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On Tuesday, the multimedia exhibition “ENERGY – WHAT MOVES US” was ceremoniously opened in downtown Jena. It provides insights into the future of local energy supply and the JenErgieReal real-world laboratory until 2027.
Jena-Lobeda, 31.03.2026 – A drunk man attacked a woman with an iron bar outside a supermarket in Lobeda on Monday evening. Police were able to apprehend the 38-year-old suspect and are now searching for the victim who fled the scene.
The Jena police are looking for the rightful owners of three snowboards seized during a police operation in Lobeda. Proof of ownership is required for their return.
Following a football match of FC Carl Zeiss Jena, two club supporters became victims of extortion in the Lobeda district last Friday evening. The police are asking the public for assistance and are looking for witnesses who made observations in the vicinity of the “Goldberg” pedestrian tunnel.
On late Friday evening, two young football fans were victims of a robbery on the bicycle path at Stadtrodaer Straße. Three masked perpetrators forced the surrender of fan merchandise under threat of violence and subsequently fled unidentified.
A warning strike at Jenaer Nahverkehr and JES Verkehrsgesellschaft is causing significant disruptions this Wednesday. An emergency schedule ensures basic service between the city center and the southern districts.
The Universitätsklinikum Jena and Techniker Krankenkasse have signed a nationwide quality contract to combat life-threatening malnutrition in cancer patients through early detection and targeted therapy.
A large-scale warning strike is currently leading to massive restrictions in public transport in Jena and the Saale-Holzland-Kreis. A temporary emergency service has been organized on a main axis until Monday afternoon.
Jena/Lobeda, 03.03.2026. The Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) looks back on a quarter-century of experience in blood purification therapy. In February 2001, a patient was treated with therapeutic apheresis at the site for the first time to prevent life-threatening organ rejection.
Jena, February 28, 2026. The ongoing warning strike is paralyzing regular public transport in Jena until Sunday morning. Nevertheless, for the first time, an emergency bus service has been established between the city center and the district of Lobeda.