Your update on city life, tips, and upcoming events in Jena.
Jena, 06.03.2026 – This coming Sunday, March 8, road users in Jena’s city center must prepare for extensive restrictions due to an International Women’s Day rally and demonstration.
Commuters and students in Jena will need strong nerves again starting next week. The Verdi union has called on employees of Thuringian local transport companies for another warning strike, this time lasting several days. The walkout begins on Monday and will paralyze large parts of public transport.
Jena, March 6, 2026. On the occasion of International Energy Saving Day, Caritas is drawing attention to its proven energy-saving check. The project helps people with low incomes in Jena and the surrounding area to effectively reduce their energy costs through individual on-site consultations and free immediate aid.
A seemingly harmless campfire in a private garden led to a massive fire department operation in the Saale-Holzland-Kreis. On Thursday afternoon, a 75-year-old woman lost control of the flames, which spread rapidly to the surrounding vegetation.
The criminal police in Weimar are searching for an unknown woman who withdrew 2,000 euros using a stolen bank card. A public search warrant has now been issued by the court.
Eisenberg/Jena, 06.03.2026. The Saale-Holzland-Kreis has become the first district in all of Germany to be awarded the premium certificate for municipal energy management (Kom.EMS). Through the efficient control of heating and electrical technology in public buildings, the district has saved over one million euros in recent years.
An 18-year-old shoplifter caused a police operation in Jena city center on Thursday evening. After an attempted theft, a chase and physical altercation ensued, resulting in an injured security guard and property damage.
With milder temperatures, the pollen count in the Jena region is noticeably increasing. Currently, the early bloomers alder and hazel are causing an increased burden for allergy sufferers in the Saaletal.
This week, the Friedrich Schiller University Jena laid the foundation stone for its new communication center “FORUM”. The new building at the emerging Campus Inselplatz is intended to serve as the university’s central house of ideas in the future.
Jena honors the literary legacy of writer Günter de Bruyn with an extensive evening event at Theaterhaus Jena and a cinematic program at Kino Schillerhof.