Stuttgart TV Tower
Located in Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Stuttgart Coordinates: 48°45′21″ N 9°11′25″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 483 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- STR Stuttgart Airport8 km
- FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport82 km
About Stuttgart TV Tower
Stuttgart TV Tower is a landmark. Location: Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Stuttgart.
Fernsehturm Stuttgart (English: SWR TV Tower Stuttgart) is a 216.61 m (710.7 ft) telecommunications tower in Stuttgart, Germany. It was the world's first telecommunications tower constructed from reinforced concrete, and is thus the original modernist architecture highrise needle tower with a "basket" atop that would be built worldwide in the following years. Although controversial at first, it quickly became a well known landmark of Stuttgart and a tourist attraction.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1956
- Opened
- 1956
- Architect
- Fritz Leonhardt
- Architectural style
- modern architecture
- Heritage designation
- cultural heritage monument of special significance in Baden-Württemberg, Tentative World Heritage Site
- Height
- 217 m
- Official website
- fernsehturm-stuttgart.de
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Stuttgart TV Tower
-
Karlshöhe MSeses · Public domain -
Schauspielbühnen Stuttgart Gerd Leibrock · CC BY-SA 3.0 de -
Stiftskirche Julian Herzog · CC BY 4.0 -
Leonhardskirche MSeses · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Wilhelma-Theater Brücke-Osteuropa · CC0
Climate of Stuttgart TV Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 57 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (97 mm)
- Driest month
- January (41 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 43 | 45 | 57 | 86 | 97 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 54 |
How to get to Stuttgart TV Tower
The nearest airport is Stuttgart Airport (STR), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stuttgart, 3 km to the north.
Airports
- Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 8 kmsouth
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 82 kmwest
- Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 94 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Stuttgart Population: 612.7K 3 kmnorth
- Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 29 kmsouth
- Pforzheim Population: 119.3K 39 kmwest
- Heilbronn Population: 120.7K 43 kmnorth
- Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 64 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Stuttgart TV Tower
Within 100 km: 1,025 historic and cultural sites, 3,681 natural sites, 840 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km595 places
- Lauter River 16 kmSE
- Pfaffensee Lake 6 kmW
- Bärensee Lake 7 kmW
- Max-Eyth lake Lake 9 kmN
25–60 km1,992 places
- Hessental Concentration Camp Historic site 58 kmNE
- Blautopf Lake 58 kmSE
- Annasee Lake 36 kmN
- Aalkistensee Lake 41 kmNW
60–100 km2,959 places
- Umpfer River 96 kmNE
- Elsenz River 77 kmN
- Rench River 90 kmW
- Lauter River 65 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gazi Stadion auf der Waldau Landmark, Stuttgart0.2 km SW
-
Wasserturm Degerloch Landmark, Stuttgart0.6 km W
-
Leonhardskirche Attraction, Stuttgart2.1 km N
-
Versöhnungskirche Attraction, Stuttgart1 km SW
-
Stiftskirche Attraction, Stuttgart2.5 km N
-
Hegel House Museum, Stuttgart2.2 km NW -
Old Castle Historic site, Stuttgart2.5 km N -
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart Museum, Stuttgart2.7 km N
Nearest towns and villages
-
Stuttgart-Ost Neighbourhood, Stuttgart3.4 km NE
-
Stuttgart City, Stuttgart3.1 km N
-
Bopser Neighbourhood, Stuttgart0.8 km N
-
Degerloch Neighbourhood, Stuttgart1.8 km SW
More sights in Stuttgart
-
Johanneskirche Attraction, Stuttgart2.7 km NW -
national gallery Museum, Stuttgart2.7 km N -
Theater am Olgaeck Attraction, Stuttgart2 km N
-
Haigstkirche Attraction, Stuttgart1.3 km W
-
Mariä Himmelfahrt Attraction, Stuttgart1.4 km SW
-
Fernmeldeturm Stuttgart Landmark, Stuttgart1.4 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources