Jena
Jena is a city in the middle of Germany, in the state of Thuringia. About 103,000 people live there. Jena has a university called Friedrich Schiller University.
Jena | |
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 Jena Market Square | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Jena  | |
  Jena  Jena | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′38″N 11°35′10″E / 50.92722°N 11.58611°ECoordinates: 50°55′38″N 11°35′10″E / 50.92722°N 11.58611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Thomas Nitzsche (FDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 110,321 |
| • Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 07701 – 07751 |
| Dialling codes | 03641 |
| Vehicle registration | J |
| Website | www.jena.de |
GeographyEdit
Jena partly lies in the middle hall valley between from mixed woodlands covered shelly limestone and sandstone slopes (geological phenomena are among other things the devil holes and the student chute). On them numerous partially rare Orchideenarten occurs. From north to south Jena is 14.7 km (9.1 mi) wide, and from east to west 12.2 km (7.6 mi). The following larger cities are close to Jena: Gera, approx. 35 km (21.7 mi) east, Erfurt, approx. 40 km (24.9 mi) west, Weimar, approx. 15 km (9.3 mi) west, Naumburg (Saale), approx. 33 km (20.5 mi) northeast, is (Saale), to approx. 70 km (43.5 mi) northeast, Leipzig, approx. 75 km (46.6 mi) northeast and Chemnitz, approx. 94 km (58.4 mi) east, Rudolstadt, approx. 30 km (18.6 mi) south.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). January 2018.
- ↑ Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. "Population of Thuringia by district". Retrieved 2007-08-10.
Other websitesEdit
- A traveller's review of Jena
- The University's website Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- University of Applied Science Jena website Archived 2014-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jena. |
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