Fernsehturm

Fernsehturm is the German word for television tower. A number of German cities have television towers and each will usually be referred to simply as "Fernsehturm" by the inhabitants of the city. The correct term for the tower as a Building although would be "Fernmeldeturm" which depicts the original purpose of most of these towers; relaying any type of communication, not only television.

It may refer to any of the following structures:


 * Fernsehturm Berlin
 * Fernsehturm Schwerin-Zippendorf
 * Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz
 * Fernsehturm Stuttgart
 * Fernmeldeturm Mannheim
 * Florianturm (Dortmund)
 * Fernmeldeturm Münster
 * Fernsehturm Heidelberg
 * Heinrich Hertz Tower (Hamburg)