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
Berliner Fernsehturm1207 ft368 m1969TowerBerlinBerlin52°31′14.91″N 13°24′33.95″Ebecame the tallest building in (all of) Germany since reunification
Sender Donebach1191 ft363 m1982Guyed MastMudau-DonebachBaden-Württemberg49°33′40.25″N 9°10′22.76″E ; 49°33′33.53″N 9°10′50.82″Eprior to the reunification, it was the tallest building in West Germany; both masts demolished on March 2, 2018
Sender Zehlendorf, new longwave transmission mast1180 ft359.7 m1979Guyed MastZehlendorf bei OranienburgBrandenburg52°47′41.87″N 13°23′9.5″E
Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau1177 ft358.6 m1978Guyed MastBerlin-FrohnauBerlin52°39′13.66″N 13°17′43.59″Edemolished on February 8, 2009
VLF transmitter DHO381158 ft352.9 m1982Guyed MastSaterland-RamslohLower Saxony53°05′22.15″N 07°37′06.19″E ; 53°05′14.42″N 07°36′31.14″E ; 53°04′59.81″N 07°37′09.88″E ; 53°04′52.03″N 07°36′34.69″E ; 53°04′36.16″N 07°36′58.79″E ; 53°04′30.05″N 07°36′22.87″E ; 53°04′10.66″N 07°36′41.82″E ; 53°04′16.8″N 07°37′17.66″E8 masts, insulated against ground
Sender Zehlendorf, old longwave transmission mast1152 ft351 m1962Guyed MastZehlendorf bei OranienburgBrandenburg52°47′41.87″N 13°23′9.5″Edestroyed on May 18, 1978 at aircraft collision
Sendemast SL31148 ft350 m1968Guyed MastBurg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt52°16′9.35″N 11°55′28.84″Ecollapsed on February 18, 1976
Gartow-Höhbeck transmitter, Radio mast Gartow 21129 ft344 m1977/78Guyed MastGartowLower Saxony53°3′55.8″N 11°26′33.9″E
Europaturm1107 ft337.5 m1979TowerFrankfurt/MainHesse50°8′7.02″N 8°39′16.9″E
Chimney of Westerholt Power Station1107 ft337.5 m1997ChimneyGelsenkirchenNorthrhine-Westphalia51°36′4.48″N 7°3′52.16″Edemolished in 2006
Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster1106 ft337 m1939Guyed MastHerzberg/ElsterBrandenburg51°42′59.76″N 13°15′51.5″Einsulated against ground, dismantled in 1946
Radio mast Gartow 11073 ft327 m1963Guyed MastGartowLower Saxony53°4′7.82″N 11°26′22.42″Edemolished on August 20, 2009
Behren-Bokel Transmitter1060 ft323 m1961Guyed MastBehren-BekelLower Saxony52°47′38.23″N 10°31′57.15″E
Longwave radio mast Burg1060 ft323 m1953Guyed MastBurg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt52°17′12.93″N 11°53′50.52″E
FM and TV-mast Wesel1060 ft323 m1968Guyed MastWeselNorth Rhine-Westphalia51°38′56.05″N 6°34′40.47″E
Sender Scharteberg991 ft302 m1985Guyed MastScharteberg MountainRhineland-Palatinate50°13′7.43″N 6°45′1.46″E
Sender Bielstein991 ft302 m1985/86Guyed MastBielstein MountainNorth Rhine-Westphalia51°54′21.74″N 8°49′18.47″E
Chimney of Power Plant Scholven991 ft302 mChimneyGelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia51°36′12.84″N 7°0′7.44″E ; 51°36′2.06″N 7°0′16.56″E
Main radio mast Langenberg988 ft301 m1989Guyed MastVelbert-LangenbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia51°21′22.64″N 7°8′2.84″E
UKW-Sendemast Hamburg984 ft300 m1960Guyed MastHamburg-BillstedtHamburg53°31′9.14″N 10°6′10.11″E
Chimney of Power Plant Jänschwalde984 ft300 m1981ChimneyJänschwaldeBrandenburg51°49′56.07″N 14°27′10.89″E ; 51°49′55.76″N 14°27′25.89″E ; 51°49′55.5″N 14°27′40.96″E
Chimney of Power Plant Chemnitz984 ft300 mChimneyChemnitzSaxony50°51′28.01″N 12°55′25.79″E
Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station984 ft300 m1984ChimneyHelmstedtLower-Saxony52°10′18.35″N 10°58′37.89″E
Chimney of Herne Power Station984 ft300 m1989ChimneyHerneNorthrhine-Westphalia51°33′2.36″N 7°11′15.27″E
Chimney of Walsum Power Station984 ft300 m1988ChimneyWalsumNorthrhine-Westphalia51°31′42.81″N 6°42′52.54″E
Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station984 ft300 m1967ChimneyLippendorfSaxony51°10′36.37″N 12°22′34.94″Edemolished in 2005
Chimney of Thierbach Power Station984 ft300 mChimneyEspenhainSaxony51°10′4.83″N 12°30′28.89″Edemolished
Chimneys of Boxberg Power Station984 ft300 mChimneyBoxbergSaxony51°24′53.95″N 14°33′41.76″E ; 51°24′55″N 14°33′48.94″E ; 51°24′57.17″N 14°34′0.18″E ; 51°24′59.93″N 14°34′19.09″E
Chimneys of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station984 ft300 mChimneyMarlNorthrhine-Westphalia51°41′34″N 7°6′33″Edemolished
Transmitter Steinkimmen978 ft298 m1956Guyed MastSteinkimmenLower Saxony53°2′36.02″N 8°27′31.17″E
Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg958 ft292 m1977TowerNurembergBavaria49°25′33.46″N 11°2′20.29″E
Olympiaturm950 ft289.5 m1968TowerMunichBavaria48°10′27.79″N 11°33′13.56″E
Transmitter Riegelsberg942 ft287 mGuyed MastRiegelsbergSaarland49°17′28.79″N 6°55′17.19″E
Telemax926 ft282.2 m1992TowerHannoverLower-Saxony52°23′34.72″N 9°47′58.89″E
Chimney of Bergkamen Power Station925 ft282 m1981ChimneyBergkamenNorthrhine-Westphalia51°38′12.16″N 7°37′14.05″E
Chimney of Unit E4 of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station925 ft282 m1982ChimneyWerdohlNorthrhine-Westphalia51°16′33.04″N 7°42′26.24″E
Gersteinwerk Chimney925 ft282 m1984ChimneyWerneNorthrhine-Westphalia51°40′24.79″N 7°43′14.28″E
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 1919 ft282 m1954/55Guyed MastFelsberg-BerusSaarland49°17′4.2″N 6°40′57.73″Einsulated against ground
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 2919 ft280 m1954/55Guyed MastFelsberg-BerusSaarland49°16′55.86″N 6°40′46.16″Einsulated against ground
Transmitter Dieblich-Naßheck919 ft280 mGuyed MastDieblich-NaßheckRhineland-Palatinate50°15′36.13″N 7°31′15.45″E
Transmitter Torfhaus918 ft279.8 mGuyed MastTorfhausLower Saxony51°48′6.62″N 10°31′55.84″E
Heinrich-Hertz-Turm918 ft279.7 m1968TowerHamburgHamburg53°33′47.19″N 9°58′32.88″E
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 3906 ft276 m1954/55Guyed MastFelsberg-BerusSaarland49°16′47.55″N 6°40′34.48″Einsulated against ground
Chimney of Ibbenbüren Power Station902 ft275 m1985ChimneyIbbenbürenNorthrhine-Westphalia52°17′9.11″N 7°44′45.23″E
Chimney of Rüstersieler Power Station902 ft275 mChimneyRüstersielerLower-Saxony53°33′56.93″N 8°8′46.46″E
Main transmission mast Mühlacker896 ft273 mGuyed MastMühlackerBaden-Württemberg48°56′27.67″N 8°51′8.24″Einsulated against ground
Schwerin-Zippendorf Transmission Mast896 ft273 mGuyed MastSchwerinMecklenburg-Western Pomerania53°35′30.95″N 11°27′20.09″Eclose to TV Tower Schwerin-Zippendorf
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 4886 ft270 m1954/55Guyed MastFelsberg-BerusSaarland49°16′39.18″N 6°40′22.72″Einsulated against ground
Colonius873 ft266m1981TowerCologneNorthrhine-Westphalia50°56′49.54″N 6°55′55.08″E
Aholming transmitter869 ft265 mGuyed MastAholmingBavaria48°43′50.55″N 12°55′47.04″E ; 48°43′38.46″N 12°56′2.06″E2 masts
Central masts Nauen853 ft260 m1920Guyed MastNauenBrandenburg52°38′56″N 12°54′30″Edismantled in 1945
Commerzbank Tower850 ft259 m1997SkyscraperFrankfurt/MainHesse50°6′40.26″N 8°40′27.08″E
Transmitter Dannenberg846 ft258 mGuyed MastDannenbergLower Saxony53°3′55.7″N 10°53′49.91″E
Messeturm843 ft257 m1990SkyscraperFrankfurt/MainHesse50°6′44.51″N 8°39′10.07″E
longwave transmitter Erching840 ft256 m1953Guyed MastErchingBavaria48°18′11.29″N 11°43′13.63″Edismantled
Moorburg Power Station Chimney840 ft256 m1974ChimneyHamburgHamburg53°29′20″N 9°56′59″Edemolished; at its demolition by explosives on April 24, 2004 further damages occurred, because debris flew on other tracks as calculated
Fernmeldeturm Kühkopf837 ft255 m1975TowerKoblenz-KühkopfRhineland-Palatinate50°18′32.15″N 7°34′10.33″E
Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz827 ft252 m1969TowerDresdenSaxony51°2′24.11″N 13°50′19.93″E
Central Mast Eilvese820 ft250 m1913Guyed MastEilveseLower-Saxony52°31′40″N 9°24′24″Edemolished in 1931
Chimney of Voerde Power Station820 ft250 m1982ChimneyVoerdeNorthrhine-Westphalia51°34′37.65″N 6°40′53.19″E
Chimney Grosskrotzenburg Power Station820 ft250 mChimneyGroßkrotzenburgHessen50°5′17.76″N 8°57′5.97″E
Chimney Lünen Power Station820 ft250 mChimneyLünenNorthrhine-Westphalia51°36′50.79″N 7°28′53.12″E
Chimney of Unit 6 of Bremen-Hafen Power Station820 ft250 mChimneyBremenBremen53°7′29.54″N 8°43′43.11″E
Chimney of Altbach Power Station820 ft250 mChimneyAltbachBaden-Württemberg48°43′1.42″N 9°22′2.91″E ; 48°43′2.77″N 9°22′26.82″E
Chimney of Heilbronn Power Station820 ft250 mChimneyHeilbronnBaden-Württemberg49°10′31.91″N 9°12′27.19″E ; 49°10′29.67″N 9°12′26.47″E
Chimney of Hagenwerder Power Plant, Unit III820 ft250 m1972/73ChimneyGörlitz/HagenwerderSaxony51°3′42″N 14°56′55″Edemolished by explosives on June 19, 1998
Chimney of Wilhelmshaven Power Station (E.ON)820 ft250 m1976ChimneyWilhelmshavenLower Saxony
Chimneys Duisburg-Schwelgern820 ft250 mChimneysDuisburgNordrhein-Westfalen51°30′14.42″N 6°43′59.6″E ; 51°30′13.42″N 6°44′0.07″E
ERD-Chimney820 ft250 m1981ChimneyDuisburgNordrhein-Westfalen51 26 38 N 006 43 45 Edemolished in 1997
Chimney Duisburg-Hochfeld820 ft250 mChimneyDuisburgNordrhein-Westfalen51°25′20.16″N 6°44′21.48″E
Chimney of Mehrum Power Station820 ft250 mChimneyHohenhamelnLower Saxony52°18′54.16″N 10°5′37.65″E
Chimney of Merkenich Heating Power Station820 ft250 mChimneyCologneNorthrhine-Westphalia51°01′5.03″N 6°57′52.14″E
Hamburg-Rahlstedt transmitter, new mast820 ft250 m2010Guyed mastHamburg-RahlstedtHamburg53°37′33″N 10°11′45″E
Transmitter Berlin-Koepenick, main mast (J1-Mast)814 ft248 m1953Guyed MastBerlinBerlin52°28′31″N 13°35′32″Einsulated against ground, demolished
Transmitter Berlin-Koepenick, J2-Mast814 ft248 m1953Guyed MastBerlinBerlin52°28′31″N 13°35′32″Egrounded, dismantled in 1984 and rebuilt with reduced height (142.8 m) on site of transmitter Wachenbrunn
Naturstromspeicher Gaildorf246.5 m2017Wind turbine with integreted pumped storageGaildorfBaden-Württemberg49.010275°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 Tower246 m2017ThyssenKrupp's Test Tower for elevatorsRottweilBaden-Württembergsecond highest test tower in the world
Transmitter Saarburg804 ft245 mGuyed MastSaarburgSaarland49°37′43.41″N 6°36′47.48″E
Rostock-Krummendorf transmitter 804 ft245 mconstructionGuyed MastMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaRostock54°07′46.04″N 12°07′34.47″E
Central Tower Königs Wusterhausen797 ft243 m1925TowerKönigs WusterhausenBrandenburg52°18′19″N 13°36′43″Ecollapsed on November 15, 1972
Chimney of Marl-Chemiepark Power Station II791 ft241 mChimneyMarlNorthrhine-Westphalia51°41′4.4″N 7°5′59.62″E
Chimney of Scholven A Power Station789 ft240.5 mChimneyGelsenkirchenNorthrhine-Westphalia51°35′59.83″N 7°0′20.27″E
Main Tower787 ft240 m1999SkyscraperFrankfurt/MainHesse50°6′44.46″N 8°40′19.84″Eroof height: 200 m
Chimney of Voerde Power Station787 ft240 mChimneyVoerdeNorthrhine-Westphalia51°34′36.29″N 6°41′6.85″E
Chimneys of Bexbach Power Station787 ft240 mChimneyBexbachSaarland49°21′48.51″N 7°14′13.38″E
Chimney of Cuno Power Station787 ft240 mChimneyHerdeckeNorthrhine-Westphalia51°24′15.41″N 7°24′49.09″E
Transmitter Thurnau787 ft240 m1980Guyed MastThurnauBavaria49°59′14.93″N 11°22′36.03″Einsulated against ground
Steel tube radio mast Langenberg787 ft240 m1940/41Guyed MastVelbert-LangenbergNorth Rhine-Westphaliainsulated against ground, demolished on April 12, 1945
Transmitter Cremlingen787 ft240 m1965Guyed MastCremlingenLower-Saxony52°17′37.96″N 10°43′37.32″Einsulated against ground, in 1978 height reduced to 188 m
Bodenseesender, main mast (Teufelsturm)787 ft240 m1978Guyed MastMesskirchBaden-Württemberg48°1′24.33″N 9°6′58.44″Einsulated against ground
Wiederau transmitter, J1-mast774 ft236 m1953Guyed MastWiederauFree State of Saxony51°11′4.48″N 12°17′2.85″Einsulated against ground
Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower773 ft235.7 m1986TowerBremen-WalleBremen53°5′44.61″N 8°47′30.71″E
Chimney Power Station Schwandorf771 ft235 mChimneySchwandorfBavaria49°18′13.82″N 12°4′39.05″E ; 49°18′14.42″N 12°4′35.33″Edemolished
Rheinturm Düsseldorf768 ft234.2 m1981TowerDüsseldorfNorthrhine-Westphalia51°13′4.37″N 6°45′41.87″E
Schleptruper Egge transmitter768 ft234 mGuyed MastBramscheLower-Saxony52°22′28.57″N 8°1′47.76″E
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, backup antenna768 ft234 m1954/55Guyed MastFelsberg-BerusSaarland49°17′8.93″N 6°39′31.71″E ; 49°17′1.54″N 6°39′23.6″E2 masts, insulated against ground
Karlsruhe Rhine Harbour Thermal Power Plant, Large Chimney764 ft233 mChimneyKarlsruheBaden-Württemberg49°0′41.23″N 8°18′14.26″E
Chimneys Weiher Power Station761 ft232 mChimneyQuierschied-WeiherSaarland49°20′5.23″N 7°2′7.85″E
Radio Mast Bungsberg (new)758 ft231 m2005Guyed MastBungsbergSchleswig-Holstein54°13′1.44″N 10°42′59.47″Eclose to Fernmeldeturm Bungsberg
Radio Mast Bungsberg (old)758 ft231 m1960Guyed MastBungsbergSchleswig-Holstein54°12′59.66″N 10°43′6.92″Eclose to Fernmeldeturm Bungsberg, dismantled in 2006
Dillberg transmitter758 ft231 m1978Guyed MastDillbergBavaria49°19′24.61″N 11°22′50.42″Egrounded mast with cage antenna for MW
Transmitter Stollberg758 ft231 m1993Guyed Mast StollbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia50°46′43.8″N 6°14′37.14″E
Fernmeldeturm Kiel755 ft230 m1972TowerKielSchleswig-Holstein54°18′2.25″N 10°7′6.2″E
Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Tower755 ft230 m1991TowerCuxhavenLower Saxony53°51′22.72″N 8°40′39.23″E
Chimney of Voerde Power Station755 ft230 mChimneyVoerdeNorthrhine-Westphalia51°34′43.66″N 6°40′45.13″E
Chimney of Castrop-Rauxel Power Station755 ft230 mChimneyCastrop-RauxelNorthrhine-Westphalia51°34′49.37″N 7°18′49.19″E
Radio mast Berlin-Scholzplatz755 ft230 m1963Guyed MastBerlinBerlin52°30′21.82″N 13°13′10.26″E
Karlsruhe Rhine Harbour Thermal Power Plant, Chimney of Unit 8755 ft230 m2008ChimneyKarlsruheBaden-Württemberg
Wind Turbine in Hausbay-Bickenbach673 ft229.5 m2016Wind turbine on concrete-steel towerHausbay-BickenbachRhineland-Palatinate164 metre hub height, rotor diameter 131 m
Radio Mast Leichlingen751 ft229 mGuyed MastLeichlingenNorthrhine-Westphalia51°7′8.54″N 7°6′0.48″E
Elbe Crossing 2745 ft227 m1976–1978Lattice towerStadeLower Saxony; Hetlinger Schanze, Schleswig-Holstein53°35′39.97″N 9°35′28.16″E ; 53°36′8.36″N 9°36′11.71″Etwo electricity pylons
Transmitter Aurich-Popens745 ft227 mGuyed MastAurichLower Saxony53°27′41.76″N 7°30′24.83″E
Lingen transmitter745 ft227 mGuyed MastLingenLower Saxony52°32′6.48″N 7°21′11″Egrounded mast with cage aerial for MF
Chimney of Heyden Power Station745 ft227 mChimneyPetershagenNorthrhine-Westphalia52°22′53.79″N 8°59′55.2″E
Chimney of Erfurt-Ost Heating Power Station741 ft226 mChimneyErfurtThuringia51 00 55 N 011 02 23 Edemolished
Chimney of Gera-Nord Heating Power Station (3 Essen)738 ft225 mChimneyGeraThuringia50°54′18.59″N 12°3′48.34″E ; 50°54′17.65″N 12°3′44.96″E ; 50°54′15.69″N 12°3′48.6″E
Kirchlinteln transmitter738 ft225 mGuyed MastKirchlintelnLower Saxony52°54′34.27″N 9°18′21.77″E
Chimney Jena Heating Power Station738 ft225 mChimneyJenaThuringia50°53′51.53″N 11°35′12.5″E
Chimney Altchemnitz738 ft225 mChimneyAltchemnitzSaxony50°47′54.9″N 12°55′2.7″E
Bleialf transmitter735 ft224 mGuyed MastBleialfRhineland-Palatinate50°15′16.77″N 6°21′32.29″E
Fernmeldeturm Münster 42730 ft222.5 m1986TowerMünsterNorthrhine-Westphalia51°56′59.64″N 7°39′58.97″E
Chimney of Schilling Power Station722 ft220 m1962ChimneyStadeLower Saxony53°37′7.34″N 9°32′4.98″Edemolished
Chimney of Zolling power station722 ft220 mChimneyZollingBavaria48°27′19.05″N 11°47′58.25″E
Transmitter Hoher Meisner, FM- and TV transmission mast722 ft220 mGuyed MastHoher MeisnerHesse51°12′26.21″N 9°50′51.64″E
Rimberg transmitter722 ft220 mGuyed MastRimbergHesse50°47′50.63″N 9°27′40.31″E
Peheim transmitter722 ft220 mGuyed MastPeheimLower-Saxony52°53′17.47″N 7°50′59.79″E
Florianturm (Dortmund TV Tower)720 ft219.6 m1959TowerDortmundNorthrhine-Westphalia51°29′47.71″N 7°28′35.78″E
Heidenberg transmitter719 ft219 mGuyed MastSchwabachBavaria49°17′1.21″N 10°59′12.6″E
Transmitter Büttelberg719 ft219 mGuyed MastBüttelbergBavaria49°24′52.55″N 10°22′40.64″E
Heidelstein transmitter715 ft218 mGuyed MastHeidelsteinBavaria50°27′38.12″N 10°0′24.39″E
Chimney of West Power Station715 ft218 m1970ChimneyVoerdeNorthrhine-Westphalia
Fernsehturm Stuttgart711 ft216,8 m1956TowerStuttgart-DegerlochBaden-Württemberg48°45′20.67″N 9°11′24.76″Eworld's first concrete TV tower
Flensburg-Jürgensby transmitter 709 ft216 mGuyed MastFlensburg-JürgensbySchleswig-Holstein54°48′8″N 9°27′13″Einsulated against ground, demolished in 1990
Flensburg-Engelsby transmitter 705 ft215 mGuyed MastFlensburg-EngelsbySchleswig-Holstein54°47′30.71″N 9°30′12.57″Egrounded mast with cage antenna for MF
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim698 ft212.8 m1975TowerMannheimBaden-Württemberg49°29′12.85″N 8°29′31.99″E
Fernmeldeturm Berlin696 ft212 m1964TowerBerlinBerlin52°25′3.02″N 13°07′39.92″E
Transmitter Hühnerberg696 ft212 m1985Guyed MastHühnerbergBavaria48°47′8.16″N 10°40′6.05″E
Leher Feld Transmitter, FM/TV-Mast692 ft211 m1951Guyed MastBremenBremen53°06′25″N 8°52′40″Edemolished on January 31, 1999
Transmitter Göttelborner Höhe692 ft211 m1959Guyed MastSaarbrückenSaarland49°20′26.5″N 7°0′55.7″E
Wiederau transmitter, UHF-mast692 ft211 m1969Guyed MastWiederauSaxony51°11′4.02″N 12°17′7.74″E
Chimney of old SASOL-Power Station Moers-Meerbeck689 ft210 mChimneyMoers-MeerbeckNorthrhine-Westphalia51°28′16″N 6°38′26″Edemolished 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-Derne689 ft210 mChimneyDortmund-DerneNorthrhine-Westphalia51°34′12.38″N 7°31′40.98″E
Karlsruhe MiRO Oil reffinery chimney689 ft210 mChimneyKarlsruheBaden-Württemberg49°3′33.5″N 8°19′46.91″E
Karlsruhe Rhine Harbour Thermal Power Plant, Chimney 2689 ft210 mChimneyKarlsruheBaden-Württemberg49°0′45.25″N 8°18′7.22″E
Chimney of Gustav Knepper Power Station689 ft210 mChimneyDortmundNorthrhine-Westphalia51°34′06.52″N 7°20′56.77″E
Goliath transmitter central masts689 ft210 m1943Guyed MastKalbe an der MilbeSaxony-Anhalt52°39′45″N 11°25′27″E3 guyed masts, insulated against ground, dismantled in 1945
Old TV transmission mast Langenberg689 ft210 m1952Guyed MastVelbert-LangenbergNorth Rhine-Westphaliadismantled in 1998
Transmitter Koenigs Wusterhausen689 ft210 m1925Guyed MastKoenigs WusterhausenBrandenburg52°18′19.23″N 13°37′2.38″Einsulated against ground
Deutschlandsender Zeesen689 ft210 m1927Guyed MastZeesenBrandenburgdismantled
Steel tube radio masts Burg689 ft210 mGuyed MastBurgSaxony-Anhalt52°17′16.64″N 11°54′24.47″E ; 52°17′17.25″N 11°54′28.56″E2 masts, insulated against ground, one mast demolished in 2006
Kettrichhof transmitter689 ft210 mGuyed MastLemberg (Palatinate)Rhineland-Palatinate49°8′43.51″N 7°35′13.33″E
Biedenkopf transmitter689 ft210 m1987Guyed MastBiedenkopfHesse50°57′4.14″N 8°31′55.5″E
New FM-Broadcasting Mast Ismaning689 ft210 m2010Guyed MastIsmaningBavaria
Transmitter Kreuzberg682 ft208 m1985Guyed MastKreuzbergBavaria50°22′10.22″N 9°58′49.63″E
Westend Tower682 ft208 m1993SkyscraperFrankfurt/MainHesse50°6′38.21″N 8°39′43.93″E
Chimney Offleben Power Station679 ft207 mChimneyOfflebenLower Saxony52°08′45.64″N 11°01′41.92″E
Transmitter Hornisgrinde676 ft206 m1972TowerHornisgrindeBaden-Württemberg48°36′38.98″N 8°12′6.55″E
Chimney Knautnaundorf673 ft205 mChimneyKnautnaundorfSaxony51°14′47.47″N 12°16′13.41″E
Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow673 ft205 m2006Wind turbine on lattice towerLaasowBrandenburg51°43′15.07″N 14°6′24.39″E160 metre hub height, rotor with 90 m diameter
Fernsehturm Donnersberg672 ft204.82 m1962TowerDonnersbergRhineland-Palatinate49°37′28.55″N 7°55′25.15″E
Chimney Dresden-Reick669 ft204 m1976ChimneyDresden-ReickSaxony51°1′28.14″N 13°46′59.78″E
TV tower Helpterberge667 ft203.2 m1981TowerHelpterbergeMecklenburg-Western Pomerania53°29′0.88″N 13°36′8.15″E
Dillberg transmitter, old mast666 ft203 m1956Guyed mastDillbergBayern49°19′26.17″N 11°22′54.15″Egrounded 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 II663 ft202 m1963/64ChimneyErlangenBavaria49°33′47″N 10°58′25″Edemolished in 2001
Chimney Power Station Mannheim-Neckarau656 ft200 mChimneyMannheim-NeckarauBaden-Württemberg49°26′40″N 8°29′53″E ; 49°26′36.73″N 8°30′9.76″E
Chimney of BASF Ludwigshafen656 ft200 mChimneyLudwigshafenRhineland-Palatinate49°30′50″N 8°25′52″Edemolished in November 2002
Chimney of Bayer Leverkusen656 ft200 mChimneyLeverkusenNorthrhine-Westphalia51°0′45″N 6°58′35.05″E
Chimney Essen-Karnap656 ft200 mChimneyEssen-KarnapNorthrhine-Westphalia51°30′53.98″N 6°59′37.93″E
Chimney Power Station Hamm-Schmehausen656 ft200 mChimneyHamm-SchmehausenNorthrhine-Westphalia51°40′49.1″N 7°58′12.7″E
Mainflingen longwave transmitter, Mast VI, Mast VII, Mast VIII, Mast IX, Mast X, Mast XI, Mast XII, Mast XIV, Mast XV656 ft200 mGuyed MastsMainhausen-MainflingenHesse50°0′46.0188″N 9°0′25.4988″E, 50°0′41.6304″N 9°0′38.8836″E, 50°0′39.4956″N 9°0′28.8324″E, 50°0′51.2244″N 9°0′41.382″E, 50°0′53.55″N 9°0′58.7448″E, 50°1′3.7452″N 9°0′51.048″E, 50°1′10.6068″N 9°0′39.5496″E, 50°0′27.0792″N 9°0′55.026″E, 50°0′21.06″N 9°1′9.912″Emultiple guyed masts, insulated against ground carrying T- and triangle antennas for longwave transmitters
Cooling Tower of Niederaussem Power Station 656 ft200 mCooling TowerNiederaußemNorthrhine-Westphalia50°59′45.91″N 6°40′16.79″Eworld's tallest cooling tower
Chimney of Unit P/Q of Frimmersdorf Power Station656 ft200 mChimneyFrimmersdorfNorthrhine-Westphalia51°3′18.17″N 6°34′36.26″E
Chimney of Irsching Power Station656 ft200 mChimneyIrschingBavaria48°46′1.32″N 11°34′45.19″E ; 48°46′1.48″N 11°34′49.46″E ;

48°46′1.43″N 11°34′52.92″E

Chimney of Ingolstadt Power Station656 ft200 mChimneyIngolstadtBavaria48°45′43.23″N 11°30′11.73″E
Stadtwerketurm656 ft200 m1967ChimneyDuisburgNorthrhine-Westphalia51°25′47.62″N 6°45′11.24″E
Large chimney of Duisburg-Huckingen Krupp Mannesmann Blast Furnace Plant656 ft200 m?ChimneyDuisburgNorthrhine-Westphalia51°22′15.07″N 6°42′47.82″E
Chimney Breitungen656 ft200 mChimneyBreitungenThuringia50°45′29.35″N 10°18′54.28″E
Lauchhammer-South Heating Plant Chimney656 ft200 mChimneyLauchhammerSaxony51 28 14 N 013 46 46 Edemolished in 2002
Large Chimney of Schwarzheide Chemical Synthesis Works656 ft200 mChimneySchwarzheideBrandenburg51 28 49 N 13 53 15 Edemolished
Unterbreizbach K+S Kali Works Chimney656 ft200 mChimneyUnterbreizbachThuringia50°48′50.84″N 9°58′40.29″Eheight reduction to 94 metres in 2001
Chimneys of Wilhelmshaven Refinery656 ft200 mChimneyWilhelmshavenLower-Saxony53°36′50.28″N 8°5′27.7″E ; 53°36′53.59″N 8°5′42.9″E
Chimney of Schkopau Power Station656 ft200 mChimneySchkopauSaxony-Anhalt51°23′54.44″N 11°57′1.17″E
Large chimney of PCK Reffinery656 ft200 mChimneySchwedtBrandenburg53°5′54.06″N 14°13′10.34″Edemolished in November 2003
Black Pump Power Station Chimneys656 ft200 mChimneySchwarze PumpeSaxony51°31′41.38″N 14°21′35.65″E ; 51°31′41.35″N 14°21′30.95″E2 chimneys, demolished in November 2000
Chimney of VEB Elektrokohle Berlin656 ft200 mChimneyBerlinBerlin52° 31′ 36″ N 13° 29′ 27 Edemolished in May 1993
Chimney of Unit E3 of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station656 ft200 m1971ChimneyWerdohlNorthrhine-Westphalia51°16′33.46″N 7°42′23.75″E
Meteorological mast of Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Centre656 ft200 m1972Guyed MastKarlsruheBaden-Württemberg49°5′29.07″N 8°25′29.85″E
Muldenhütten Chimney I656 ft200 m1972ChimneyHilbersdorfSaxony50°54′6.77″N 13°23′13.03″E
Muldenhütten Chimney II656 ft200 m1982ChimneyHilbersdorfSaxony50°54′8.69″N 13°23′11.49″E
Large Chimney of Speyer Oil Refinery656 ft200 m1978ChimneySpeyerRhineland-Palatinatedemolished on September 12, 1986 by explosives, after facility was shut down in 1982
Asdonkshof Waste Incineration Plant656 ft200 m1995ChimneyKamp-LintfortNorthrhine-Westphalia51°31′23.17″N 6°34′31.96″E
Tower 185656 ft200 m2011SkyscraperFrankfurt am MainHesse50°06′36.46″N 8°39′21.03″E
Rödenser Berg Meteorological Mast656 ft200 m2011Guyed MastWolfhagenHesse
Sengenthal RePower 3.2M114 Wind Turbine656 ft200 m2012Wind turbine on steel tube/ concrete towerSengenthalBavaria
Berching Wind Park656 ft200 m2012Wind turbines on steel tube/ concrete tower (143 m hub height plus rotor)BerchingBavaria49°06′24.94″N 11°28′49.03″E ; 49°05′49.97″N 11°28′56.95″E ; 49°05′50.41″N 11°30′13.19″E ; 49°05′24.8″N 11°29′52.7″E ;49°05′8.51″N 11°29′47.23″E ;49°04′55.87″N 11°29′50.41″E
Pilsach Wind Park656 ft200 m2012Wind turbines on steel tube/ concrete towerPilsachBavaria49°18′56.05″N 11°32′42.08″E ; 49°17′57.32″N 11°33′23.02″E ; 49°17′56.01″N 11°33′37.7″E

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

Towers

Chimney

Buildings

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

List of tallest structures of the different states in Germany

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 m.

Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

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

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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

Brandenburg

Lower Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

Free State of Saxony

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

Hesse

Rhineland-Palatinate

Saarland

Baden-Württemberg

Free State of Bavaria

See also

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