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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.
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.
Jena, March 05, 2026. A project team from the Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) has won a nationwide university competition with an innovative concept on the topic of sepsis. Under professional guidance, young people are to artistically process the life-threatening disease and bring it into the public space.
For the second time in a row, around 1,000 students in Jena have taken to the streets to protest against a possible reintroduction of compulsory military service. The protest was peaceful and part of a nationwide school strike.
The planned surface renovation on Fürstengraben in Jena’s city center is delayed by one week due to unexpected supply shortages for asphalt plant spare parts.