List of tallest structures in the Czech Republic
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| Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Structure type | Place | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RKS Liblice 2 RKS Liblice 2 The RKS Liblice 2 are two tall guyed masts located east of Prague near Liblice, in close proximity of the RKS Liblice 1. These lattice steel towers are built apart from each other, at which cage aerials are mounted. Designed by Jan Šťovíček, these supertall towers currently stand as the tallest... |
355 m | 1976 | Guyed Mast | Liblice Liblice, Ceský Brod Liblice is a village in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located 33 km east of Prague. It is an administrative part of Český Brod and has a population of 698 .Liblice is known for its broadcasting facility:* RKS Liblice 1-transmitter... |
50°3′43.37"N 14°53′11.27"E ; 50°3′47.12"N 14°53′12.84"E | 2 masts, tallest masts used for mediumwave transmission in the world |
| Vysílač Krašov, new mast | 347.5 m | 1981 | Guyed Mast | near Bezvěrov Bezvěrov Bezvěrov is a village and municipality in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 662 .... |
49°59′44.02"N 13°04′45.66"E | |
| Transmitter Kojál Transmitter Kojál The Transmitter Kojál is a facility for FM- and TV-transmission at Kojál Hill near Brno in the Czech Republic. Its aerial mast is a 340 metre high guyed mast. Mast is third tallest structure in the Czech Republic.... , new mast |
339.5 m | 1985 | Guyed Mast | near Krásensko Krásensko Krásensko is a village and municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 417 .... |
49°22′12.33"N 16°48′57.89"E | |
| Vysílač Krašov, old mast | 312.5 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | near Bezvěrov | completed in 1960 with height 305 m, enlarged in 1974, collapsed in January 1979 | |
| Transmitter Kojál Transmitter Kojál The Transmitter Kojál is a facility for FM- and TV-transmission at Kojál Hill near Brno in the Czech Republic. Its aerial mast is a 340 metre high guyed mast. Mast is third tallest structure in the Czech Republic.... , old mast |
322.4 m | 1959 | Guyed Mast | near Krásensko | dismantled in 1985 | |
| Chimney of Chvaletice Power Station Chvaletice Power Station Chvaletice Power Station is a large lignite fired power station at Chvaletice in the Czech Republic, owned by ČEZ. Installed power output is 4x 200 MW. Blocks 3 + 4 use a chimney 305 metres tall built in 1977 making it the tallest free-standing structure in the Czech Republic.-External links:**... |
305 m | 1977 | Chimney | Chvaletice Chvaletice Chvaletice is a small town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.-History:Archaeologists find earliest traces of humans in this area around 10,000 BCE. Since 1200 - 600 BCE the place is inhabited permanently. The first written record comes from 1393. Ownership of the place has changed... |
50°1′38.91"N 15°27′11.9"E | |
| Přední kout transmitter | 300 m | ? | Guyed mast | Přední kout Prední kout Přední kout is a small hill in the South Moravia, Czech Republic. With an altitude of 410 m it is the highest elevation in the hilly landscape around Hustopeče. It is located half way between the villages of Diváky and Kurdějov and its exact geographic coordinates are... |
48°58′17"N 16°46′48"E | planned |
| Chimney of Tušimice Power Station Tušimice Power Station Tušimice Power Station is a lignite-fired power station in Tušimice, Czech Republic. It is owned and operated by CEZ Group.The first power station in Tušimice was commissioned in 1963–1964. The current power station was commissioned in 1973–1974. The power station consists of four generation... 2 |
300 m | 1974 | Chimney | Tušimice | 50°22′56.19"N 13°20′24.42"E | |
| Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station Prunérov Power Station The Prunéřov Power Station is the largest coal-fired power station in the Czech Republic with installed capacity of 1,490 MW. It is located near Kadaň.... 2 |
300 m | 1981 | Chimney | Prunéřov | 50°25′3.92"N 13°15′32.89"E | |
| Blaw-Knox Tower Liblice RKS Liblice 2 The RKS Liblice 2 are two tall guyed masts located east of Prague near Liblice, in close proximity of the RKS Liblice 1. These lattice steel towers are built apart from each other, at which cage aerials are mounted. Designed by Jan Šťovíček, these supertall towers currently stand as the tallest... |
280.4 m | 1936 | Guyed mast | Liblice | insulated against ground, demolished on October 17th, 1972 | |
| Chimney of Mělník Power Station II | 270 m | 1971 | Chimney | Horní Počály | 50°24′43.09"N 14°25′7.35"E | |
| Dětmarovice Power Station, Chimney Southeast | 270 m | 1998 | Chimney | Dětmarovice Detmarovice is a village in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, on the Olza River. It lies near the border with Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Near the right bank of the Olza lies a complex of 15 ponds.... |
49°54′18.69"N 18°28′10.14"E | |
| Dětmarovice Power Station, Chimney Northwest | 269 m | 1975 | Chimney | Dětmarovice Detmarovice is a village in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, on the Olza River. It lies near the border with Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Near the right bank of the Olza lies a complex of 15 ponds.... |
49°54′21.01"N 18°28′5.33"E | |
| Longwave transmitter Topolná Topolna transmitter The Topolna transmitter is the central longwave broadcasting facility of the Czech Republic situated westward of the village Topolná at the Morava River.... |
257 m | 1951 | Guyed Mast | Topolná Topolná Topolná is a village and municipality in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,585 .... |
49°7′32.88"N 17°30′45.97"E ; 49°7′18.85"N 17°30′41.78"E | 2 masts |
| Buková hora TV Tower Buková hora TV Tower Buková hora TV Tower is the tallest free-standing transmission tower in Czech . It is a 223 metre tall concrete tower situated... |
223 m | 1967 | Concrete tower | Buková hora | 50°40′17"N 14°13′44"E | |
| Litovel transmitter | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Litovel Litovel Litovel is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 10,000 inhabitants. Litovel lies in Upper-Moravian Vale , 233 metres above the sea level. Thanks to its rich history Litovel has many historical monuments.-Demographics:Source: -Town Hall:The Town Hall lies on Přemysl... |
49°42′38"N 17°3′23"E | 3 masts, demolished |
| Chimney of Mittal Steel Ostrava | 220 m | Chimney | Ostrava Ostrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the... |
49°47′40"N 18°18′48"E | ||
| Chimneys of Trmice Power Plant | 220 m | Chimney | Trmice Trmice Trmice is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic.-External links:*... |
50°38′41.09"N 13°59′12.29"E ; 50°38′39.48"N 13°59′20.48"E | 2 chimneys | |
| Chimney of Počerady Power Station II | 220 m | 1977 | Chimney | Počerady | 50°25′35"N 13°40′38"E | |
| Chimney of Brno Maloměřice Heat Power Station | 217 m | 1982 | Chimney | Brno Brno Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District... |
49°13′23"N 16°38′48"E | |
| Žižkov Television Tower Žižkov Television Tower The Žižkov Television Tower is a unique transmitter tower built in Prague between 1985 and 1992. Designed by architect Václav Aulický and structural engineer Jiří Kozák, it stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of Žižkov, from which it... |
216 m | 1992 | Tower | Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... |
50°4′51"N 14°27′4"E | |
| Chimney of Vřesová Power Station | 206 m | Chimney | Vřesová Vřesová Vřesová is a village and municipality in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.-Notes:... |
50°15′20"N 12°41′45"E | ||
| Chimney of Power Station of Škoda Auto Škoda Auto Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group... works |
200 m | Chimney | Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, on the left bank of the Jizera river about 50 km northeast of Prague.Founded in the second half of the 10th century by King Boleslav II as a royal castle... |
50°25′2"N 14°55′59"E | ||
| Chimney of Mělník Power Station III | 200 m | 1980 | Chimney | Horní Počaply | 50°24′52"N 14°24′47"E | |
| Chimney of Ledvice Power Station | 200 m | 1969 | Chimney | Ledvice Ledvice Ledvice is a town in the Czech Republic located in the Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region, about 7 km southwest of Teplice.-External links:*... |
50°34′35"N 13°46′45"E | |
| Chimneys of Počerady Power Station | 200 m | Chimney | Počerady | 50°25′40"N 13°40′36"E ; 50°25′36"N 13°40′43"E | 2 chimneys | |
| Large chimney of Neratovice Spolana Spolana Spolana is a Czech chemical plant in Neratovice established in 1898.The chemical factory is situated approximately 25 kilometres north of Prague at the confluence of the Košátecký Brook and the River Elbe... Works |
200 m | 1976 | Chimney | Neratovice Neratovice Neratovice is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 16,400 inhabitants. The Spolana chemical plant resides there. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area.... |
50°16′25"N 14°31′26"E | |
| Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station Prunérov Power Station The Prunéřov Power Station is the largest coal-fired power station in the Czech Republic with installed capacity of 1,490 MW. It is located near Kadaň.... 1 |
200 m | 1976 | Chimney | Prunéřov | 50°24′42"N 13°15′9"E | |
| Chimney of Tušimice Power Station Tušimice Power Station Tušimice Power Station is a lignite-fired power station in Tušimice, Czech Republic. It is owned and operated by CEZ Group.The first power station in Tušimice was commissioned in 1963–1964. The current power station was commissioned in 1973–1974. The power station consists of four generation... 1 |
196 m | 1963 - 1964 | Chimney | Tušimice | demolished on November 27, 2005 | |
| Cukrák transmitter | 195 m | 1961 | tower | Jíloviště Jíloviště Jíloviště is a village and municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia.... |
49°56′10"N 14°21′21"E |