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Jena, March 18, 2026. A recent study involving the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena demonstrates how significantly the respective forest type influences native bird life across all seasons. The findings provide important scientific foundations for future forest management.
The sculpture at the corner of Krautgasse in Jena marks its 20th anniversary. The monument, dedicated to the tradition of “cheerful drinking,” remains a central symbol of student life in the city.
High rents and a vacancy rate of only 1.8 percent are putting Jena under pressure. The city administration is now utilizing new legal amendments to significantly speed up building permits.
Extensive road construction work has begun on Fürstengraben in Jena. Motorists and commuters in the northern city center must prepare for altered traffic routing and potential delays.
How do we stay healthy and fit for as long as possible as we age? This central question will be answered by the well-known journalist and TV presenter Nina Ruge during a public lecture at the Beutenberg-Campus in Jena.
Jena, 16.03.2026 – Two new beach volleyball courts with a modern floodlight system are currently being built at Strandschleicher. With a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony on March 12, Jenaer Bädergesellschaft started the expansion of the facility to a future total of eight professional sand courts.
A professor from Jena has won the World Amateur Go Championship for women, marking a significant success for the city’s mind sports community and highlighting the analytical strength of the Thuringian academic hub.
Around 50 people gathered at Holzmarkt in the city center of Jena to commemorate a young woman killed in Zöllnitz and to take a stand against gender-based violence.
The ongoing warning strikes in the public transport collective bargaining conflict (TV-N) have almost paralyzed large parts of Jena in recent days. In view of the far-reaching demands of the Verdi union, the city leadership is now sounding the alarm.
On March 16, 2026, physical well-being will take center stage in Jena’s city center. The local Public Health Department invites the public to an informative and athletic event day at StadtLab at the Rathaus under the nationwide motto ‘Diversity in Health’.