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Jena (20.05.2026) – FC Carl Zeiss Jena has started pre-sales for the upcoming Regionalliga season. Fans must prepare for higher season ticket prices and the removal of a previous service offering in the new season.
Long before systematic agriculture, plants played an increasingly significant role in human nutrition. This is evidenced by a recent study from the Jena-based Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology, based on findings from the rainforests of Sri Lanka.
The Faculty of Law at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena invites the public to a discussion on the future of the German Basic Law on May 26, 2026, at the Astoria-Hörsaal.
Hamburg comedian and bestselling author Nicole Jäger brings her new program “Grande Dame” to Jena. On June 5, the 43-year-old will address self-love and body acceptance with humor at F-Haus.
Jena, May 20, 2026. Personnel changes at FC Carl Zeiss Jena: The team will start the upcoming second-division season without Julevic and Sträßer.
Jena, May 20, 2026. The Kunstsammlung Jena invites visitors to a special scenic reading this coming Friday as part of the current exhibition by action artist Jonathan Meese.
Jena is becoming a central hub for future European cybersecurity. As part of the 18-million-euro project “TransEuroOGS,” one of eight optical ground stations for tap-proof quantum communication across Europe is being established in the city on the Saale.
Jena, May 19, 2026. A major stage for regional football: This coming Saturday marks the nationwide Finaltag der Amateure. FC Carl Zeiss Jena will be participating, fighting for the prestigious Landespokal.
A 29-year-old woman suffered serious injuries in a domestic violence incident at Salvador-Allende-Platz in Jena-Lobeda-Ost on Saturday evening. A 40-year-old suspect was provisionally arrested and later released.
Jena, May 19, 2026. An altercation between pedestrians escalated at Enver-Şimşek-Platz in Winzerla: A 40-year-old man attacked a dog owner and subsequently put up massive resistance against arriving police officers. Several criminal proceedings have now been initiated against the perpetrator.