Your update on city life, tips, and upcoming events in Jena.
NABU Jena and NABU Leipzig have launched a joint online portal to document bird strikes on glass surfaces, aiming to identify danger zones and implement protection measures.
Trainees from the SBSZ Jena-Göschwitz spent three weeks in the city of Boden, Schweden. The Erasmus-funded program provided insights into the Scandinavian working world under extreme weather conditions.
Due to material shortages, the planned nightly track maintenance in the Oberaue district of Jena has been postponed. Trams will continue to operate on their regular routes without restrictions.
The Thuringian regional league club FC Carl Zeiss Jena and midfielder Kay Seidemann have ended their cooperation. The decision follows months of tension with the fan scene and recent training deficits.
On Saturday, February 28, 2026, the sports pool at Schwimmparadies Jena (GalaxSea) will be closed to the public for the Thüringer Meisterschaften in long-distance swimming. The leisure pool remains open regularly.
A routine traffic check on Bundesstraße 88 in Kahla led to a chase involving a 17-year-old moped rider. Police later apprehended the youth, discovering technical tampering and a lack of insurance on his Simson moped.
Jena-based Linimed GmbH and FAZMED GmbH from Sonneberg are joining forces. By June 1, 2026, FAZMED will be fully integrated into Linimed, creating one of the largest cross-state providers for out-of-hospital intensive care in Central Germany.
Böttcher AG has donated 25,000 euros to the association „Kinderdialyse Jena e.V.“ to support children and young people undergoing dialysis treatment in Jena.
A classic example of the importance of a functioning neighborhood occurred in northern Jena. Thanks to the quick reaction of an attentive resident, police in Jena-Zwätzen caught two suspected burglars red-handed.
An alert neighbor in Jena-Zwätzen helped police apprehend two burglary suspects on Monday afternoon. The suspects were found with full backpacks and suspected narcotics.