List of tallest structures in the Czech Republic

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RKS Liblice 2 masts
Transmitter Kojál mast
Buková hora TV Tower
Chimneys of Dětmarovice Power Station

This is a list of the tallest structures in the Czech Republic. The list contains all types of structures, may be incomplete and should be expanded.

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Name Pinnacle height Year Structure type Place Coordinates Remarks
RKS Liblice 2 355 m 1976 Guyed Mast Liblice 50°3′43.37″N 14°53′11.27″E / 50.0620472°N 14.8864639°E / 50.0620472; 14.8864639 (RKS Liblice, Mast 1) ; 50°3′47.12″N 14°53′12.84″E / 50.0630889°N 14.8869000°E / 50.0630889; 14.8869000 (RKS Liblice, Mast 2) 2 masts, tallest masts used for mediumwave transmission in the world
Vysílač Krašov, new mast 347.5 m 1981 Guyed Mast near Bezvěrov 49°59′44.02″N 13°04′45.66″E / 49.9955611°N 13.0793500°E / 49.9955611; 13.0793500 (Vysílač Krašov)
Transmitter Kojál, new mast 339.5 m 1985 Guyed Mast near Krásensko 49°22′12.33″N 16°48′57.89″E / 49.3700917°N 16.8160806°E / 49.3700917; 16.8160806 (Kojál transmitter)
Transmitter Kojál, old mast 322.4 m 1959 Guyed Mast near Krásensko dismantled in 1985
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
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station 2 301 m[1] 1981 Chimney Prunéřov 50°25′3.92″N 13°15′32.89″E / 50.4177556°N 13.2591361°E / 50.4177556; 13.2591361 (Prunéřov Power Station Chimney)
Chimney of Chvaletice Power Station 305 m 1977 Chimney Chvaletice 50°1′38.91″N 15°27′11.9″E / 50.0274750°N 15.453306°E / 50.0274750; 15.453306 (Chvaletice Power Station Chimney)
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station 2 300 m 1974 Chimney Tušimice 50°22′56.19″N 13°20′24.42″E / 50.3822750°N 13.3401167°E / 50.3822750; 13.3401167 (Tušimice Power Station Chimney)
Blaw-Knox Tower Liblice 280.4 m 1936 Guyed mast Liblice insulated against ground, demolished on October 17, 1972
Dětmarovice Power Station [cs], Chimney Southeast 274 m[1] 1975 Chimney Dětmarovice 49°54′18.69″N 18°28′10.14″E / 49.9051917°N 18.4694833°E / 49.9051917; 18.4694833 (Dětmarovice Power Station, Chimney Southwest)
Dětmarovice Power Station, Chimney Northwest 273 m[1] 1975 Chimney Dětmarovice 49°54′21.01″N 18°28′5.33″E / 49.9058361°N 18.4681472°E / 49.9058361; 18.4681472 (Dětmarovice Power Station, Chimney Northeast)
Chimney of Mělník Power Station [cs] II 271 m[1] 1971 Chimney Horní Počaply 50°24′43.09″N 14°25′7.35″E / 50.4119694°N 14.4187083°E / 50.4119694; 14.4187083 (Mělník Power Station Chimney)
Longwave transmitter Topolná 257 m 1951 Guyed Mast Topolná 49°7′32.88″N 17°30′45.97″E / 49.1258000°N 17.5127694°E / 49.1258000; 17.5127694 (Topolna transmitter, Mast 1) ; 49°7′18.85″N 17°30′41.78″E / 49.1219028°N 17.5116056°E / 49.1219028; 17.5116056 (Topolna transmitter, Mast 2) 2 masts, demolished in 2022
Atmospheric station Křešín [cs] 250 m 2012 Guyed Mast Košetice 49°34′20.78″N 15°04′4.82″E / 49.5724389°N 15.0680056°E / 49.5724389; 15.0680056 (Košetice Meteorological Mast)
Buková hora TV Tower 223 m 1967 Concrete tower Verneřice 50°40′17″N 14°13′44″E / 50.67139°N 14.22889°E / 50.67139; 14.22889 (Buková hora TV Tower)
Litovel transmitter 220 m 1952 Guyed Mast Litovel 49°42′38″N 17°3′23″E / 49.71056°N 17.05639°E / 49.71056; 17.05639 (Litovel transmitter ( demolished)) 3 masts, demolished
Chimney of Liberty Ostrava [cs] 220 m 1972 Chimney Ostrava 49°47′40″N 18°18′48″E / 49.79444°N 18.31333°E / 49.79444; 18.31333 (Mittal Steel Ostrava Chimney)
Chimneys of Trmice Power Plant 220 m 1976 Chimney Trmice 50°38′41.09″N 13°59′12.29″E / 50.6447472°N 13.9867472°E / 50.6447472; 13.9867472 (Trmice Power Plant Chimney) ; 50°38′39.48″N 13°59′20.48″E / 50.6443000°N 13.9890222°E / 50.6443000; 13.9890222 (Trmice Power Plant Chimney) 2 chimneys
Chimney of Počerady Power Plant [cs] II 220 m 1977 Chimney Počerady 50°25′35″N 13°40′38″E / 50.42639°N 13.67722°E / 50.42639; 13.67722 (Počerady Power Station Chimney)
Chimney of Brno Maloměřice Heat Power Station 217 m 1982 Chimney Brno 49°13′23″N 16°38′48″E / 49.22306°N 16.64667°E / 49.22306; 16.64667 (Brno Maloměřice Heat Power Station Chimney)
Žižkov Television Tower 216 m 1992 Tower Prague 50°4′51″N 14°27′4″E / 50.08083°N 14.45111°E / 50.08083; 14.45111 (Žižkov Television Tower ( Prague TV Tower))
Chimney of Vřesová Power Station 206 m 1967 Chimney Vřesová 50°15′20″N 12°41′45″E / 50.25556°N 12.69583°E / 50.25556; 12.69583 (Vresova Chimney)
Chimney of Power Station of Škoda Auto works 200 m 1976 Chimney Mladá Boleslav 50°25′2″N 14°55′59″E / 50.41722°N 14.93306°E / 50.41722; 14.93306 (Škoda Auto Chimney)
Chimney of Mělník Power Station III 200 m 1980 Chimney Horní Počaply 50°24′52″N 14°24′47″E / 50.41444°N 14.41306°E / 50.41444; 14.41306 (Mělník Power Station Chimney)
Chimney of Ledvice Power Station [cs] 200 m 1969 Chimney Ledvice 50°34′35″N 13°46′45″E / 50.57639°N 13.77917°E / 50.57639; 13.77917 (Ledvice Power Station Chimney)
Chimneys of Počerady Power Station 200 m 1974 Chimney Počerady 50°25′40″N 13°40′36″E / 50.42778°N 13.67667°E / 50.42778; 13.67667 (Počerady Power Station Chimney) ; 50°25′36″N 13°40′43″E / 50.42667°N 13.67861°E / 50.42667; 13.67861 (Počerady Power Station Chimney) 2 chimneys
Large chimney of Neratovice Spolana Works 200 m 1976 Chimney Neratovice 50°16′25″N 14°31′26″E / 50.27361°N 14.52389°E / 50.27361; 14.52389 (Spolana Neratovice Chimney)
Chimney of Prunéřov Power Station 1 200 m 1976 Chimney Prunéřov 50°24′42″N 13°15′9″E / 50.41167°N 13.25250°E / 50.41167; 13.25250 (Prunéřov Power Station Chimney)
Chimney of Tušimice Power Station 1 196 m 1963–1964 Chimney Tušimice demolished on November 27, 2005
Transmitter Cukrák [cs] 195 m 1961 tower Jíloviště 49°56′10″N 14°21′21″E / 49.93611°N 14.35583°E / 49.93611; 14.35583 (Cukrák transmitter)

Timeline[edit]

Held record Name and location Completed Pinnacle height (m) Notes
From To
1976 now RKS Liblice 2, Liblice 1976 355 2 masts
1959 1976 Old mast of Transmitter Kojál, Krásensko 1959 312.5 dismantled in 1985
1936 1959 Blaw-Knox Tower Liblice, Liblice 1936 280.4 demolished in 1972
1931 1936 Old masts of Liblice transmitter,[2] Liblice 1931 150 2 masts, demolished in 2004[3]
1931 1931 Chimney of Kolín Power Plant [cs],[4] Kolín 1931 120 height reduced to 117 metres
1920 1931 Chimney of Piette Papermill [cs], Plzeň 1920 105[5] height reduced to 95 metres in 1950s[6]
1837 1920 Tower of Cathedral of St. Bartholomew, Plzeň 1837 102.3
1592 1837 Tower of Church of St. James, Brno 1592 92
1492 1783 Tower of Tovačov Castle [cs], Tovačov 1492 96 destroyed in 1783, rebuilt in 1886
1460s 1492 Towers of Church of Our Lady before Týn 1460s 81

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d ENR 5.4 AIR NAVIGATION OBSTACLES (PDF). 2020.
  2. ^ www.liblice.estranky.cz. "Vysílací stanice". Obec Liblice (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. ^ "Cesty a památky". www.cestyapamatky.cz. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  4. ^ "Karta komína - Elektrárna ESSO - tovarnikominy.cz". www.tovarnikominy.cz. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. ^ Pejša, Jaroslav (2017). Nejvyšší komín Československé republiky (PDF).
  6. ^ "KODA - karta komína: MT95/1 KRPA Papírny, Zahradní, Plzeň - Petrohrad (#0345)". koda.kominari.cz. Retrieved 2021-06-14.

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