List Of Tallest Structures In Yugoslavia
This is a list of the tallest structures that existed in the former SFR Yugoslavia (currently located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).
| Picture | Structure | Year of construction | Structural type | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trbovlje Chimney | 1976 | Chimney | Slovenia | Trbovlje | 364 m | 46°7′33.68″N 15°3′42.34″E / 46.1260222°N 15.0617611°E / 46.1260222; 15.0617611 (Trbovlje Chimney) | Tallest chimney in Europe | |
| Plomin Power Station | ? | Chimney | Croatia | Plomin | 340 m | 45°8′12.1″N 14°9′45.7″E / 45.136694°N 14.162694°E / 45.136694; 14.162694 (Plomin Power Station Chimney) | ||
| Ugljevik Power Plant | 1985 | Chimney | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ugljevik | 310 m | 44°40′55.43″N 18°58′2.1″E / 44.6820639°N 18.96725°E / 44.6820639; 18.96725 (Ugljevik Power Plant Chimney) | ||
| Chimney of Trepča Lead Smelter | 1972 | Chimney | Serbia | Zvečan | 306 m | 42°54′41.31″N 20°50′57.15″E / 42.911475°N 20.8492083°E / 42.911475; 20.8492083 (Chimney of Trepça Lead Smelter) | ||
| Kakanj Power Plant | 1987 | Chimney | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čatići | 300 m | 44°5′22.4″N 18°6′49.4″E / 44.089556°N 18.113722°E / 44.089556; 18.113722 (Kakanj Thermal power station Chimney) | ||
| Chimney of Kostolac Power Station B | ? | Chimney | Serbia | Kostolac | 295 m | 44°43′50.46″N 21°12′41.51″E / 44.7306833°N 21.2115306°E / 44.7306833; 21.2115306 (Chimney of Kostolac Power Station) | ||
| Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station B | 1983 | Chimney | Serbia | Obrenovac | 280 m | 44°40′14.28″N 20°09′29.47″E / 44.6706333°N 20.1581861°E / 44.6706333; 20.1581861 (Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station) | ||
| Donje Moštre transmitter | ? | Guyed Mast | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Moštre | 250 m | 44°0′59″N 18°9′13″E / 44.01639°N 18.15361°E / 44.01639; 18.15361 (Mostre transmitter) | ||
| Pljevlja Power Station | ? | Chimney | Montenegro | Pljevlja | 250 m | 43°20′2.3″N 19°19′37″E / 43.333972°N 19.32694°E / 43.333972; 19.32694 (Pljevlja Power Plant Chimney) | ||
| TE Rijeka | 1978 | Rooftop chimney | Croatia | Kostrena | 250 m | 45°17′10.9″N 14°31′12.35″E / 45.286361°N 14.5200972°E / 45.286361; 14.5200972 (TE Rijeka) | ||
| Chimneys of Bitola Power Station | 1982 | Chimney | Macedonia | Bitola | 250 m | 41°03′31.91″N 21°29′3.17″E / 41.0588639°N 21.4842139°E / 41.0588639; 21.4842139 (Bitola Power Station Chimney) ; 41°03′28.06″N 21°29′4.08″E / 41.0577944°N 21.4844667°E / 41.0577944; 21.4844667 (Bitola Power Station Chimney) | ||
| Bakar Eurco Chimney | Template:1978 | Chimney | Croatia | Bakar | 250 m | 45°17′50″N 14°32′41.68″E / 45.29722°N 14.5449111°E / 45.29722; 14.5449111 (Bakar Eurco Chimney) | Demolished in April 2005 | |
| Šoštanj Power Plant, Chimney of Block 5 | 1977 | Chimney | Slovenia | Šoštanj | 230 m | 46°22′19.2″N 15°3′18.8″E / 46.372°N 15.055222°E / 46.372; 15.055222 (Šoštanj Power Plant, Chimney of Block 5) | ||
| Large Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station A | 1979 | Chimney | Serbia | Obrenovac | 220 m | 44°40′14.32″N 20°9′29.43″E / 44.6706444°N 20.158175°E / 44.6706444; 20.158175 (Large Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station) | ||
| Stubline transmitter | ? | Guyed Mast | Serbia | Stubline | 44°38′24″N 20°8′27″E / 44.64°N 20.14083°E / 44.64; 20.14083 (Stubline transmitter) | Destroyed in 1999 | ||
| Mratinje Dam | 1975 | Dam | Montenegro | Mratinje | 220 m | 43°16′20″N 18°50′33″E / 43.27222°N 18.8425°E / 43.27222; 18.8425 (Mratinje Dam) | ||
| Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station A | 1979 | Chimney | Serbia | Obrenovac | 220 m | 44°40′19.09″N 20°09′31.74″E / 44.6719694°N 20.1588167°E / 44.6719694; 20.1588167 (Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station) | ||
| Subotica TV Mast | 1970s | Guyed Mast | Serbia | Subotica | 218.5 m | 46°04′30.97″N 19°37′45.01″E / 46.0752694°N 19.6291694°E / 46.0752694; 19.6291694 (Subotica TV Mast) | ||
| Chimney of Sisak Refinery | ? | Chimney | Croatia | Sisak | 207 m | 45°27′21.98″N 16°24′13.42″E / 45.4561056°N 16.4037278°E / 45.4561056; 16.4037278 (Sisak Refinery Chimney) | ||
| TV Tower Avala | 1965 | Tower | Serbia | Belgrade-Avala | 205 m | 44°41′45″N 20°30′53″E / 44.69583°N 20.51472°E / 44.69583; 20.51472 (TV Tower Avala) | Destroyed on 30 April 1999, rebuilt in 2009. Tallest tower in the Balkans. | |
| Chimney of Savica Power Plant | ? | Chimney | Croatia | Zagreb | 202 m | 45°46′51.74″N 16°1′0.33″E / 45.7810389°N 16.0167583°E / 45.7810389; 16.0167583 (Savica Power Plant Chimney) | ||
| Beli Manastir Radio Mast | 1966 | Guyed Mast | Croatia | Beli Manastir | 202 m | 45°47′46.22″N 18°41′28.5″E / 45.7961722°N 18.69125°E / 45.7961722; 18.69125 (Beli Manastir Radio Mast) | ||
| Kutina Petrokemija chimney | ? | Chimney | Croatia | Kutina | 200 m | 45°28′4.67″N 16°48′9.41″E / 45.4679639°N 16.8026139°E / 45.4679639; 16.8026139 (Kutina petrokemija chimney) | ||
| Chimney of Trešnjevka Power Plant | ? | Chimney | Croatia | Zagreb | 200 m | 45°48′22.15″N 15°56′58.45″E / 45.8061528°N 15.9495694°E / 45.8061528; 15.9495694 (Trešnjevka Power Plant Chimney) | ||
| Large Chimney of Sisak Power Station | ? | Chimney | Croatia | Sisak | 200 m | 45°27′15.61″N 16°24′50.01″E / 45.4543361°N 16.4138917°E / 45.4543361; 16.4138917 (Sisak Power Station, Large Chimney) | ||
| Mala Rijeka viaduct | 1973 | Bridge | Montenegro | 200 m | 42°33′9″N 19°23′15″E / 42.5525°N 19.3875°E / 42.5525; 19.3875 (Mala Rijeka viaduct) | |||
| Gornja Plavnica transmitter ( ST Predajnik Gornja Plavnica) | ? | Guyed mast | Montenegro | Berislavci | 196 m | 42°17′8.04″N 19°12′42.56″E / 42.2855667°N 19.2118222°E / 42.2855667; 19.2118222 (Gornja Plavnica transmitter) | Insulated against ground, transmitter for 882 kHz | |
| Ovče Pole transmitter | 1970 | Tower | Macedonia | Ovče Pole | 185.4 m | 41°46′59″N 21°53′25″E / 41.78306°N 21.89028°E / 41.78306; 21.89028 (Ovče Polje transmitter) | ||
| Chimney of Kosovo B Power Station | ? | Chimney | Serbia | Obilić | 183 m | 42°41′35.49″N 21°03′21.87″E / 42.6931917°N 21.056075°E / 42.6931917; 21.056075 (Kosovo B Power Station Chimney) | ||
| Chimney of Oslomej Power Station | ? | Chimney | Macedonia | Oslomej | 180 m | 41°34′55.52″N 21°00′0.97″E / 41.5820889°N 21.0002694°E / 41.5820889; 21.0002694 (Oslomej Power Station Chimney) | ||
| Borinci TV Mast | ? | Guyed Mast | Croatia | Jarmina | 171 m | 45°18′13.95″N 18°44′26.66″E / 45.303875°N 18.7407389°E / 45.303875; 18.7407389 (Borinci TV Mast) | ||
| Iriški Venac TV Tower | 1975 | Concrete TV tower | Serbia | Iriški venac | 170 m | 45°09′30.69″N 19°51′42.77″E / 45.158525°N 19.8618806°E / 45.158525; 19.8618806 (Iriški Venac TV Tower) | Partly damaged in war 1999 | |
| Zagreb TV Tower | 1973 | Tower | Croatia | Zagreb | 169 m | 45°53′58″N 15°56′52″E / 45.89944°N 15.94778°E / 45.89944; 15.94778 (Zagreb TV Tower) | ||
| Chimney of Tuzla Power Station, Unit 6 | 1978 | Chimney | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Tuzla | 165 m | 44°31′13.87″N 18°36′20.31″E / 44.5205194°N 18.6056417°E / 44.5205194; 18.6056417 (Tuzla Power Station, Chimney of Unit 6) | ||
| Domžale radio transmitter | 1978 | Guyed mast | Slovenia | Domžale | 161 m | 46°7′37″N 14°35′11″E / 46.12694°N 14.58639°E / 46.12694; 14.58639 (Domžale radio transmitter) | Insulated against ground | |
| Chimney of Gacko Power Station | ? | Chimney | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Gacko | 160 m | 43°10′19.71″N 18°30′41.37″E / 43.1721417°N 18.5114917°E / 43.1721417; 18.5114917 (Chimney of Gacko Power Station) | ||
| Chimney of Negotino Power Station | ? | Chimney | Macedonia | Negotino | 160 m | 41°27′26.82″N 22°09′38.25″E / 41.45745°N 22.160625°E / 41.45745; 22.160625 (Chimney of Negotino Power Station) | ||
| Deanoveac transmitter | ? | Guyed mast | Croatia | Deanovec | 153 m | 45°41′56.6″N 16°28′36″E / 45.699056°N 16.47667°E / 45.699056; 16.47667 (Deanovec transmitter) | Insulated against ground | |
| Incel Chimney | ? | Chimney | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Banja Luka | 150 m | 44°46′28″N 17°13′35″E / 44.77444°N 17.22639°E / 44.77444; 17.22639 (Incel Chimney) | Tallest structure in Banja Luka | |
| ArcelorMittal Zenica Chimney | ? | Chimney | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zenica | 150 m | 44°13′26.23″N 17°54′8.85″E / 44.2239528°N 17.9024583°E / 44.2239528; 17.9024583 (ArcelorMittal Zenica Chimney) | ||
| Šoštanj Power Plant, Chimney of Block 4 | ? | Chimney | Slovenia | Šoštanj | 150 m | 46°22′22.15″N 15°3′11.1″E / 46.3728194°N 15.053083°E / 46.3728194; 15.053083 (Šoštanj Power Plant, Chimney of Block 4) | ||
| Small Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station A | 1979 | Chimney | Serbia | Obrenovac | 150 m | 44°40′19.09″N 20°09′31.74″E / 44.6719694°N 20.1588167°E / 44.6719694; 20.1588167 (Small Chimney of Nikola Tesla Power Station) | ||
| Šiška Heating Station | 1979 | Chimney | Slovenia | Ljubljana | 150 m | 46°4′33.8″N 14°30′5.1″E / 46.076056°N 14.501417°E / 46.076056; 14.501417 (Šiška Heating Station Chimney) | Tallest structure in Ljubljana | |
| Chimney A5 of Kosovo A Power Station | ? | Chimney | Serbia | Obilić | 150 m | 42°40′32.53″N 21°04′59.33″E / 42.6757028°N 21.0831472°E / 42.6757028; 21.0831472 (Kosovo A Power Station, Chimney A5) | ||
| Ušće Tower | 1964 | Building | Serbia | Belgrade | 141 m | 44°48′58″N 20°26′13″E / 44.81611°N 20.43694°E / 44.81611; 20.43694 (Ušće Tower) | Ušće is the tallest building in Serbia, and was the tallest building on Balkan until Avala Tower was built. | |
| Small Chimney of Sisak Power Station | ? | Chimney | Croatia | Sisak | 140 m | 45°27′15.46″N 16°24′53.5″E / 45.4542944°N 16.414861°E / 45.4542944; 16.414861 (Sisak Power Station, Small Chimney) | ||
| Đurđevića Tara Bridge | 1941 | Bridge | Montenegro | Žabljak | 135 m | 43°9′1.5″N 19°17′42.9″E / 43.150417°N 19.29525°E / 43.150417; 19.29525 (Đurđevića Tara Bridge) | ||
| Crveni Cot TV Mast | ? | Guyed Mast | Serbia | Crveni Cot | 135 m | 45°09′1.27″N 19°42′41.81″E / 45.1503528°N 19.7116139°E / 45.1503528; 19.7116139 (Crveni Cot TV Mast) | ||
| Psunj transmitter | 1963 | Tower | Croatia | Psunj | 128.5 m | 45°23′8″N 17°19′56″E / 45.38556°N 17.33222°E / 45.38556; 17.33222 (Psunj transmitter) | ||
| Miloševo transmitter | ? | Guyed mast | Serbia | Miloševo | 42°43′20.76″N 21°6′31.1″E / 42.7224333°N 21.108639°E / 42.7224333; 21.108639 (Miloševo transmitter) | Insulated against ground, transmitter for 549 kHz, once 3 masts? | ||
| Tovarnik transmitter | ? | Guyed mast | Croatia | Tovarnik | 45°10′52.11″N 19°9′37.95″E / 45.1811417°N 19.1605417°E / 45.1811417; 19.1605417 (Tovarnik transmitter) | Used for 1125 kHz, destroyed | ||
| Srbobran transmitter | ? | Guyed mast | Serbia | Srbobran | 45°30′26.16″N 19°47′46.55″E / 45.5072667°N 19.7962639°E / 45.5072667; 19.7962639 (Srbobran transmitter) | Used for 1269 kHz, destroyed | ||
| SV Zadar | 1984 | Guyed mast | Croatia | Nin | 132 m | 44°13′52.7″N 15°14′14.3″E / 44.231306°N 15.237306°E / 44.231306; 15.237306 (SV Zadar, Mast 1) ; 44°13′51.7″N 15°14′15.6″E / 44.231028°N 15.237667°E / 44.231028; 15.237667 (SV Zadar, Mast 2) ; 44°13′56″N 15°14′18.3″E / 44.23222°N 15.238417°E / 44.23222; 15.238417 (SV Zadar, Mast 3) ; 44°13′55″N 15°14′20″E / 44.23194°N 15.23889°E / 44.23194; 15.23889 (SV Zadar, Mast 4) | 4 guyed masts, insulated against ground | |
| Koper transmitter | ? | Guyed Mast | Slovenia | Piran | 123.6 m | 45°31′15.19″N 13°34′31.77″E / 45.5208861°N 13.5754917°E / 45.5208861; 13.5754917 (Koper transmitter) | ||
| Zekova Glava TV Mast | ? | Guyed Mast | Montenegro | Zekova Glava | 120 m | 42°51′1.07″N 19°40′42.86″E / 42.8502972°N 19.6785722°E / 42.8502972; 19.6785722 (Zekova Glava TV Mast) | ||
| Chimney A4 of Kosovo A Power Station | ? | Chimney | Serbia | Obilić | 120 m | 42°40′36.89″N 21°05′8.13″E / 42.6769139°N 21.0855917°E / 42.6769139; 21.0855917 (Kosovo A Power Station, Chimney A4) | ||
| Chimney A3 of Kosovo A Power Station | ? | Chimney | Serbia | Obilić | 120 m | 42°40′33.34″N 21°05′12.95″E / 42.6759278°N 21.0869306°E / 42.6759278; 21.0869306 (Kosovo A Power Station, Chimney A3) | ||
| Chimney A1 of Kosovo A Power Station | ? | Chimney | Serbia | Obilić | 120 m | 42°40′32.66″N 21°05′13.73″E / 42.6757389°N 21.0871472°E / 42.6757389; 21.0871472 (Kosovo A Power Station, Chimney A1) | ||
| Osijek Power Station Chimney | ? | Chimney | Croatia | Osijek | 110 m | 45°32′31.84″N 18°44′44.82″E / 45.5421778°N 18.7457833°E / 45.5421778; 18.7457833 (Osijek Power Station Chimney) | ||
| Western City Gate | 1980 | Building | Serbia | Belgrade | 115 m | 44°49′13″N 20°24′17″E / 44.82028°N 20.40472°E / 44.82028; 20.40472 (Genex Tower) | With revolving restaurant on top. | |
| Tezno Radio Mast | ? | Guyed Mast | Slovenia | Maribor | 118 m | 46°32′1.29″N 15°40′21.78″E / 46.5336917°N 15.6727167°E / 46.5336917; 15.6727167 (Tezno Radio Mast) | ||
| Josipovac Radio Mast | ? | Guyed Mast | Croatia | Josipovac | 110 m | 45°33′32.46″N 18°35′14.75″E / 45.5590167°N 18.5874306°E / 45.5590167; 18.5874306 (Josipovac Radio Mast) | ||
| Church of St. Peter and Paul | ? | Church | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mostar | 107,2 m | |||
| Zagreb Cathedral | 1899 | Church | Croatia | Zagreb | 105 m | 45°48′52″N 15°58′46″E / 45.81444°N 15.97944°E / 45.81444; 15.97944 (Zagreb Cathedral) | ||
| Beograđanka | 1974 | Building | Serbia | Belgrade | 101 m | 44°48′26.5″N 20°27′48.2″E / 44.807361°N 20.463389°E / 44.807361; 20.463389 (Beograđanka) | ||
| Chimney of Tuzla Power Station, Unit 5 | ? | Chimney | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Tuzla | 100 m | 44°31′14.61″N 18°36′20.75″E / 44.520725°N 18.6057639°E / 44.520725; 18.6057639 (Tuzla Power Station, Chimney of Unit 5) | ||
| Chimney of Tuzla Power Station, Unit 4 | ? | Chimney | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Tuzla | 100 m | 44°31′15.75″N 18°36′22.31″E / 44.5210417°N 18.6061972°E / 44.5210417; 18.6061972 (Tuzla Power Station, Chimney of Unit 4) | ||
| Rudo A, Rudo B, Rudo C | 1976 | Building | Serbia | Belgrade | 100 m | 44°47′3.73″N 20°30′44.88″E / 44.7843694°N 20.5124667°E / 44.7843694; 20.5124667 (Eastern Gate of Belgrade) | Also called Eastern Gate of Belgrade. | |
| Chimney of Ljubljana Thermal Power Station | 1966 | Chimney | Slovenia | Ljubljana | 101 m | 46°3′28.9″N 14°32′40.9″E / 46.058028°N 14.544694°E / 46.058028; 14.544694 (Ljubljana Thermal Power Station Chimney) | ||
| Šoštanj Power Plant, Chimney of Block 1–3 | ? | Chimney | Slovenia | Šoštanj | 100 m | 46°22′22.15″N 15°3′8.43″E / 46.3728194°N 15.0523417°E / 46.3728194; 15.0523417 (Šoštanj Power Plant, Chimney of Block 1-3) | ||
| Krvavec transmitter | 1985 | Tower | Slovenia | Krvavec | 100 m | 46°17′51″N 14°32′0″E / 46.2975°N 14.533333°E / 46.2975; 14.533333 (Krvavec transmitter) | ||
| Zagrepčanka | 1971 | Building | Croatia | Zagreb | 95.2 m | 45°47′54″N 15°57′44″E / 45.79833°N 15.96222°E / 45.79833; 15.96222 (Zagrepčanka) | ||
| Cibona Tower | 1987 | Building | Croatia | Zagreb | 92.4 m | 45°48′11″N 15°57′49″E / 45.80306°N 15.96361°E / 45.80306; 15.96361 (Cibona Tower) | ||
| Macedonian Radio-Television | 1984 | Building | Macedonia | Skopje | 90 m | 41°59′49″N 21°26′42″E / 41.99694°N 21.445°E / 41.99694; 21.445 (Macedonian Radio-Television Building) | ||
| Church of St. Peter and Paul | 1898 | Church | Croatia | Osijek | 90 m | 45°33′38″N 18°40′32″E / 45.56056°N 18.67556°E / 45.56056; 18.67556 (Church of St. Peter and Paul Osijek) | ||
| Črni Kal Viaduct pylon | 2004 | Bridge pylon | Slovenia | Črni Kal | 87.5 m | 45°33′26.98″N 13°52′16.33″E / 45.5574944°N 13.8712028°E / 45.5574944; 13.8712028 (Črni Kal Viaduct) | ||
| UNITIC I | 1986 | Building | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 90 m | 43°51′25″N 18°24′21″E / 43.85694°N 18.40583°E / 43.85694; 18.40583 (UNITIC I) | Badly damaged during Bosnian war in 1992. Beginning in 1999, the tower was reconstructed. | |
| UNITIC II | 1986 | Building | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 90 m | Badly damaged during Bosnian war in 1992. Beginning in 1999, the tower was reconstructed. | ||
| Executive Council Building | 1974 | Building | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 84 m | Badly damaged during the Bosnian war. It was reconstructed in 2007. The government of Greece provided 80% of the funding for the reconstruction of the building. The building was renamed "Greece-Bosnis and Herzegovina Friendship Building" in their honour. | ||
| Cathedral of Saint Sava | 1935 | Cathedral | Serbia | Belgrade | 82 m | 44°47′53.26″N 20°28′8.32″E / 44.7981278°N 20.4689778°E / 44.7981278; 20.4689778 (Cathedral of Saint Sava) | The tallest Orthodox church in Europe. | |
| Nebotičnik | 1933 | Building | Slovenia | Ljubljana | 70 m | 46°3′11″N 14°30′12″E / 46.05306°N 14.50333°E / 46.05306; 14.50333 (Nebotičnik) | Tallest building on Balkans, and 9th tallest modern highrise in Europe, at the time of its construction. | |
| Skyscraper "Uzor" | 1968 | Building | Serbia | Smederevska Palanka | 50 m | 44°21′48″N 20°58′05″E / 44.36333°N 20.96806°E / 44.36333; 20.96806 (Skyscraper "Uzor") |
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