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Dr. Dominic Dorfner will become the new Chairman of the Executive Board of JENOPTIK AG on August 1, 2026. The Supervisory Board had already unanimously appointed the physicist to the position at the end of March.
Jena, June 10, 2026. To celebrate its 35th anniversary, Tanzhaus Jena e.V. invites the public to a diverse anniversary program on Saturday, June 13, featuring dance shows, Tango, and Salsa at various locations across the city.
Jena, 10.06.2026 – A new touch of South America is blowing through Jena’s city center: Tomorrow, Thursday, the artist Carolina Villegas will open her new Pop-up Concept Store in the StadtLab am Markt.
A 19-year-old man triggered a major police operation at the Jena bus station on Tuesday night after threatening passers-by with a blank-firing pistol while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
A current report highlights the significant need for Thuringian cities to catch up on heat protection. Jena, in particular, faces the urgent task of implementing effective measures against summer overheating due to its unique geographic location.
On June 14, 2026, the Botanischer Garten Jena will host its 18th Plant Rarities Exchange, featuring over 30 exhibitors, exotic flora, and practical visitor services like ‘plant parking’.
The urgently needed expansion of the Mitte-Deutschland-Verbindung between Weimar and Gößnitz is stalled due to a 600 million Euro funding gap, leaving the 2027 construction start for the Jena region uncertain.
Around 400 cyclists participated in the first Thuringia-wide bicycle rally organized by the ADFC, riding from Jena and other regions to Erfurt to present transport policy demands to the state government.
Jena, June 9, 2026. The DRK-Kreisverband Jena-Eisenberg-Stadtroda offers a specialized care service for men with dementia. The weekly group combines targeted mental activation with physical exercise in everyday life.
The city of Jena is working on a future-proof strategy for pandemic preparedness. At a future workshop, citizens discussed lessons learned from the Corona period in depth to manage future crises in a more resilient, transparent, and socially just manner.