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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.
Following a motorcycle accident in the Jagdbergtunnel near Jena on March 17, 2026, the police are calling for witnesses and first responders to help reconstruct the incident.
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.
Jena, 16.03.2026. Following a collision with a parked car in Jena, a driver committed a hit-and-run on Sunday evening. However, an attentive eyewitness recorded the crucial details, leading the police to the perpetrator.
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.
Jena, March 16, 2026 – A 94-year-old senior from Jena has fallen victim to a dramatic confidence scam. Through severe deception, the perpetrators induced the man to throw an immense sum of 71,000 Euros out of the window.
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’.