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Krvavec Transmitter Tower, Slovenia

This Radio and Television (RTV) Transmitter Tower is situated in the Krvavec Mountains in Slovenia’s Kamnik-Savinja Alps. Around 100 metres high and based at an altitude of 1,740 metres, it is the largest and most important Transmitting Centre in Slovenia, supplying the radio and TV network throughout many parts of the country, as well as international coverage. In fact, it facilitated the first television broadcast ever in Slovenia in 1957.

The tower is of reinforced concrete construction and was built

in the 1980’s, having replaced a former metal tower originally

constructed in 1955. The structure has to withstand hostile

conditions, as it is located in the ski resort of Krvavec and in 1991

it was even bombed by Yugoslav fighter planes during the Ten Day War, otherwise known as the Slovenian Independence War.

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