Schlemmin TV Tower, Television tower in Bernitt, Germany.
The Schlemmin TV Tower is a concrete structure 94 meters tall located in the Bernitt area of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Its simple geometric design and sturdy construction demonstrate the functional approach to broadcast infrastructure that defined this era.
Built in 1965–67 to a design by Ahrend as part of the GDR's directional radio network, the tower originally stood 60.5 metres tall and also broadcast television signals. Its reinforced concrete shaft was cast using slip forming. In 1992 a mast for additional antennas raised the total height to 94 metres.
The tower's name comes from the nearby village of Schlemmin in the Bernitt municipality. Its 1969 forest inn, Hohe Burg, seated 250 guests at the foot of the tower and made the site an excursion destination; the inn no longer exists. The structure is listed as an architectural heritage monument of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The tower stands in woodland on the southern spur of the Hohe Burg, south of the "Hohe Burg und Schwarzer See" nature reserve, at about 118 metres above sea level. It is reached from Bernitt; the site is remote, so plan for a long approach. The observation deck at 56 metres has been closed to the public since 1992, and the lift is not available to visitors.
The observation deck at 56 metres has been closed to the public since 1992, when a mast over 30 metres tall was added to the roof and the tower grew from 60.5 to 94 metres. The 1969 forest inn at its foot, seating 250, no longer exists.
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