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Heinrich-Hertz-Turm

The Heinrich Hertz Tower is a landmark radio telecommunication in the city of , . Designed by architect Fritz Trautwein, in co-operation with civil engineers Jörg Schlaich, Rudolf Bergermann and Fritz Leonhardt, the tower was built between 1965–1968 for the former Deutsche Bundespost near Planten un Blomen park.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Radio telecommunication tower
  • Also known as: “Hamburg TV Tower” and “Heinrich Hertz Tower”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Millerntor-Stadion and Zoological Museum Hamburg.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium in the area of Hamburg, Germany. Best known as the home ground of football club FC St. Pauli, it is on the near the , the red light district of Hamburg. is situated 1 km southwest of Heinrich-Hertz-Turm.

Museum
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The University of Hamburg is a public research university in , . It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System, the Hamburg Colonial Institute, and the Academic College. is situated 470 metres north of Heinrich-Hertz-Turm.

Theater building
Photo: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hamburg State Opera is a German opera company based in . Its theatre is near the square of . Since the 2025/26 season, the Intendant of the company is Tobias Kratzer, and the Generalmusikdirektor is Omer Meir Wellber. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Heinrich-Hertz-Turm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rotherbaum and Harvestehude.

Suburb
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is a quarter of , a borough of , . In 2020, the population was 17,114. In German, "roter Baum" means red tree. The "th", which in general was abolished in the spelling reform of 1900, was preserved in names.

Suburb
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is a quarter of , , in the borough of . It is located on the eastern boundaries of the borough near lake .

Suburb
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is one of the districts of the , .

Heinrich-Hertz-Turm

Latitude
53.56313° or 53° 33′ 47″ north
Longitude
9.97581° or 9° 58′ 33″ east
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Inception
1968
Height
279 metres (916 feet)
Open location code
9F5FHX7G+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32783586
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­communications_tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7281562
Wiki­data ID
Q648375
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Heinrich-Hertz-Turm”. Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY 3.0.