Your update on city life, tips, and upcoming events in Jena.
The Universitätsklinikum Jena is focusing on a life-threatening topic during a current awareness week: sepsis in pregnant women and during the postpartum period.
Jena, 12.05.2026. Animal-related operation in the center of Jena: On Monday morning, a duck family of fourteen brought road traffic on a major artery to a brief standstill.
The Jena-based e-commerce company Böttcher AG is freezing planned investments in Germany, citing poor economic conditions and rising crime. Key departments will be moved to the Zöllnitz logistics site.
Jena, May 11, 2026. Two children, aged five and six, caused a stir in Jena on Sunday evening. They were unable to return to their apartment and sought help from passersby, leading to a police intervention.
The Thüringer Fußball-Verband (TFV) will not send a promoted team to the NOFV-Oberliga for the 2026/27 season, following SV Schott Jena’s decision to decline promotion, triggering a domino effect across East German football leagues.
Jena, 11.05.2026. Theaterhaus Jena is bringing the classic “La Bohème” to the stage in a completely new guise. Instead of the traditional artist shared apartment, the audience can expect a modern adaptation that combines the material with Hip-Hop, Afro-Beat, and drama, performed at the Jena club Kassablanca.
The Jena University Hospital (UKJ) has successfully performed a novel combination of bypass surgery and shockwave therapy for the first time, aiming to regenerate severely weakened hearts.
On May 21, 2026, the Jenaer Philharmonie will perform a concert at Volkshaus Jena featuring works by Webern, Berg, and Schubert under the direction of Katharina Wincor.
Die Linke Thüringen is speaking out decisively against the planned Bundeswehr medical examination center in downtown Jena. The state association supports the announced protests and criticizes statements made by Jena’s Mayor Benjamin Koppe.
Jena, May 11, 2026 – Due to the upcoming public holidays of Ascension Day and Pentecost, waste disposal in Jena will be subject to changes. Kommunalservice Jena (KSJ) is postponing the scheduled emptying of waste bins by one day.