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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. Jena. The market square in Jena, Germany. Jena, city, Thuringia Land (state), east-central Germany. It lies on the Saale River, east of Weimar. First mentioned in the 9th century as Jani, it was chartered in 1230 and belonged to the margraves of Meissen from the mid-14th century.
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Website. www.jena.de. Jena ( German pronunciation: [ˈjeːna] ⓘ) [3] is a city in Germany and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a population of about 110,000.
Jena — Picturesque Locales And Charming History. A fabulous study in contrasts with modern buildings interspersed with historic monuments and trendy cafés alongside museums, there’s never a dull moment in Jena. This little town in Thuringia ( Thüringen) goes way back in history as a center of learning and is now in recent times known for ...
Dating back to around 1600, this terrifying dragon with seven heads is thought to represent a board of examiners at the university, which was founded in 1558. Explore Jena during a stroll through the wonderful Old Town, visit the Zeiss planetarium and discover the city's legendary status as a centre of science!
Jena - The City of Light. It is nestled between the leafy shell limestone slopes directly on the Saale River and, with 110,000 inhabitants, is the second largest city in Thuringia after the state capital Erfurt: Jena. Home to great poets and scientists such as Friedrich Schiller, Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott.
Jul 27, 2020 · Jentower. Jena's 159-meter-high (521-foot-high) landmark is hard to miss. The Jentower resembles an erected telescope, a reference to the fact that Jena has been a center of the optical industry ...
The Jena Botanical Garden is the second oldest in Germany. It was founded in 1586 as a medicinal herb garden, but it owes its present form to Goethe's involvement. The leaves of the more than 200-year-old ginkgo, a "contemporary" of Goethe's, glow brilliant yellow in the fall, recalling the master's botanical work. But there is much more to see!
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