Jena

The city extends across the Saale River valley, surrounded by limestone cliffs and forested hills of the Thuringian Highland region.

The Friedrich Schiller University, established in 1558, attracted scholars like Goethe, Fichte, and Hegel, making Jena a center of German intellectual life.

The Optical Museum exhibits instruments and devices that trace the development of optical sciences through Carl Zeiss and Ernst Abbe foundations.

The central railway station connects Jena with major German cities through regional and intercity trains departing every thirty minutes.

The city maintains its position as a research center with three Max Planck Institutes focusing on biogeochemistry, chemical ecology, and economics.

Location: Thuringia

Elevation above the sea: 143 m

Shares border with: Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Weimarer Land

Website: https://jena.de

GPS coordinates: 50.92722,11.58639

Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:07