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Leuchtenburg presents its new inclined elevator for the nationwide Day of Architecture. Visitors can explore the barrier-free mountain station and join expert tours on June 27 and 28, 2026.
Without foreign support, healthcare and nursing care in Jena can hardly be secured in the future. This was the clear conclusion reached by around 30 industry representatives during a recent specialist discussion held by the Stadt Jena and the Wirtschaftsförderung.
With a historic record turnout of around 4,000 people, Jena celebrated the largest Christopher Street Day in the history of Thüringen on Saturday, sending a powerful signal for diversity and equality.
In September 1976, the MKF-6 multispectral camera from Carl Zeiss Jena made history aboard the Sojus-22 mission, cementing Jena’s role as a global center for precision optics and space technology.
In view of declining birth rates, the city of Jena is adjusting its planning for daycare centers and schools, while commercial and research sites continue to grow. This raises the fundamental question of whether the strategic course of the city on the Saale is shifting.
Thüringen is set to expand contribution-free early childhood education. Starting in summer 2027, a third kindergarten year will become completely free of charge for parents, providing significant financial relief for families in Jena.
Jena, 16.06.2026 – The Friedrich-Schiller-Universität (FSU) shapes the life, economy, and cityscape of Jena like almost no other institution. An upcoming TV documentary on MDR takes this as an opportunity to shed light on the profound historical and current role of the university for Thuringia’s City of Light.
Following the cancellation of the qualification race in Lübeck due to weather-related crashes, the final ticket for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar will now be decided at the DTU Youth Cup in Jena on June 28.
Jena/Thüringen, June 12, 2026. The upcoming June weekend in Thüringen offers numerous attractive excursion destinations for culture enthusiasts, music fans, and families. Regional highlights in the vicinity of Jena include the traditional Brunnenfest in Bad Berka and an exclusive concert by a jazz legend in Altenburg.
A touch of Seoul will blow through the Saaletal next year: On March 16, 2027, the spectacular live show “K-POP LIVE!” brings the hits and energetic dance moves of South Korean pop music directly to the Sparkassen-Arena in Jena.