List of tallest structures in Switzerland
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| Construction type | year of built | construction type | Location | Height | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Dixence Dam Grande Dixence Dam The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence River at the head of the Val d'Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At high, it is the tallest gravity dam in the world and is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex... |
1965 | dam | Hérémence Hérémence Hérémence is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Hérémence has an area, , of . Of this area, 18.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested... |
285 m | 46°4′49.89"N 7°24′13.13"E | |
| Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona is a communications tower built in 1980-1984 near Basel, Switzerland. It is located at near the St. Chrischona peak, on the territory of the municipality Bettingen, Basel-Stadt.... |
1983 | tower | St. Chrischona, Bettingen Bettingen Bettingen is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland.-Geography:Bettingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 18.8% is settled .Of the built up area, housing and buildings made... |
250 m | 47°34′18.26"N 7°41′13.16"E | |
| Mauvoisin Dam | 1957 | dam | Bagnes Bagnes Bagnes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.With an area of , Bagnes used to be the largest municipality of Switzerland until the formation of Glarus Süd in 2011.-History:... |
250 m | 45°59′52.79"N 7°20′55.17"E | |
| Luzzone Dam | 1965 | dam | Olivone Olivone Olivone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Olivone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio... |
225 m | 46°33′45.12"N 8°57′48.8"E | |
| Transmitter Monte Ceneri Transmitter Monte Ceneri The Monte Ceneri transmitter is the nationwide transmitter for Italian speaking Switzerland, working on 558 kHz, located on Monte Ceneri in Ticino, Switzerland.-1933 tower:... |
1978 | guyed mast | Monte Ceneri | 220 m | 46°8′19.11"N 8°59′25.5"E | insulated against ground |
| Verzasca Dam Verzasca Dam The Contra Dam, commonly known as the Verzasca Dam and the Locarno Dam, is an arch dam on the Verzasca River in the Val Verzasca of Ticino, Switzerland. The dam creates Lago di Vogorno upstream of Lake Maggiore and supports a 105 MW hydroelectric power station... |
1965 | dam | Tenero-Contra Tenero-Contra Tenero-Contra is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-Geography:Tenero-Contra has an area, , of . Of this area, or 27.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 45.5% is forested... |
220 m | 46°11′48.05"N 8°50′53.15"E | |
| Blosenbergturm Blosenbergturm The Blosenbergturm is a transmitting tower in Beromünster, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, built in 1937 for the German language radio station DRS and radiating at an AM frequency of 531 kHz marking the bottom end of the official mediumwave broadcasting range. The Blosenbergturm has a height of... |
1937 | lattice tower | Beromünster Beromünster Beromünster is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 Gunzwil became part of Beromünster.-History:... |
216 m | 47°11′22.52"N 8°10′31.65"E | insulated against ground |
| Bantiger TV Tower Bantiger TV Tower Bantiger TV Tower is a 196 metre tall tower used for FM- and TV-transmission at on the Bantiger mountain, a mountain east of Berne situated in the municipality of Bolligen... |
1995 | concrete tower | Bolligen Bolligen Bolligen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland.In the historical center is a twelfth-century church, with a benefice barn and parsonage from the 16th century.-Geography:... |
196 m | 46°58′40.14"N 7°31′43.2"E | |
| Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower | 1948 | Sottens Sottens Sottens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is known for its radio transmitter for the French language Swiss radio, built in 1931.... |
190 m | demolished in 1989, insulated against ground | ||
| Sottens transmitter Sottens transmitter The Sottens Transmitter is the nationwide transmitter for French-speaking Switzerland. The transmitter is located at Sottens, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is run on 765 kHz with a power of 600 kilowatts and is easily receivable during the night throughout the whole of Europe... |
1989 | lattice tower | Sottens Sottens Sottens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is known for its radio transmitter for the French language Swiss radio, built in 1931.... |
188 m | 46°39′21.74"N 6°43′44.43"E | Grounded tower with cage antenna for medium wave broadcasting |
| Uetliberg TV Tower | 1990 | concrete tower | Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... |
187 m | 47°21′4.89"N 8°29′24.63"E | |
| Emosson dam | 1974 | dam | Finhaut Finhaut Finhaut is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Finhaut has an area, , of . Of this area, 3.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.3% is forested... |
180 m | 46°4′2.9"N 6°55′54.59"E | |
| Hammetschwand Elevator Hammetschwand Elevator The Hammetschwand Lift is the highest exterior elevator of Europe and is located in Switzerland. It connects a spectacular rock path with the lookout point Hammetschwand on the Bürgenstock plateau overlooking Lake Lucerne.-History:... |
1905 | lattice tower | Luzern | 157 m | 47°0′3.31"N 8°23′46.2"E | |
| Zervreila Dam | 1958 | dam | Vals Vals, Switzerland Vals is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-History:Archeological finds from the Bronze Age around the thermal baths and Tomül pass as well as Iron Age items on the slopes of the Valserberg indicate that this area was used before written history... |
151 m | 46°34′39.74"N 9°7′5.91"E | |
| Cooling tower of Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | ? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
cooling tower | Gösgen | 150 m | 47°21′57.85"N 7°58′8.65"E | |
| Cooling tower of nuclear power plant Leibstadt | ? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
cooling tower | Leibstadt Leibstadt Leibstadt is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Leibstadt is first mentioned about 1240 as Leibesteit. In the 13th and 14th Centuries it was ruled by the Habsburgs. In 1323 two mills are mentioned in Leibstadt... |
150 m | 47°36′6.99"N 8°11′7.01"E | |
| Ganter Bridge Ganter bridge Ganter Bridge is a reinforced concrete road bridge which is currently the longest spanning bridge in Switzerland, located along the Simplon Pass road in the canton of Valais about south of Brig. It was designed by renowned Swiss civil engineer Christian Menn and completed in 1980... |
1980 | Bridge | Eisten Eisten Eisten is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Eisten has an area, , of . Of this area, 9.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.9% is forested... |
150 m | 46°17′47.06"N 8°3′2.73"E | |
| Peuchapatte Wind Turbines | 2010 | Steel tube tower | Muriaux Muriaux Muriaux is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the formerly independent municipality of Le Peuchapatte merged into the municipality of Muriaux.... |
148 | 47°12′7.82"N 6°57′46.52"E | Wind turbines of Enercon E-82 type |
| Martigny Wind Turbine | 2008 | Steel tube tower | Martigny | 140 | 46°7′36.22"N 7°3′7.74"E | Wind turbine of Enercon E-82 type |
| Mount Crosin, Vestas V90 Wind Turbine | 2010 | Steel tube tower | Mount Crosin | 140 | 47°9′48.66"N 6°59′11.71"E ; 47°10′35.42"N 7°0′33.09"E ; 47°11′5.59"N 7°0′54.41"E ; 47°10′50.87"N 7°1′11.81"E ; 47°11′9.89"N 7°1′20.28"E ; 47°11′15.66"N 7°1′30.46"E ; 47°11′46.46"N 7°3′1.75"E ; 47°12′5.46"N 7°4′26.51"E | 8 Wind turbines of Vestas V90 type |
| St. Chrischona Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona is a communications tower built in 1980-1984 near Basel, Switzerland. It is located at near the St. Chrischona peak, on the territory of the municipality Bettingen, Basel-Stadt.... , old tower |
1962 | lattice tower | St. Chrischona, Bettingen Bettingen Bettingen is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland.-Geography:Bettingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 18.8% is settled .Of the built up area, housing and buildings made... |
136 m | ||
| Collonges Wind Turbine | 2005 | Steel tube tower | Collonges Collonges -France:Collonges is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Collonges, in the Ain département* Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, in the Rhône département* Collonges-la-Rouge, in the Corrèze département... |
135.5 m | 46°9′35.76"N 7°2′13.82"E | Wind turbine of Enercon E-70/E4 type |
| Transmitter Monte Ceneri Transmitter Monte Ceneri The Monte Ceneri transmitter is the nationwide transmitter for Italian speaking Switzerland, working on 558 kHz, located on Monte Ceneri in Ticino, Switzerland.-1933 tower:... |
1933 | Lattice tower | Monte Ceneri pass Monte Ceneri Pass Monte Ceneri Pass is a mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.It connects the Magadino plain and the Vedeggio valley.... |
135 m | 46°8′26.24"N 8°54′56.37"E | insulated against ground, originally 120 metres tall. Since 1978 used for TV-broadcasting ( today DVB-T and DAB) |
| Brühlberg Tower | 1994 | concrete tower | Winterthur Winterthur Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti... |
130 m | 47°30′7"N 8°42′8.94"E | |
| Transmitter Beromünster, backup transmission tower | 1933 | lattice tower | Beromünster Beromünster Beromünster is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 Gunzwil became part of Beromünster.-History:... |
125 m | 47°12′1.01"N 8°10′17.11"E | insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Sottens, backup transmission tower | 1931 | lattice tower | Sottens Sottens Sottens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is known for its radio transmitter for the French language Swiss radio, built in 1931.... |
125 m | 46°39′21.38"N 6°44′11.04"E | Insulated against ground |
| Towers of HBG Prangins HBG Prangins HBG is a low frequency time signal transmitter for the Swiss time reference system. It currently operates on 75 kHz with 20 kW and is located in Prangins, Switzerland... |
1931 | lattice towers | Prangins Prangins Prangins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Geneva.-Geography:Prangins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 54.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.1% is forested... |
125 m | 46°24′27.02"N 6°15′7.33"E ; 46°24′33.3"N 6°15′13.08"E | 2 grounded towers carrying a T-antenna for medium wave |
| Prime Tower Prime Tower (Zürich) The Prime Tower, also named "Maag-Tower" in an earlier stage of planning, is a skyscraper in Zurich, Switzerland. It is under construction as of 2009. Upon completion, which is scheduled for 2011, it will be the highest skyscraper in Switzerland at a height of .The building is located near the... (formerly "Maagtower") |
(project) | building | Zurich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... |
125 m | ||
| Chimney Wildegg | ? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
Chimney | Wildegg | 125 m | 47°24′50.78"N 8°9′35.55"E | |
| Säntis Transmission Tower | 1998 | concrete tower | Säntis Säntis At 2,502.9 meters above sea level, Säntis is the tallest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. The mountain is a highly visible landmark thanks to its exposed northerly location within the Alpstein massif. As a consequence, houses called Säntisblick can be found in regions... |
123,55 m | 47°14′58.07"N 9°20′32.8"E | |
| Mont Pèlerin TV Tower Mont Pèlerin TV Tower The Mont Pèlerin TV Tower is the only TV tower of Switzerland equipped with an observation deck, which is accessible by an elevator. It is situated on the Mont Pèlerin in the area of Chardonne, north of Vevey... |
1974 | concrete tower | Mont Pèlerin | 122.6 m | 46°29′49.37"N 6°49′8.77"E | |
| Chimney of Novartis AG | ? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
Chimney | Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... |
122 m | demolished in 2005 | |
| Chimney of Holderbank AG | ? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
Chimney | Aargau Aargau Aargau is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau .-History:... |
approximately 120 m | demolished in 1984 | |
| Chimney of Chavalon Thermal Power Plant | 1965 | Chimney | Vouvry Vouvry Vouvry is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Vouvry has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.4% is forested... |
120 m | 46°20′49.98"N 6°52′40.66"E | |
| Directional Radio Tower Le Chasseral | ? | concrete tower | Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne is a city in the district of the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.It is located on the language boundary and is throughout bilingual. Biel is the German name for the town, Bienne its French counterpart. The town is often referred to in both... |
120 m | 47°7′59.42"N 7°3′37.19"E | |
| St. Brais Wind Turbines | 2009 | Steel tube tower | St. Brais | 119 | 47°18′9.84"N 7°6′2.78"E ; 47°18′13.14"N 7°6′25.57"E | 2 Wind turbines of Enercon E-70/E4 type |
| Gibloux Radio Tower Gibloux Radio Tower Gibloux Radio Tower is built on the 1204 metre Gibloux mountain above Sorens, west of Fribourg, Switzerland. The concrete tower has a height of . The observation deck is at .- External links :*... |
? | concrete tower | Sorens Sorens Sorens is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.-History:Sorens is first mentioned around 974-75 as Sotringus. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Soring, however, that name is no longer used.-Geography:Sorens has an area, , of... |
118.7 m | 46°41′2.77"N 7°2′26.55"E | |
| Meteorological Mast of Leibstadt Buclear Power Plant | 1997 | guyed mast | Leibstadt Leibstadt Leibstadt is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Leibstadt is first mentioned about 1240 as Leibesteit. In the 13th and 14th Centuries it was ruled by the Habsburgs. In 1323 two mills are mentioned in Leibstadt... |
115 | 47°35′50.24"N 8°11′17.07"E | |
| Transmission Tower La Dole | 1958 | lattice tower | La Dole La Dôle La Dôle is a peak in the Jura mountains in Vaud in western Switzerland rising to an altitude of 1677.2 meters. It is the second highest peak in the Swiss Jura, the highest being Mont Tendre.... |
112 m | 46°25′50.28"N 6°7′33.87"E | |
| Wasserflue Radio Tower | lattice tower | Küttigen Küttigen Küttigen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Küttigen is first mentioned in 1036 as Chutingen though this comes from a 14th Century copy of the original. In 1045 it was mentioned as Chutingun.... |
112 | 47°25′51.66"N 8°01′13.32"E | ||
| Engelberg Radio Tower | 1974 | lattice tower | Dulliken Dulliken Dulliken is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-History:Dulliken is first mentioned in 924 as Tullinchova. In 1173 it was mentioned as Tullichon.-Geography:... |
110.6 | 47°20′8.61"N 7°56′40.94"E | |
| Chimneys of Basel Incineration Plant | ? | Chimney | Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... |
110 m | 47°34′22.52"N 7°34′7.89"E ; 47°34′21.85"N 7°34′8.43"E | 2 chimneys |
| Chimney of Aubrugg Incineration Plant | ? | Chimney | Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... |
105 m | 47°24′42.66"N 8°34′24.17"E | |
| Basler Messeturm Basler Messeturm The Basler Messeturm , located in Basel at , was the Switzerland's tallest building until 2010, when a higher skyskraper was built in Zürich. It has 32 floors and is 105 m tall. It was completed in 2003.... |
2003 | skyscraper | Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... |
105 m | 47°33′52.16"N 7°36′7.85"E | tallest building in Switzerland |
| Münster of Bern | 1883 | cathedral | Bern | 100 m | 46°56′50.07"N 7°27′4.19"E | tallest church tower in Switzerland |
| Linthgebiet Waste Incineration Plant Chimney | ? | Chimney | Niederurnen Niederurnen Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.-History:... |
100 m | 47°8′7.25"N 9°2′24.52"E | |
| Sulzer Building | 1962 | Highrise | Winterthur Winterthur Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti... |
99.9 | 47°29′59.83"N 8°43′5.48"E | |
| Mount Crosin, Vestas V66 Wind Turbines | 2004 | Steel tube tower | Mount Crosin | 99 | 47°9′54.2"N 6°59′15.4"E ; 47°9′35.45"N 6°58′8.29"E | 2 Wind turbines of Vestas V66 type |
| Chimney of Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | ? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... |
Chimney | Gösgen | 99 m | 47°21′57.18"N 7°57′56.19"E | |
| Cholfirst Radio Tower Cholfirst Radio Tower Cholfirst Radio Tower is a 96 metres tall lattice tower on Cholfirst Mountain at Flurlingen, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.The tower was built in 1973 by PTT on Cholfirst Mountain, a 570 metres high mountain near Flurlingen after 3 years of successful operation of an experimental TV transmitter on... |
1973 | Lattice tower | Flurlingen Flurlingen Flurlingen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Flurlingen has an area of . Of this area, 18.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.6% is forested... |
96 m | 47°40′51.84"N 8°38′48.47"E | Observation deck in a height of 42 metres |
| Rigi TV Tower | 1998 | Concrete tower | Arth Arth Arth is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.-Geography:Arth has an area, , of . Of this area, 40.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.3% is forested... |
95 m | 47°3′23.48"N 8°29′5.35"E | Observation deck in a height of 7 metres |
| Gant-Hohtälli Aerial Tramway Gant-Hohtälli Aerial Tramway The Gant-Hohtälli Aerial Tramway is a large-cab cable car near Zermatt, Switzerland. It is 2707 metres long and spans an elevation of some 1057 metres. This cable car is notable in that it runs over the tallest aerial lift pylon in Switzerland, with a height of 94 metres.-External links:* *... Support Pillar |
1998 | Lattice tower | Zermatt Zermatt Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of about 5,800 inhabitants.... |
94 m | 45°59′58"N 7°47′41"E | |
| Pylon in the artificial lake of Santa Maria | 1949 | pylon | Lake Santa Maria | 75 m | 46°34′21.47"N 8°47′23.79"E |
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External links
- SkyscraperPage Comparative diagram of tallest Swiss structures