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.

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NamePinnacle heightYearConstruction typeTownStateCoordinatesRemarks
Berliner Fernsehturm 1207 ft368 m1969Tower Berlin Berlin 52°31′14.91″N13°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 ft363 m1982Guyed Mast Mudau-Donebach Baden-Württemberg 49°33′40.25″N9°10′22.76″E / 49.5611806°N 9.1729889°E / 49.5611806; 9.1729889 (Donebach transmitter, Mast 1)  ; 49°33′33.53″N9°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 mast1180 ft359.7 m1979Guyed Mast Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg Brandenburg 52°47′41.87″N13°23′9.5″E / 52.7949639°N 13.385972°E / 52.7949639; 13.385972 (Zehlendorf Longwave Mast) demolished in 2017
Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau 1177 ft358.6 m1978Guyed Mast Berlin-Frohnau Berlin 52°39′13.66″N13°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 ft352.9 m1982Guyed MastSaterland-RamslohLower Saxony 53°05′22.15″N07°37′06.19″E / 53.0894861°N 7.6183861°E / 53.0894861; 7.6183861 (DHO38, Mast 1)  ; 53°05′14.42″N07°36′31.14″E / 53.0873389°N 7.6086500°E / 53.0873389; 7.6086500 (DHO38, Mast 2)  ; 53°04′59.81″N07°37′09.88″E / 53.0832806°N 7.6194111°E / 53.0832806; 7.6194111 (DHO38, Mast 3)  ; 53°04′52.03″N07°36′34.69″E / 53.0811194°N 7.6096361°E / 53.0811194; 7.6096361 (DHO38, Mast 4)  ; 53°04′36.16″N07°36′58.79″E / 53.0767111°N 7.6163306°E / 53.0767111; 7.6163306 (DHO38, Mast 5)  ; 53°04′30.05″N07°36′22.87″E / 53.0750139°N 7.6063528°E / 53.0750139; 7.6063528 (DHO38, Mast 6)  ; 53°04′10.66″N07°36′41.82″E / 53.0696278°N 7.6116167°E / 53.0696278; 7.6116167 (DHO38, Mast 7)  ; 53°04′16.8″N07°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 mast1152 ft351 m1962Guyed Mast Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg Brandenburg 52°47′41.87″N13°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 ft350 m1968Guyed Mast Burg bei Magdeburg Saxony-Anhalt 52°16′9.35″N11°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 21129 ft344 m1977/78Guyed Mast Gartow Lower Saxony 53°3′55.8″N11°26′33.9″E / 53.065500°N 11.442750°E / 53.065500; 11.442750 (Gartow 2 Radio Relay Mast)
Europaturm 1107 ft337.5 m1979Tower Frankfurt/Main Hesse 50°8′7.02″N8°39′16.9″E / 50.1352833°N 8.654694°E / 50.1352833; 8.654694 (Europaturm)
Chimney of Westerholt Power Station 1107 ft337.5 m1997Chimney Gelsenkirchen Northrhine-Westphalia 51°36′4.48″N7°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 ft337 m1939Guyed MastHerzberg/ElsterBrandenburg 51°42′59.76″N13°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 ft327 m1963Guyed Mast Gartow Lower Saxony 53°4′7.82″N11°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 ft323 m1961Guyed MastBehren-BekelLower Saxony 52°47′38.23″N10°31′57.15″E / 52.7939528°N 10.5325417°E / 52.7939528; 10.5325417 (Behren-Bekel TV Mast)
Longwave radio mast Burg 1060 ft323 m1953Guyed Mast Burg bei Magdeburg Saxony-Anhalt 52°17′12.93″N11°53′50.52″E / 52.2869250°N 11.8973667°E / 52.2869250; 11.8973667 (Burg transmitter, main mast)
FM and TV-mast Wesel 1060 ft323 m1968Guyed Mast Wesel North Rhine-Westphalia 51°38′56.05″N6°34′40.47″E / 51.6489028°N 6.5779083°E / 51.6489028; 6.5779083 (Wesel TV Mast)
Sender Scharteberg 991 ft302 m1985Guyed Mast Scharteberg MountainRhineland-Palatinate 50°13′7.43″N6°45′1.46″E / 50.2187306°N 6.7504056°E / 50.2187306; 6.7504056 (Scharteberg TV Mast)
Sender Bielstein 991 ft302 m1985/86Guyed Mast Bielstein MountainNorth Rhine-Westphalia 51°54′21.74″N8°49′18.47″E / 51.9060389°N 8.8217972°E / 51.9060389; 8.8217972 (Bielstein TV Mast)
Chimney of Power Plant Scholven 991 ft302 mChimney Gelsenkirchen North Rhine-Westphalia 51°36′12.84″N7°0′7.44″E / 51.6035667°N 7.0020667°E / 51.6035667; 7.0020667 (Scholven Power Plant Main Chimney)  ; 51°36′2.06″N7°0′16.56″E / 51.6005722°N 7.0046000°E / 51.6005722; 7.0046000 (Scholven Power Plant Main Chimney)
Main radio mast Langenberg 988 ft301 m1989Guyed Mast Velbert-Langenberg North Rhine-Westphalia 51°21′22.64″N7°8′2.84″E / 51.3562889°N 7.1341222°E / 51.3562889; 7.1341222 (Langenberg TV Mast)
UKW-Sendemast Hamburg 984 ft300 m1960Guyed MastHamburg-Billstedt Hamburg 53°31′9.14″N10°6′10.11″E / 53.5192056°N 10.1028083°E / 53.5192056; 10.1028083 (Billstedt TV Mast)
Chimney of Power Plant Jänschwalde 984 ft300 m1981Chimney Jänschwalde Brandenburg 51°49′56.07″N14°27′10.89″E / 51.8322417°N 14.4530250°E / 51.8322417; 14.4530250 (Jänschwalde Power Plant Chimney)  ; 51°49′55.76″N14°27′25.89″E / 51.8321556°N 14.4571917°E / 51.8321556; 14.4571917 (Jänschwalde Power Plant Chimney)  ; 51°49′55.5″N14°27′40.96″E / 51.832083°N 14.4613778°E / 51.832083; 14.4613778 (Jänschwalde Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney of Power Plant Chemnitz 984 ft300 mChimney Chemnitz Saxony 50°51′28.01″N12°55′25.79″E / 50.8577806°N 12.9238306°E / 50.8577806; 12.9238306 (Chemnitz Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney of Buschhaus Power Station 984 ft300 m1984Chimney Helmstedt Lower-Saxony 52°10′18.35″N10°58′37.89″E / 52.1717639°N 10.9771917°E / 52.1717639; 10.9771917 (Buschhaus Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney of Herne Power Station 984 ft300 m1989Chimney Herne Northrhine-Westphalia 51°33′2.36″N7°11′15.27″E / 51.5506556°N 7.1875750°E / 51.5506556; 7.1875750 (Herne Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney of Walsum Power Station 984 ft300 m1988Chimney Walsum Northrhine-Westphalia 51°31′42.81″N6°42′52.54″E / 51.5285583°N 6.7145944°E / 51.5285583; 6.7145944 (Walsum Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney of Lippendorf Power Station 984 ft300 m1967Chimney Lippendorf Saxony 51°10′36.37″N12°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 ft300 mChimney Espenhain Saxony 51°10′4.83″N12°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 ft300 mChimney Boxberg Saxony 51°24′53.95″N14°33′41.76″E / 51.4149861°N 14.5616000°E / 51.4149861; 14.5616000 (Boxberg Power Plant Chimney)  ; 51°24′55″N14°33′48.94″E / 51.41528°N 14.5635944°E / 51.41528; 14.5635944 (Boxberg Power Plant Chimney)  ; 51°24′57.17″N14°34′0.18″E / 51.4158806°N 14.5667167°E / 51.4158806; 14.5667167 (Boxberg Power Plant Chimney)  ; 51°24′59.93″N14°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 ft300 mChimney Marl Northrhine-Westphalia 51°41′34″N7°6′33″E / 51.69278°N 7.10917°E / 51.69278; 7.10917 (Marl Power Plant Chimney (demolished)) demolished
Transmitter Steinkimmen 978 ft298 m1956Guyed Mast Steinkimmen Lower Saxony 53°2′36.02″N8°27′31.17″E / 53.0433389°N 8.4586583°E / 53.0433389; 8.4586583 (Steinkimmen TV Mast)
Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg 958 ft292 m1977Tower Nuremberg Bavaria 49°25′33.46″N11°2′20.29″E / 49.4259611°N 11.0389694°E / 49.4259611; 11.0389694 (Nuremberg TV Tower)
Olympiaturm 950 ft289.5 m1968Tower Munich Bavaria 48°10′27.79″N11°33′13.56″E / 48.1743861°N 11.5537667°E / 48.1743861; 11.5537667 (Olmpia Tower)
Transmitter Riegelsberg 942 ft287 mGuyed Mast Riegelsberg Saarland 49°17′28.79″N6°55′17.19″E / 49.2913306°N 6.9214417°E / 49.2913306; 6.9214417 (Schocksberg TV Mast)
Telemax 926 ft282.2 m1992Tower Hannover Lower-Saxony 52°23′34.72″N9°47′58.89″E / 52.3929778°N 9.7996917°E / 52.3929778; 9.7996917 (Telemax)
Chimney of Bergkamen Power Station 925 ft282 m1981Chimney Bergkamen Northrhine-Westphalia 51°38′12.16″N7°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 ft282 m1982Chimney Werdohl Northrhine-Westphalia 51°16′33.04″N7°42′26.24″E / 51.2758444°N 7.7072889°E / 51.2758444; 7.7072889 (Chimney of Unit E4 of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station)
Gersteinwerk Chimney925 ft282 m1984Chimney Werne Northrhine-Westphalia 51°40′24.79″N7°43′14.28″E / 51.6735528°N 7.7206333°E / 51.6735528; 7.7206333 (Gersteinwerk Chimney)
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 1919 ft282 m1954/55Guyed Mast Felsberg-Berus Saarland 49°17′4.2″N6°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 2919 ft280 m1954/55Guyed Mast Felsberg-Berus Saarland 49°16′55.86″N6°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 ft280 mGuyed MastDieblich-NaßheckRhineland-Palatinate 50°15′36.13″N7°31′15.45″E / 50.2600361°N 7.5209583°E / 50.2600361; 7.5209583 (Dieblich-Naßheck TV Mast)
Transmitter Torfhaus 918 ft279.8 mGuyed MastTorfhausLower Saxony 51°48′6.62″N10°31′55.84″E / 51.8018389°N 10.5321778°E / 51.8018389; 10.5321778 (Torfhaus NDR-TV Mast)
Heinrich-Hertz-Turm 918 ft279.7 m1968TowerHamburgHamburg 53°33′47.19″N9°58′32.88″E / 53.5631083°N 9.9758000°E / 53.5631083; 9.9758000 (Heinrich-Hertz-Turm)
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 3906 ft276 m1954/55Guyed MastFelsberg-BerusSaarland 49°16′47.55″N6°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 ft275 m1985ChimneyIbbenbürenNorthrhine-Westphalia 52°17′9.11″N7°44′45.23″E / 52.2858639°N 7.7458972°E / 52.2858639; 7.7458972 (Ibbenbüren Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney of Rüstersieler Power Station 902 ft275 mChimneyRüstersielerLower-Saxony 53°33′56.93″N8°8′46.46″E / 53.5658139°N 8.1462389°E / 53.5658139; 8.1462389 (Rüstersieler Power Plant Chimney)
Main transmission mast Mühlacker 896 ft273 mGuyed MastMühlackerBaden-Württemberg 48°56′27.67″N8°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 ft273 mGuyed MastSchwerinMecklenburg-Western Pomerania 53°35′30.95″N11°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 4886 ft270 m1954/55Guyed MastFelsberg-BerusSaarland 49°16′39.18″N6°40′22.72″E / 49.2775500°N 6.6729778°E / 49.2775500; 6.6729778 (Europe 1 Radio Mast 4) insulated against ground
Colonius 873 ft266m1981TowerCologneNorthrhine-Westphalia 50°56′49.54″N6°55′55.08″E / 50.9470944°N 6.9319667°E / 50.9470944; 6.9319667 (Colonius)
Aholming transmitter 869 ft265 mGuyed MastAholmingBavaria 48°43′50.55″N12°55′47.04″E / 48.7307083°N 12.9297333°E / 48.7307083; 12.9297333 (Aholming transmitter, Mast 1)  ; 48°43′38.46″N12°56′2.06″E / 48.7273500°N 12.9339056°E / 48.7273500; 12.9339056 (Aholming transmitter, Mast 2) 2 masts
Central masts Nauen 853 ft260 m1920Guyed MastNauenBrandenburg 52°38′56″N12°54′30″E / 52.64889°N 12.90833°E / 52.64889; 12.90833 (Nauen transmitter) dismantled in 1945
Commerzbank Tower 850 ft259 m1997SkyscraperFrankfurt/MainHesse 50°6′40.26″N8°40′27.08″E / 50.1111833°N 8.6741889°E / 50.1111833; 8.6741889 (Commerzbank Tower)
Transmitter Dannenberg 846 ft258 mGuyed MastDannenbergLower Saxony 53°3′55.7″N10°53′49.91″E / 53.065472°N 10.8971972°E / 53.065472; 10.8971972 (Zernien TV Mast)
Messeturm 843 ft257 m1990SkyscraperFrankfurt/MainHesse 50°6′44.51″N8°39′10.07″E / 50.1123639°N 8.6527972°E / 50.1123639; 8.6527972 (Messeturm)
longwave transmitter Erching 840 ft256 m1953Guyed MastErchingBavaria 48°18′11.29″N11°43′13.63″E / 48.3031361°N 11.7204528°E / 48.3031361; 11.7204528 (Erching longwave radio mast (demolished)) dismantled
Moorburg Power Station Chimney840 ft256 m1974ChimneyHamburgHamburg 53°29′20″N9°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 ft255 m1975TowerKoblenz-KühkopfRhineland-Palatinate 50°18′32.15″N7°34′10.33″E / 50.3089306°N 7.5695361°E / 50.3089306; 7.5695361 (Koblenz-Kühkopf Telecommunication Tower)
Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz 827 ft252 m1969TowerDresdenSaxony 51°2′24.11″N13°50′19.93″E / 51.0400306°N 13.8388694°E / 51.0400306; 13.8388694 (Dresden TV Tower)
Central Mast Eilvese 820 ft250 m1913Guyed MastEilveseLower-Saxony 52°31′40″N9°24′24″E / 52.52778°N 9.40667°E / 52.52778; 9.40667 (Eilvese transmitter (demolished)) demolished in 1931
Chimney of Voerde Power Station820 ft250 m1982ChimneyVoerdeNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°34′37.65″N6°40′53.19″E / 51.5771250°N 6.6814417°E / 51.5771250; 6.6814417 (Voerde Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney Grosskrotzenburg Power Station 820 ft250 mChimneyGroßkrotzenburgHessen 50°5′17.76″N8°57′5.97″E / 50.0882667°N 8.9516583°E / 50.0882667; 8.9516583 (Staudinger Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney Lünen Power Station 820 ft250 mChimneyLünenNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°36′50.79″N7°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 ft250 mChimneyBremenBremen 53°7′29.54″N8°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 ft250 mChimneyAltbachBaden-Württemberg 48°43′1.42″N9°22′2.91″E / 48.7170611°N 9.3674750°E / 48.7170611; 9.3674750 (Altbach Power Plant Chimney)  ; 48°43′2.77″N9°22′26.82″E / 48.7174361°N 9.3741167°E / 48.7174361; 9.3741167 (Altbach Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney of Heilbronn Power Station 820 ft250 mChimneyHeilbronnBaden-Württemberg 49°10′31.91″N9°12′27.19″E / 49.1755306°N 9.2075528°E / 49.1755306; 9.2075528 (Heilbronn Power Plant Chimney)  ; 49°10′29.67″N9°12′26.47″E / 49.1749083°N 9.2073528°E / 49.1749083; 9.2073528 (Heilbronn Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney of Hagenwerder Power Plant, Unit III820 ft250 m1972/73Chimney Görlitz/HagenwerderSaxony 51°3′42″N14°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 ft250 m1976ChimneyWilhelmshavenLower Saxony
Chimneys Duisburg-Schwelgern820 ft250 mChimneysDuisburgNordrhein-Westfalen 51°30′14.42″N6°43′59.6″E / 51.5040056°N 6.733222°E / 51.5040056; 6.733222 (Schwelgern Power Plant Chimney)  ; 51°30′13.42″N6°44′0.07″E / 51.5037278°N 6.7333528°E / 51.5037278; 6.7333528 (Schwelgern Power Plant Chimney)
ERD-Chimney820 ft250 m1981ChimneyDuisburgNordrhein-Westfalen51 26 38 N 006 43 45 Edemolished in 1997
Chimney Duisburg-Hochfeld820 ft250 mChimneyDuisburgNordrhein-Westfalen 51°25′20.16″N6°44′21.48″E / 51.4222667°N 6.7393000°E / 51.4222667; 6.7393000 (Hochfeld Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney of Mehrum Power Station 820 ft250 mChimneyHohenhamelnLower Saxony 52°18′54.16″N10°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 ft250 mChimneyCologneNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°01′5.03″N6°57′52.14″E / 51.0180639°N 6.9644833°E / 51.0180639; 6.9644833 (Merkenich Power Plant Chimney)
Hamburg-Rahlstedt transmitter, new mast820 ft250 m2010Guyed mastHamburg-RahlstedtHamburg 53°37′33″N10°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 ft248 m1953Guyed MastBerlinBerlin 52°28′31″N13°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-Mast814 ft248 m1953Guyed MastBerlinBerlin 52°28′31″N13°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 Gaildorf246.5 m2017Wind turbine with integrated pumped storageGaildorfBaden-Württemberg 49°00′37″N9°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 m2017 ThyssenKrupp's Test Tower for elevatorsRottweilBaden-Württembergsecond highest test tower in the world
Transmitter Saarburg 804 ft245 mGuyed MastSaarburgSaarland 49°37′43.41″N6°36′47.48″E / 49.6287250°N 6.6131889°E / 49.6287250; 6.6131889 (Saarburg TV Mast)
Rostock-Krummendorf transmitter 804 ft245 mconstructionGuyed MastMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaRostock 54°07′46.04″N12°07′34.47″E / 54.1294556°N 12.1262417°E / 54.1294556; 12.1262417 (Rostock-Krummendorf transmitter)
Central Tower Königs Wusterhausen 797 ft243 m1925TowerKönigs WusterhausenBrandenburg 52°18′19″N13°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 ft241 mChimneyMarlNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°41′4.4″N7°5′59.62″E / 51.684556°N 7.0998944°E / 51.684556; 7.0998944 (Marl Chemiepark Chimney)
Chimney of Scholven A Power Station789 ft240.5 mChimneyGelsenkirchenNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°35′59.83″N7°0′20.27″E / 51.5999528°N 7.0056306°E / 51.5999528; 7.0056306 (Scholven A Power Station Chimney)
Main Tower 787 ft240 m1999SkyscraperFrankfurt/MainHesse 50°6′44.46″N8°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 ft240 mChimneyVoerdeNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°34′36.29″N6°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 ft240 mChimneyBexbachSaarland 49°21′48.51″N7°14′13.38″E / 49.3634750°N 7.2370500°E / 49.3634750; 7.2370500 (Bexbach Power Station Chimney)
Chimney of Cuno Power Station 787 ft240 mChimneyHerdeckeNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°24′15.41″N7°24′49.09″E / 51.4042806°N 7.4136361°E / 51.4042806; 7.4136361 (Cuno Power Station Chimney)
Transmitter Thurnau 787 ft240 m1980Guyed MastThurnauBavaria 49°59′14.93″N11°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 ft240 m1940/41Guyed MastVelbert-LangenbergNorth Rhine-Westphaliainsulated against ground, demolished on April 12, 1945
Transmitter Cremlingen 787 ft240 m1965Guyed MastCremlingenLower-Saxony 52°17′37.96″N10°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 ft240 m1978Guyed MastMesskirchBaden-Württemberg 48°1′24.33″N9°6′58.44″E / 48.0234250°N 9.1162333°E / 48.0234250; 9.1162333 (Teufelsturm) insulated against ground
Wiederau transmitter, J1-mast774 ft236 m1953Guyed MastWiederauFree State of Saxony 51°11′4.48″N12°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 ft235.7 m1986TowerBremen-WalleBremen 53°5′44.61″N8°47′30.71″E / 53.0957250°N 8.7918639°E / 53.0957250; 8.7918639 (Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower)
Chimney Power Station Schwandorf771 ft235 mChimneySchwandorfBavaria 49°18′13.82″N12°4′39.05″E / 49.3038389°N 12.0775139°E / 49.3038389; 12.0775139 (Schwandorf Power Plant Chimney)  ; 49°18′14.42″N12°4′35.33″E / 49.3040056°N 12.0764806°E / 49.3040056; 12.0764806 (Schwandorf Power Plant Chimney) demolished
Rheinturm Düsseldorf 768 ft234.2 m1981TowerDüsseldorfNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°13′4.37″N6°45′41.87″E / 51.2178806°N 6.7616306°E / 51.2178806; 6.7616306 (Rheinturm)
Schleptruper Egge transmitter 768 ft234 mGuyed MastBramscheLower-Saxony 52°22′28.57″N8°1′47.76″E / 52.3746028°N 8.0299333°E / 52.3746028; 8.0299333 (Schleptruper Egge TV Mast)
Longwave transmitter Europe 1, backup antenna768 ft234 m1954/55Guyed MastFelsberg-BerusSaarland 49°17′8.93″N6°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″N6°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 Chimney764 ft233 mChimneyKarlsruheBaden-Württemberg 49°0′41.23″N8°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 ft232 mChimneyQuierschied-WeiherSaarland 49°20′5.23″N7°2′7.85″E / 49.3347861°N 7.0355139°E / 49.3347861; 7.0355139 (Weiher Power Station Chimney)
Radio Mast Bungsberg (new)758 ft231 m2005Guyed MastBungsbergSchleswig-Holstein 54°13′1.44″N10°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 ft231 m1960Guyed MastBungsbergSchleswig-Holstein 54°12′59.66″N10°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 ft231 m1978Guyed MastDillbergBavaria 49°19′24.61″N11°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 ft231 m1993Guyed Mast StollbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia 50°46′43.8″N6°14′37.14″E / 50.778833°N 6.2436500°E / 50.778833; 6.2436500 (Stollberg TV Mast)
Fernmeldeturm Kiel 755 ft230 m1972TowerKielSchleswig-Holstein 54°18′2.25″N10°7′6.2″E / 54.3006250°N 10.118389°E / 54.3006250; 10.118389 (Fernmeldeturm Kiel)
Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Tower 755 ft230 m1991TowerCuxhavenLower Saxony 53°51′22.72″N8°40′39.23″E / 53.8563111°N 8.6775639°E / 53.8563111; 8.6775639 (Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Tower)
Chimney of Voerde Power Station 755 ft230 mChimneyVoerdeNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°34′43.66″N6°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 Station755 ft230 mChimneyCastrop-RauxelNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°34′49.37″N7°18′49.19″E / 51.5803806°N 7.3136639°E / 51.5803806; 7.3136639 (Castrop-Rauxel Power Station Chimney)
Radio mast Berlin-Scholzplatz 755 ft230 m1963Guyed MastBerlinBerlin 52°30′21.82″N13°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 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 Leichlingen 751 ft229 mGuyed MastLeichlingenNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°7′8.54″N7°6′0.48″E / 51.1190389°N 7.1001333°E / 51.1190389; 7.1001333 (Leichlingen TV Mast)
Elbe Crossing 2 745 ft227 m1976–1978Lattice towerStadeLower Saxony; Hetlinger Schanze, Schleswig-Holstein 53°35′39.97″N9°35′28.16″E / 53.5944361°N 9.5911556°E / 53.5944361; 9.5911556 (Elbe Crossing 2, Lühesand Pylon)  ; 53°36′8.36″N9°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 ft227 mGuyed MastAurichLower Saxony 53°27′41.76″N7°30′24.83″E / 53.4616000°N 7.5068972°E / 53.4616000; 7.5068972 (Aurich-Popens TV Mast)
Lingen transmitter 745 ft227 mGuyed MastLingenLower Saxony 52°32′6.48″N7°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 ft227 mChimneyPetershagenNorthrhine-Westphalia 52°22′53.79″N8°59′55.2″E / 52.3816083°N 8.998667°E / 52.3816083; 8.998667 (Heyden Power Station Chimney)
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 mChimneyGeraThuringia 50°54′18.59″N12°3′48.34″E / 50.9051639°N 12.0634278°E / 50.9051639; 12.0634278 (3 Essen)  ; 50°54′17.65″N12°3′44.96″E / 50.9049028°N 12.0624889°E / 50.9049028; 12.0624889 (3 Essen)  ; 50°54′15.69″N12°3′48.6″E / 50.9043583°N 12.063500°E / 50.9043583; 12.063500 (3 Essen)
Kirchlinteln transmitter 738 ft225 mGuyed MastKirchlintelnLower Saxony 52°54′34.27″N9°18′21.77″E / 52.9095194°N 9.3060472°E / 52.9095194; 9.3060472 (Kirchlinteln TV Mast)
Chimney Jena Heating Power Station738 ft225 mChimneyJenaThuringia 50°53′51.53″N11°35′12.5″E / 50.8976472°N 11.586806°E / 50.8976472; 11.586806 (Jena Heating Power Station Chimney)
Chimney Altchemnitz738 ft225 mChimneyAltchemnitzSaxony 50°47′54.9″N12°55′2.7″E / 50.798583°N 12.917417°E / 50.798583; 12.917417 (Altchemnitz Chimney)
Bleialf transmitter 735 ft224 mGuyed MastBleialfRhineland-Palatinate 50°15′16.77″N6°21′32.29″E / 50.2546583°N 6.3589694°E / 50.2546583; 6.3589694 (Bleialf TV Mast)
Fernmeldeturm Münster 42 730 ft222.5 m1986TowerMünsterNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°56′59.64″N7°39′58.97″E / 51.9499000°N 7.6663806°E / 51.9499000; 7.6663806 (Münster Telecommunication Tower)
Chimney of Schilling Power Station 722 ft220 m1962ChimneyStadeLower Saxony 53°37′7.34″N9°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 ft220 mChimneyZollingBavaria 48°27′19.05″N11°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 mast722 ft220 mGuyed MastHoher MeisnerHesse 51°12′26.21″N9°50′51.64″E / 51.2072806°N 9.8476778°E / 51.2072806; 9.8476778 (Hoher Meisner TV Mast)
Rimberg transmitter 722 ft220 mGuyed MastRimbergHesse 50°47′50.63″N9°27′40.31″E / 50.7973972°N 9.4611972°E / 50.7973972; 9.4611972 (Rimberg TV Mast)
Peheim transmitter 722 ft220 mGuyed MastPeheimLower-Saxony 52°53′17.47″N7°50′59.79″E / 52.8881861°N 7.8499417°E / 52.8881861; 7.8499417 (Peheim TV Mast)
Florianturm (Dortmund TV Tower)720 ft219.6 m1959TowerDortmundNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°29′47.71″N7°28′35.78″E / 51.4965861°N 7.4766056°E / 51.4965861; 7.4766056 (Florianturm (Dortmund TV Tower))
Heidenberg transmitter 719 ft219 mGuyed MastSchwabachBavaria 49°17′1.21″N10°59′12.6″E / 49.2836694°N 10.986833°E / 49.2836694; 10.986833 (Heidenberg TV Mast)
Transmitter Büttelberg 719 ft219 mGuyed MastBüttelbergBavaria 49°24′52.55″N10°22′40.64″E / 49.4145972°N 10.3779556°E / 49.4145972; 10.3779556 (Büttelberg TV Mast)
Heidelstein transmitter 715 ft218 mGuyed MastHeidelsteinBavaria 50°27′38.12″N10°0′24.39″E / 50.4605889°N 10.0067750°E / 50.4605889; 10.0067750 (Heidelstein TV Mast)
Chimney of West Power Station715 ft218 m1970ChimneyVoerdeNorthrhine-Westphalia
Fernsehturm Stuttgart 711 ft216,8 m1956TowerStuttgart-DegerlochBaden-Württemberg 48°45′20.67″N9°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 ft216 mGuyed MastFlensburg-JürgensbySchleswig-Holstein 54°48′8″N9°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 ft215 mGuyed MastFlensburg-EngelsbySchleswig-Holstein 54°47′30.71″N9°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 ft212.8 m1975TowerMannheimBaden-Württemberg 49°29′12.85″N8°29′31.99″E / 49.4869028°N 8.4922194°E / 49.4869028; 8.4922194 (Mannheim TV Tower)
Fernmeldeturm Berlin 696 ft212 m1964Tower Berlin Berlin 52°25′3.02″N13°07′39.92″E / 52.4175056°N 13.1277556°E / 52.4175056; 13.1277556 (Fernmeldeturm Berlin)
Transmitter Hühnerberg 696 ft212 m1985Guyed Mast Hühnerberg Bavaria 48°47′8.16″N10°40′6.05″E / 48.7856000°N 10.6683472°E / 48.7856000; 10.6683472 (Hühnerberg TV Mast)
Leher Feld Transmitter, FM/TV-Mast692 ft211 m1951Guyed MastBremenBremen 53°06′25″N8°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 ft211 m1959Guyed MastSaarbrückenSaarland 49°20′26.5″N7°0′55.7″E / 49.340694°N 7.015472°E / 49.340694; 7.015472 (Göttelborner Höhe TV Mast)
Wiederau transmitter, UHF-mast692 ft211 m1969Guyed MastWiederauSaxony 51°11′4.02″N12°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-Meerbeck689 ft210 mChimneyMoers-MeerbeckNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°28′16″N6°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-Derne689 ft210 mChimneyDortmund-DerneNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°34′12.38″N7°31′40.98″E / 51.5701056°N 7.5280500°E / 51.5701056; 7.5280500 (Dortmund-Derne Power Station Chimney)
Karlsruhe MiRO Oil refinery chimney689 ft210 mChimneyKarlsruheBaden-Württemberg 49°3′33.5″N8°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 2689 ft210 mChimneyKarlsruheBaden-Württemberg 49°0′45.25″N8°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 ft210 mChimneyDortmundNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°34′06.52″N7°20′56.77″E / 51.5684778°N 7.3491028°E / 51.5684778; 7.3491028 (Dortmund-Derne Power Station Chimney)
Goliath transmitter central masts 689 ft210 m1943Guyed MastKalbe an der MilbeSaxony-Anhalt 52°39′45″N11°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 ft210 m1952Guyed MastVelbert-LangenbergNorth Rhine-Westphaliadismantled in 1998
Transmitter Koenigs Wusterhausen 689 ft210 m1925Guyed MastKoenigs WusterhausenBrandenburg 52°18′19.23″N13°37′2.38″E / 52.3053417°N 13.6173278°E / 52.3053417; 13.6173278 (Koenigs Wusterhausen Radio Mast) insulated against ground
Deutschlandsender Zeesen 689 ft210 m1927Guyed MastZeesenBrandenburgdismantled
Steel tube radio masts Burg 689 ft210 mGuyed MastBurgSaxony-Anhalt 52°17′16.64″N11°54′24.47″E / 52.2879556°N 11.9067972°E / 52.2879556; 11.9067972 (Burg AM transmitter, steel tube mast)  ; 52°17′17.25″N11°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 ft210 mGuyed MastLemberg (Palatinate)Rhineland-Palatinate 49°8′43.51″N7°35′13.33″E / 49.1454194°N 7.5870361°E / 49.1454194; 7.5870361 (Kettrichhof TV Mast)
Biedenkopf transmitter 689 ft210 m1987Guyed MastBiedenkopfHesse 50°57′4.14″N8°31′55.5″E / 50.9511500°N 8.532083°E / 50.9511500; 8.532083 (Biedenkopf-Sackpfeife TV Mast)
New FM-Broadcasting Mast Ismaning 689 ft210 m2010Guyed MastIsmaningBavaria
Transmitter Kreuzberg 682 ft208 m1985Guyed MastKreuzbergBavaria 50°22′10.22″N9°58′49.63″E / 50.3695056°N 9.9804528°E / 50.3695056; 9.9804528 (Kreuzberg TV Mast)
Westend Tower 682 ft208 m1993SkyscraperFrankfurt/MainHesse 50°6′38.21″N8°39′43.93″E / 50.1106139°N 8.6622028°E / 50.1106139; 8.6622028 (Westendtower)
Chimney Offleben Power Station 679 ft207 mChimneyOfflebenLower Saxony 52°08′45.64″N11°01′41.92″E / 52.1460111°N 11.0283111°E / 52.1460111; 11.0283111 (Offleben Power Station Chimney)
Transmitter Hornisgrinde 676 ft206 m1972TowerHornisgrindeBaden-Württemberg 48°36′38.98″N8°12′6.55″E / 48.6108278°N 8.2018194°E / 48.6108278; 8.2018194 (Hornisgrinde TV Tower)
Chimney Knautnaundorf673 ft205 mChimneyKnautnaundorfSaxony 51°14′47.47″N12°16′13.41″E / 51.2465194°N 12.2703917°E / 51.2465194; 12.2703917 (Knautnaundorf Chimney)
Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow 673 ft205 m2006Wind turbine on lattice tower LaasowBrandenburg 51°43′15.07″N14°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 ft204.82 m1962TowerDonnersbergRhineland-Palatinate 49°37′28.55″N7°55′25.15″E / 49.6245972°N 7.9236528°E / 49.6245972; 7.9236528 (Donnersberg TV Tower)
Chimney Dresden-Reick669 ft204 m1976ChimneyDresden-ReickSaxony 51°1′28.14″N13°46′59.78″E / 51.0244833°N 13.7832722°E / 51.0244833; 13.7832722 (Dresden-Reick Chimney)
TV tower Helpterberge 667 ft203.2 m1981TowerHelpterbergeMecklenburg-Western Pomerania 53°29′0.88″N13°36′8.15″E / 53.4835778°N 13.6022639°E / 53.4835778; 13.6022639 (Helpterberge TV Tower)
Dillberg transmitter, old mast666 ft203 m1956Guyed mastDillbergBayern 49°19′26.17″N11°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 II663 ft202 m1963/64ChimneyErlangenBavaria 49°33′47″N10°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-Neckarau656 ft200 mChimneyMannheim-NeckarauBaden-Württemberg 49°26′40″N8°29′53″E / 49.44444°N 8.49806°E / 49.44444; 8.49806 (Mannheim Power Plant Chimney)  ; 49°26′36.73″N8°30′9.76″E / 49.4435361°N 8.5027111°E / 49.4435361; 8.5027111 (Mannheim Power Plant Chimney)
Chimney of BASF Ludwigshafen656 ft200 mChimneyLudwigshafenRhineland-Palatinate 49°30′50″N8°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 Leverkusen656 ft200 mChimneyLeverkusenNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°0′45″N6°58′35.05″E / 51.01250°N 6.9764028°E / 51.01250; 6.9764028 (200 m tall chimney of Bayer Leverkusen)
Chimney Essen-Karnap656 ft200 mChimneyEssen-KarnapNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°30′53.98″N6°59′37.93″E / 51.5149944°N 6.9938694°E / 51.5149944; 6.9938694 (Karnap Chimney)
Chimney Power Station Hamm-Schmehausen656 ft200 mChimneyHamm-SchmehausenNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°40′49.1″N7°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 ft200 mGuyed MastsMainhausen-MainflingenHesse 50°0′46.0188″N9°0′25.4988″E / 50.012783000°N 9.007083000°E / 50.012783000; 9.007083000 (Mast VI) , 50°0′41.6304″N9°0′38.8836″E / 50.011564000°N 9.010801000°E / 50.011564000; 9.010801000 (Mast VII) , 50°0′39.4956″N9°0′28.8324″E / 50.010971000°N 9.008009000°E / 50.010971000; 9.008009000 (Mast VIII) , 50°0′51.2244″N9°0′41.382″E / 50.014229000°N 9.01149500°E / 50.014229000; 9.01149500 (Mast IX) , 50°0′53.55″N9°0′58.7448″E / 50.0148750°N 9.016318000°E / 50.0148750; 9.016318000 (Mast X) , 50°1′3.7452″N9°0′51.048″E / 50.017707000°N 9.01418000°E / 50.017707000; 9.01418000 (Mast XI) , 50°1′10.6068″N9°0′39.5496″E / 50.019613000°N 9.010986000°E / 50.019613000; 9.010986000 (Mast XII) , 50°0′27.0792″N9°0′55.026″E / 50.007522000°N 9.01528500°E / 50.007522000; 9.01528500 (Mast XIV) , 50°0′21.06″N9°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 ft200 mCooling TowerNiederaußemNorthrhine-Westphalia 50°59′45.91″N6°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 ft200 mChimneyFrimmersdorfNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°3′18.17″N6°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 ft200 mChimneyIrschingBavaria 48°46′1.32″N11°34′45.19″E / 48.7670333°N 11.5792194°E / 48.7670333; 11.5792194 (Irsching Power Station Chimney)  ; 48°46′1.48″N11°34′49.46″E / 48.7670778°N 11.5804056°E / 48.7670778; 11.5804056 (Irsching Power Station Chimney)  ;

48°46′1.43″N11°34′52.92″E / 48.7670639°N 11.5813667°E / 48.7670639; 11.5813667 (Irsching Power Station Chimney)

Chimney of Ingolstadt Power Station 656 ft200 mChimneyIngolstadtBavaria 48°45′43.23″N11°30′11.73″E / 48.7620083°N 11.5032583°E / 48.7620083; 11.5032583 (Ingolstadt Power Station Chimney)
Stadtwerketurm656 ft200 m1967ChimneyDuisburgNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°25′47.62″N6°45′11.24″E / 51.4298944°N 6.7531222°E / 51.4298944; 6.7531222 (Stadtwerketurm)
Large chimney of Duisburg-Huckingen Krupp Mannesmann Blast Furnace Plant656 ft200 m ?ChimneyDuisburgNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°22′15.07″N6°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 Breitungen656 ft200 mChimneyBreitungenThuringia 50°45′29.35″N10°18′54.28″E / 50.7581528°N 10.3150778°E / 50.7581528; 10.3150778 (Chimney Breitungen)
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 mChimneyUnterbreizbachThuringia 50°48′50.84″N9°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 Refinery656 ft200 mChimneyWilhelmshavenLower-Saxony 53°36′50.28″N8°5′27.7″E / 53.6139667°N 8.091028°E / 53.6139667; 8.091028 (Wilhelmshaven Refinery Chimney)  ; 53°36′53.59″N8°5′42.9″E / 53.6148861°N 8.095250°E / 53.6148861; 8.095250 (Wilhelmshaven Refinery Chimney)
Chimney of Schkopau Power Station 656 ft200 mChimneySchkopauSaxony-Anhalt 51°23′54.44″N11°57′1.17″E / 51.3984556°N 11.9503250°E / 51.3984556; 11.9503250 (Schkopau Power Station Chimney)
Large chimney of PCK Reffinery656 ft200 mChimneySchwedtBrandenburg 53°5′54.06″N14°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 Chimneys656 ft200 mChimneySchwarze PumpeSaxony 51°31′41.38″N14°21′35.65″E / 51.5281611°N 14.3599028°E / 51.5281611; 14.3599028 (Black Pump Power Station Chimneys)  ; 51°31′41.35″N14°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 Berlin656 ft200 mChimneyBerlinBerlin52° 31′ 36″ N 13° 29′ 27 Edemolished in May 1993
Chimney of Unit E3 of Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station 656 ft200 m1971Chimney Werdohl Northrhine-Westphalia 51°16′33.46″N7°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 Centre656 ft200 m1972Guyed MastKarlsruheBaden-Württemberg 49°5′29.07″N8°25′29.85″E / 49.0914083°N 8.4249583°E / 49.0914083; 8.4249583 (Meteorological mast of Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Centre)
Muldenhütten Chimney I656 ft200 m1972Chimney Hilbersdorf Saxony 50°54′6.77″N13°23′13.03″E / 50.9018806°N 13.3869528°E / 50.9018806; 13.3869528 (Muldenhütten Chimney 1)
Muldenhütten Chimney II656 ft200 m1982Chimney Hilbersdorf Saxony 50°54′8.69″N13°23′11.49″E / 50.9024139°N 13.3865250°E / 50.9024139; 13.3865250 (Muldenhütten Chimney 2)
Large Chimney of Speyer Oil Refinery656 ft200 m1978Chimney Speyer Rhineland-Palatinatedemolished on September 12, 1986 by explosives, after facility was shut down in 1982
Asdonkshof Waste Incineration Plant656 ft200 m1995ChimneyKamp-LintfortNorthrhine-Westphalia 51°31′23.17″N6°34′31.96″E / 51.5231028°N 6.5755444°E / 51.5231028; 6.5755444 (Asdonkshof Waste Incineration Plant Chimney)
Tower 185 656 ft200 m2011SkyscraperFrankfurt am MainHesse 50°06′36.46″N8°39′21.03″E / 50.1101278°N 8.6558417°E / 50.1101278; 8.6558417 (Tower 185)
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)BerchingBavaria 49°06′24.94″N11°28′49.03″E / 49.1069278°N 11.4802861°E / 49.1069278; 11.4802861 (Berching Wind Turbine)  ; 49°05′49.97″N11°28′56.95″E / 49.0972139°N 11.4824861°E / 49.0972139; 11.4824861 (Berching Wind Turbine)  ; 49°05′50.41″N11°30′13.19″E / 49.0973361°N 11.5036639°E / 49.0973361; 11.5036639 (Berching Wind Turbine)  ; 49°05′24.8″N11°29′52.7″E / 49.090222°N 11.497972°E / 49.090222; 11.497972 (Berching Wind Turbine)  ; 49°05′8.51″N11°29′47.23″E / 49.0856972°N 11.4964528°E / 49.0856972; 11.4964528 (Berching Wind Turbine)  ; 49°04′55.87″N11°29′50.41″E / 49.0821861°N 11.4973361°E / 49.0821861; 11.4973361 (Berching Wind Turbine)
Pilsach Wind Park656 ft200 m2012Wind turbines on steel tube/ concrete towerPilsachBavaria 49°18′56.05″N11°32′42.08″E / 49.3155694°N 11.5450222°E / 49.3155694; 11.5450222 (Pilsach Wind Turbine)  ; 49°17′57.32″N11°33′23.02″E / 49.2992556°N 11.5563944°E / 49.2992556; 11.5563944 (Pilsach Wind Turbine)  ; 49°17′56.01″N11°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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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

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

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hesse

Rhineland-Palatinate

Saarland

Baden-Württemberg

Free State of Bavaria

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