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Delve into Jena in Germany

Jena in the region of Thuringia with its 104,712 residents is a city in Germany - some 135 mi or ( 217 km ) South-West of Berlin , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Jena

Current time in Jena is now 07:54 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Wollnitz, Winzerla, Wichmar, Unterbodnitz, and Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf. While being here, make sure to check out Wollnitz . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Jena ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Science City Jena vs. Phoenix Hagen (last 3,6 sec.)

1:40 min by MrStraale
Views: 3749 Rating: 4.60

Hier könnt ihr nochmal die letzten Sekunden und das Feiern der Hagener erleben!! ..

Riding around Jena, Germany

5:32 min by fogn1
Views: 2755 Rating: 5.00

A short little ride I took around the city of Jena on my first day there. Summer 2010 Music is Nujabes - Ristorante Nujabes Side A ..


The Rose (Psycho-Chor Jena)

3:52 min by PsychoChorJena
Views: 2553 Rating: 4.69

Dieses Lied stammt aus dem Konzert zum Abschluss des Sommersemesters im Juli 2012 im Volksbad Jena. Über Likes, Kommentare und Abonnements freuen wir uns natürlich sehr... ;-) Für weitere Informatione ..

Jena vs. BV Chemnitz 63:73 | NINERS360 Ausgabe 50 - Here we go again

58:55 min by VideoVisionChemnitz
Views: 2165 Rating: 5.00

Spielbericht der Pro-A Partie Science City Jena gegen BV Chemnitz 99 vom 13.10.2012 Sponsor: www.bv99.de www.videovision-chemnitz.de www.niners360.de ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Planetarium Jena

The Zeiss-Planetarium in Jena, Germany is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world. It was opened on July 18, 1926. The Zeiss-Planetarium is a projection planetarium. The planets and fixed stars are projected onto the inner surface of a white cupola. The Zeiss-Planetarium is owned and operated by the Ernst-Abbe-Stiftung. Engineered by German engineer Walther Bauersfeld.

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Located at 50.93 11.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Glass engineering and science, History of glass, Jena, Planetaria

Botanischer Garten Jena

The Botanischer Garten Jena (4.5 hectares) is the second oldest botanical garden in Germany, maintained by the University of Jena and located at Fürstengraben 26, Jena, Thuringia, Germany. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged. The garden was first established in 1586 as a hortus medicus, six years after the establishment of the Botanical Garden in Leipzig in 1580.

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Located at 50.93 11.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in Germany, Gardens in Thuringia

Jen Tower

The JenTower is a skyscraper in Jena, Germany.

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Located at 50.93 11.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Jena, Office buildings completed in 1972, Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters, Skyscrapers in Germany, Towers in Germany

University of Jena

Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) (German Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, colloquially Uni Jena), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The university was established in 1558 and is counted among the ten oldest universities in Germany. It is affiliated with 6 Nobel Prize winners, most recently in 2000 when Jena graduate Herbert Kroemer won the Nobel Prize for physics.

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Located at 50.93 11.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1558 establishments, Coimbra Group, Educational institutions established in the 1550s, Glass science institutes, Jena, Public universities, Universities and colleges in Thuringia, University of Jena

Optical Museum Jena

The Optical Museum Jena is a scientific-technological museum. The Optical Museum Jena shows optical instruments from eight centuries. It gives a technical and cultural-historical survey of the development of optical instruments. The development of the city Jena to the centre of the optical industries since the mid-19th-century is integrated in the exhibition, connected with the lifeworks of Ernst Abbe, Carl Zeiss and Otto Schott.

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Located at 50.93 11.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1922 establishments in Germany, Glass museums and galleries, Jena, Museums established in 1922, Museums in Thuringia, Photography museums and galleries, Science museums in Germany

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Jena