Jena is...
…a modern student and high-tech city. Jena brings urban density in connection with a high quality of life. The city’s dazzling intellectual past, it’s multiplicity of cultural and historical treasures, it’s young and vibrant culture scene, international flair, dynamic economic structures, it’s “high carat” science scene, modern architecture and green surroundings mix together to create a unique city portrait.
Jena – a city in between history an high-tech
The city of Jena is coined as having a past which is both intellectual and rich with history. Goethe and Schiller worked here, the early Romantic period was founded here, and Napoleon’s campaigns even crossed the city. Great thinkers and scholars alike were attracted to Jena, resulting in a unique cultural, scientific, and economic infrastructure, which evolved in the city along the Saale.
Jena's cultural landscape
Jena’s cultural scene has developed into a diverse cultural landscape. It reflects the care of a city, which is rich with art and university tradition. At the same time, the cultural scene has the potential for innovation, which is characteristic of Thuringia.
