Pécs TV Tower
The Pécs TV Tower is a television tower in Pécs, Hungary, standing on the Misina peak of Mecsek, measuring 197 metres, the tallest building in Hungary, with a publicly accessible observation deck at a height of 75 metres, and a restaurant at 72 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: Television tower in Pécs, Hungary
- Also known as: “Pecs TV Tower”, “TV Tower”, and “TV-torony”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Misina and Tubes.
Misina
Peak
Photo: VargaA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Misina is a peak in the Mecsek mountain range in Baranya county, in southern Hungary. Its elevation is 535 metres above sea level. On the peak stands the 197-metre-high Pécs TV Tower, which was finished in 1973 and is the tallest building in Hungary.
Tubes
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tubes is the second-highest peak of the Mecsek mountain range in Hungary. Its elevation is 611 metres above sea level. The peak's name probably derives from "tuba", a Hungarian word for wild dove.
Nike-statue
Memorial
Photo: Vampeare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nike-statue is a memorial, which is situated 1¼ km south of Pécs TV Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pécs and Kozármisleny.
Pécs
Photo: Pilgab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pécs is a town in the south-west of Hungary. Pécs is the administrative and economic centre of Baranya County. The city has a Mediterranean atmosphere and is treasure trove of science, arts and sacrality.
Kozármisleny
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kozármisleny is a town in Baranya County, southern Hungary. It is south-east of the city of Pécs. Kozármisleny is situated 8 km southeast of Pécs TV Tower.
Pécs TV Tower
- Category: tower
- Location: Baranya County, Southern Transdanubia, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.09912° or 46° 5′ 57″ northLongitude
18.22013° or 18° 13′ 12″ eastElevation
532 metres (1,745 feet)Inception
April 3rd, 1973Height
72 metres (236 feet)Operator
Antenna HungáriaOpen location code
8FRW36XC+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 256554204OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=communications_tower
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Satellite Map
Discover Pécs TV Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Pécs TV Tower” goes by many names.
- Czech: “televizní věz Pécs”
- Esperanto: “Belvedero de Pécs”
- German: “Fernsehturm Pécs”
- German: “TV Turm”
- Hungarian: “Pécsi tévétorony”
- Japanese: “ペーチテレビ塔”
- Spanish: “Torre de televisión de Pécs”
- Spanish: “Torre de TV de Pecs”
- Spanish: “Torre de TV de Pécs”
Localities in the Area
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