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Mar 18, 2007, 3:21 PM
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Official sources:
Unofficial sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmitter_Heilsberg

Building Name: Heilsberg transmitter, cage antenna support tower
Native Name: Tragtürme der Reusenantenne des Senders Heilsberg
Other Names:
Address: Heilsberg transmitter, approx.. 3 kilometers northwest of Lidzbark Warmiński
City: Lidzbark Warmiński
Postal Code: 10-575
State/Province: Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Country: Poland
Official Building Website URL:
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): Two wooden lattice towers of nearly identical type 200 metres away. Between them a wire was spun. At the middle, the transmission antenna was hung up. These tower were in 1935 replaced by the tower mentioned below.

Heights--

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna: 100 metres
- spire:
- roof:
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Destroyed

Construction Dates--
- started: 1930
- finished: 1930
- destroyed: 1935


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count: 2

Structure Type(s): Tower
Building Use(s): Communication
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Wood

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Official sources:
Unofficial sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmitter_Heilsberg

Building Name: Heilsberg transmitter, Radio Tower
Native Name: Sendeturm des Senders Heilsberg
Other Names:
Address: Heilsberg transmitter, approx.. 3 kilometers northwest of Lidzbark Warmiński
City: Lidzbark Warmiński
Postal Code: 10-575
State/Province: Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Country: Poland
Official Building Website URL:
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): This tower, which consisted also of wood carryed a dipole antenna of antifading characteristic and embettered reception in areas farer away from the transmitter. It was replaced in 1940 by a guyed mast, described below.

Heights--

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna: 115 metres
- spire:
- roof:
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Destroyed

Construction Dates--
- started: 1935
- finished: 1935
- destroyed: 1940


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count: 1

Structure Type(s): Tower
Building Use(s): Communication
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Wood
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Official sources:
Unofficial sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmitter_Heilsberg

Building Name: Heilsberg transmitter, Radio Mast
Native Name: Sendemasst des Senders Heilsberg
Other Names:
Address: Heilsberg transmitter, approx.. 3 kilometers northwest of Lidzbark Warmiński
City: Lidzbark Warmiński
Postal Code: 10-575
State/Province: Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Country: Poland
Official Building Website URL:
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): This mast built in 1940, replaced the former wooden tower after only 5 years. The mast may have survived World War II. As the facility was used by Polish military after World War II, it may be very difficult to get data, if and when it was demolished. In 1940 also a second mast, just 51 metres tall was built.

Heights--

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna: 151 metres
- spire:
- roof:
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Unknown

Construction Dates--
- started: 1940
- finished: 1940
- destroyed:


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count: 1

Structure Type(s): Guyed Mast
Building Use(s): Communication
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Steel
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City Name: Lidzbark Warmiński
Native Name:
State/Province: Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Country: Poland
Population: 16545
Population Source & Year: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidzbark_Warmi%C5%84ski (2004)
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Important notes:
Heilsberg transmitter was built in 1930 as high power broadcasting station for Eastern Prussia. At those days this was a part of Germany and Lidzbark Warmiński was called Heilsberg. Therefore the native name of the facility is given in German.
The transmission power was until 1935 60 kW and after 1935 100 kW.
On January 31st, 1945 broadcasting was shut down and many parts of the facility were destroyed by the withdrawing German Army ( if the mast was destroyed thereby is unknown).
After 1945 the facility was at first used for the foreign radio service of Radio Moscow, but as the area got a part of Poland, for this purpose a high power broadcasting station at Bolshakovo north of Kaliningrad was built.
Heilsberg transmitter went afterwards used by the Polish Army. Further information are barely available. When the towers shown on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmitter_Heilsberg were built, is unknown.

Lidzbark Warmiński was until 1945 a German town called Heilsberg. As the station was not used for public broadcasting after World War II, a designation with Lidzbark Warmiński transmitter gives no sense.