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List of tallest structures in Germany

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This is a list of Germany's tallest structures, containing all types of structures. Please correct and expand this list.

Fernsehturm Berlin
Helpterberg Radio Tower
Allenberg Telecommunication Tower
Transmitter Bleßberg
Geyer Transmitter
Fernmeldeturm Frauenkopf in Stuttgart, Germany, viewed from Stuttgart Inn.
Funkturm Leipzig




Name Pinnacle height Year Construction type Town State Coordinates Remarks
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 structure 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) demolished in 2017
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 Westerholt Power Station 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 in October 2002
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 1969 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 integrated 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
Rottweil Test Tower 246 m 2017 ThyssenKrupp's Test Tower for elevators Rottweil Baden-Württemberg second highest test tower in the world
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-metre-tall (312 ft) 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 refinery 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).

Highest structures by structural type/use

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Towers

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Chimney

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Buildings

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Guyed mast

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Bridges and dams

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At all bridges height of highest pillar is given

List of tallest structures of the different states in Germany

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Schleswig-Holstein

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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

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Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

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  • Chimney of Unit 6 of Bremen-Hafen Power Station, 250 m

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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Close to it, there is the 136-metre-high (446 ft) TV Tower Schwerin-Zippendorf, a TV tower of reinforced concrete with an observation deck.

Berlin

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Brandenburg

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Lower Saxony

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Saxony-Anhalt

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Free State of Saxony

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Free State of Thuringia

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  • 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

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Hesse

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Rhineland-Palatinate

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Saarland

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Baden-Württemberg

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Free State of Bavaria

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See also

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