremen-Hafen Power Station 820 ft 250 m Chimney Bremen
Chimney of Altbach Power Station 820 ft 250 m Chimney Altbach, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney of Heilbronn Power Station 820 ft 250 m Chimney Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney of Wilhelmshaven Power Station 820 ft 250 m 1976 Chimney Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony
Chimneys Duisburg-Schwelgern 820 ft 250 m Chimneys Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Chimney Duisburg-Neuenkamp 820 ft 250 m Chimney Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Chimney Duisburg-Hochfeld 820 ft 250 m Chimney Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Chimney of Mehrum Power Station 820 ft 250 m Chimney Hohenhameln, Lower Saxony
Transmitter Berlin-Koepenick, main mast (J1-Mast) 814 ft 248 m 1953 Guyed Mast Berlin insulated against ground, demolished
Transmitter Berlin-Koepenick, J2-Mast 814 ft 248 m 1953 Guyed Mast Berlin grounded, dismantled in 1984 and rebuilt with reduced height ( 142.8 metres) on site of transmitter Wachenbrunn
Transmitter Saarburg 804 ft 245 m Guyed Mast Saarburg, Saarland
Central Tower Königs Wusterhausen 797 ft 243 m 1925 Tower Königs Wusterhausen collapsed on November 15, 1972
Chimney of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station 791 ft 241 m Chimney Marl, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Scholven A Power Station 789 ft 240,5 m Chimney Gelsenkirchen, Northrhine-Westphalia
Maintower 787 ft 240 m 1999 Skyscraper Frankfurt/Main, Hesse Roof height: 200 m
Chimney of Voerde Power Station 787 ft 240 m Chimney Voerde, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimneys of Bexbach Power Station 787 ft 240 m Chimney Bexbach, Saarland
Chimney of Cuno Power Station 787 ft 240 m Chimney Herdecke, Northrhine-Westphalia
Transmitter Thurnau 787 ft 240 m 1980 Guyed Mast Thurnau, Free State of Bavaria 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 12th, 1945
Transmitter Cremlingen 787 ft 240 m 1965 Guyed Mast Cremlingen, Lower-Saxony insulated against ground, in 1978 height reduced to 188 metres
Bodenseesender, main mast 787 ft 240 m 1978 Guyed Mast Messkirch, Baden-Württemberg insulated against ground
Wiederau transmitter, J1-mast 774 ft 236 m 1953 Guyed Mast Wiederau, Free State of Saxony insulated against ground
Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower 773 ft 235,7 m 1986 Tower Bremen-Walle
Chimney Power Station Schwandorf 771 ft 235 m Chimney Schwandorf, Bavaria demolished
Rheinturm Düsseldorf 768 ft 234,2 m 1981 Tower Düsseldorf, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimneys of Niederaussem Power Station 768 ft 234 m Chimney Niederaußem, Northrhine-Westphalia
Schleptruper Egge transmitter 768 ft 234 m Guyed Mast Bramsche, Lower-Saxony
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Backup antenna 768 ft 234 m 1954/55 Guyed Mast Felsberg-Berus, Saarland 2 masts, insulated against ground
Chimney Heating Power Station Karlsruhe 764 ft 233 m Chimney Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Chimneys Weiher Power Station 761 ft 232 m Chimney Quierschied-Weiher, Saarland
Radio Mast Bungsberg 758 ft 231 m 1960 Guyed Mast Bungsberg, Schleswig-Holstein close to Fernmeldeturm Bungsberg
Dillberg transmitter 758 ft 231 m 1978 Guyed Mast Dillberg, Free State of Bavaria grounded mast with cage antenna for MW
Transmitter Stollberg 758 ft 231 m 1993 Guyed Mast Stollberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Fernmeldeturm Kiel 755 ft 230 m 1972 Tower Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Tower 755 ft 230 m 1991 Tower Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony
Chimney of Voerde Power Station 755 ft 230 m Chimney Voerde, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Castrop-Rauxel Power Station 755 ft 230 m Chimney Castrop-Rauxel, Northrhine-Westphalia
Radio mast Berlin-Scholzplatz 755 ft 230 m 1963 Guyed Mast Berlin
Radio Mast Leichlingen 751 ft 229 m Guyed Mast Leichlingen, Northrhine-Palatina
Elbe Crossing 2 745 ft 227 m 1976–1978 Germany Stade, Lower Saxony; Hetlinger Schanze, Schleswig-Holstein Two electricity pylons
Transmitter Aurich-Popens 745 ft 227 m Guyed Mast Aurich, Lower Saxony
Lingen transmitter 745 ft 227 m Guyed Mast Lingen, Lower Saxony Grounded mast with cage aerial for MF
Chimney of Heyden Power Station 745 ft 227 m Chimney Petershagen, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Gera-Nord Heating Power Station 738 ft 225 m Chimney Gera, Thuringia
Kirchlinteln transmitter 738 ft 225 m Guyed Mast Kirchlinteln, Lower Saxony
Chimney Jena Heating Power Station 738 ft 225 m Chimney Jena, Thuringia
Chimney Altchemnitz 738 ft 225 m Chimney Altchemnitz, Saxony
Bleialf transmitter 735 ft 224 m Guyed Mast Bleialf, Rhineland-Palatina
Fernmeldeturm Münster 42 730 ft 222.5 m 1986 Tower Münster, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Schilling Power Station 722 ft 220 m 1962 Chimney Stade, Lower Saxony
Chimneys of Bayer-Power Station Leverkusen 722 ft 220 m Chimney Leverkusen, Northrhine-Westphalia were used until 1944 as carrier for Bayer Cross Leverkusen
Chimney of Zolling power station 722 ft 220 m Chimney Zolling, Bavaria
Transmitter Hoher Meisner, FM- and TV transmission mast 722 ft 220 m Guyed Mast Hoher Meisner, Hesse
Rimberg transmitter 722 ft 220 m Guyed Mast Rimberg, Hesse
Peheim transmitter 722 ft 220 m Guyed Mast Peheim, Lower-Saxony
Florianturm 720 ft 219,6 m 1959 Tower Dortmund, Northrhine-Westphalia
Heidenberg transmitter 719 ft 219 m Guyed Mast Schwabach, Bavaria
Transmitter Büttelberg 719 ft 219 m Guyed Mast Büttelberg, Bavaria
Heidelstein transmitter 715 ft 218 m Guyed Mast Heidelstein, Bavaria
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 World's first concrete TV tower
Flensburg-Engelsby transmitter 705 ft 215 m Guyed Mast Flensburg-Engelsby, Schleswig-Holstein Grounded mast with cage antenna for MF
Transmitter Hühnerberg 696 ft 212 m 1985 Guyed Mast Hühnerberg, Bavaria
Leher Feld Transmitter, FM/TV-Mast 692 ft 211 m 1951 Guyed Mast Bremen demolished on January 31st, 1999
Transmitter Göttelborner Höhe 692 ft 211 m 1959 Guyed Mast Saarbrücken, Saarland
Wiederau transmitter, UHF-mast 692 ft 211 m 1969 Guyed Mast Wiederau, Free State of Saxony
Chimney Power Station Moers-Meerbeck 689 ft 210 m Chimney Moers-Meerbeck, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney Power Station Dortmund-Derne 689 ft 210 m Chimney Dortmund-Derne, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney Karlsruhe 689 ft 210 m Chimney Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney of Gustav Knepper Power Station 689 ft 210 m Chimney Dortmund, Northrhine-Westphalia
Goliath transmitter central masts 689 ft 210 m 1943 Guyed Mast Kalbe an der Milbe, Saxony-Anhalt 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 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 2 masts, insulated against ground
Kettrichhof transmitter 689 ft 210 m Guyed Mast Lemberg (Palatina), Rhineland-Palatina
Transmitter Biedenkopf-Sackpfeife 689 ft 210 m 1987 Guyed Mast Biedenkopf, Hesse
Transmitter Kreuzberg 682 ft 208 m 1985 Guyed Mast Kreuzberg, Bavaria
Westendtower 682 ft 208 m 1993 Skyscraper Frankfurt/Main, Hesse
Transmitter Hornisgrinde 676 ft 206 m 1972 Tower Hornisgrinde, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney Knautnaundorf 673 ft 205 m Chimney Knautnaundorf, Saxony
Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow 673 ft 205 m 2006 Wind turbine on lattice tower Laasow, Brandenburg 160 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 90 metres diametre
Kirchhundem Wind Turbine 673 ft 205 m Kirchhundem, Northrhine-Westphalia
Penzin Wind Turbine 673 ft 205 m Penzin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Fernsehturm Donnersberg 672 ft 204.82 m 1962 Tower Donnersberg, Rhineland-Palatina
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim 672 ft 204,8 m 1975 Tower Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney Dresden-Reick 669 ft 204 m Chimney Dresden-Reick, Saxony
TV tower Helpterberge 667 ft 203,2 m 1981 Tower Helpterberge, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Dillberg transmitter, old mast 666 ft 203 m 1956 Guyed mast Dillberg, Bayern grounded mast with cage antenna for medium wave, height was reduced in 1991 to 184 metres and in 2005 increased to 198 metres 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 demolished in 2001
Berlin-Lindenhof Wind Turbine 659 ft 201 m  ? Berlin
Chimney Power Station Mannheim-Neckarau 656 ft 200 m Chimney Mannheim-Neckarau, Baden-Württemberg
Chimney Ludwigshafen 656 ft 200 m Chimney Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatina
Chimney Leverkusen 656 ft 200 m Chimney Leverkusen, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney Essen-Karnap 656 ft 200 m Chimney Essen-Karnap, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney Power Station Hamm-Schmehausen 656 ft 200 m Chimney Hamm-Schmehausen, Northrhine-Westphalia
Mainflingen longwave transmission masts 656 ft 200 m Guyed Masts 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 World's tallest cooling tower
Chimneys of Frimmersdorf Power Station 656 ft 200 m Chimney Frimmersdorf, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney of Irsching Power Station 656 ft 200 m Chimney Irsching, Bavaria
Chimney of Ingolstadt Power Station 656 ft 200 m Chimney Ingolstadt, Bavaria
Stadtwerketurm 656 ft 200 m 1967 Chimney Duisburg, Northrhine-Westphalia
Chimney Breitungen 656 ft 200 m Chimney Breitungen, Thuringia
Chimney Unterbreizbach 656 ft 200 m Chimney Unterbreizbach, Thuringia
Chimneys Wilhelmshaven 656 ft 200 m Chimney Wilhelmshaven, Lower-Saxony
Chimney of Schkopau Power Station 656 ft 200 m Chimney Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt
Chimney of Schwedt Power Station 656 ft 200 m Chimney Schwedt, Brandenburg
Wind turbines Weissensee 656 ft 200 m Weissensee, Thuringia
Meteorological mast of Nuclear Research Centre Karlsruhe 656 ft 200 m 1972 Guyed Mast Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Ostramondra Wind Turbine 656 ft 200 m  ? Ostramondra, Thuringia

[edit] Highest structures by structural type/use

[edit] Towers

[edit] Chimney

[edit] Buildings

[edit] Guyed mast

  • Guyed mast (grounded): Longwave transmitter Donebach, Mudau: 363 Meter
  • Guyed mast (insulated): Masts of DHO38, Saterland: 353 Meter
  • Partially guyed tower: Waldenburg TV Tower: 165 Meter

[edit] Bridges and dams

At all bridges height of highest pillar is given

[edit] List of tallest structures of the different states in Germany

[edit] Schleswig-Holstein

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 metres.

[edit] Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

[edit] Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

  • Chimney of block 6 of powerstation Bremen-Hafen, 250 metres

[edit] Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

close to it, there is the 136 metre high TV Tower Schwerin-Zippendorf, a TV tower of reinforced concrete with an observation deck.

[edit] Berlin

[edit] Brandenburg

[edit] Lower Saxony

[edit] Saxony-Anhalt

[edit] Free State of Saxony

[edit] Free State of Thuringia

  • Chimneys of Gera-Nord Heating Power Station, 225 metres
  • Chimney of Jena Heating Power Station, 225 metres

[edit] North Rhine-Westphalia

[edit] Hesse

  • Europe Tower (Telecommunication Tower Frankfurt), 337.5 metres

[edit] Rhineland-Palatinate

[edit] Saarland

[edit] Baden-Württemberg

[edit] Free State of Bavaria

[edit] See also

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