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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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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.
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Nov 24, 2020 · French Revolution and Napoleon. Place. Germany. Jena Battlefield in Thuringia, Germany was the site of the Battle of Jena during the Napoleonic Wars. In October 1806, the Prussian army of Frederick...
Jul 10, 2007 · The origins of the story can be traced back to early September, when a black high school student requested permission to sit under a tree in the schoolyard, where usually only white students sat....
Sep 20, 2007 · Background: Jena 6. In the fall of 2006 in Jena, Louisiana, a small town that is 85% white, a series of events unfolded that have had critical consequences for those involved and which indicate an explosive racial justice situation in Louisiana. At Jena High School, students of different races rarely sat together, with black students typically ...
May 14, 2024 · Battle of Jena, (Oct. 14, 1806), military engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought between 122,000 French troops and 114,000 Prussians and Saxons, at Jena and Auerstädt, in Saxony (modern Germany).
Dec 4, 2021 · 15 years later. Dec. 4 marks the 15th anniversary of the arrest of the Jena Six: Purvis, Carwin Jones, Jesse Ray Beard, Robert Bailey Jr., Theo Shaw and Mychal Bell. At the beginning of the 2006 ...
