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Jena

:''This article is about the Germany|German town of Jena. For the battle refer to Battle of Jena-Auerstedt and for the town in the United States refer to Jena, Louisiana.'' '''Jena''' is a town in central Germany on the River Saale. With a population of 101,325 (as of 30 June 2003) it is the third biggest town in the federal state of Thuringia.

History

Jena was first mentioned in 1236 and developed as a market town up until the foundation of the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena|university in 1558. On 14 October 1806 Napoleon I of France|Napoleon fought and defeated the Prussian army here in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt. In 1945, towards the end of World War II, Jena was heavily bombed by the American and British allies. 153 people were killed and most of the medieval town centre was destroyed.

Economy

Today Jena is a manufacturing city, specializing in precision machinery, pharmaceuticals, optics and photographic equipment, and is home to the famous Zeiss optics plant. In 1926 the world's first modern planetarium was built by the Zeiss company in the Damenviertel district of the town.

Buildings

  • Jen-Tower

    Colleges and universities

  • The university "Friedrich Schiller"|Friedrich Schiller University of Jena was founded in 1558 as the "Collegium Jenense".
  • In 1794 the poets Goethe and Schiller met at the university and established a long lasting friendship.
  • The University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule Jena) was founded in 1990.

    Museums

  • Optical Museum Jena - history of optical instruments
  • Schott GlassMuseum - production and usage of glass
  • townmuseum Göhre - history of the town
  • Botanical Garden
  • Phyletical Museum - biology
  • Romanticism House - literary
  • Memorial to Goethe - literary

    Culture

    The Jenaer Philharmonie is the largest independent symphony orchestra in Thuringia.

    Famous residents

  • Andy Glandt (banjo player)

    External links

  • http://www.jena.de(German)
  • http://www.fh-jena.de
  • http://www.uni-jena.de
  • http://www.monoteque.de(German)
  • http://www.calle.com/info.cgi?lat=50.9333&long=11.5833&name=Jena&cty=Germany&alt=495



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