Jena

For other uses, see Jena (disambiguation).

Jena is a city in the middle of Germany, in the state of Thuringia. About 103,000 people live there. Jena has a university called Friedrich Schiller University.

Jena
City
Jena Market Square
Coat of arms
Location of Jena
Jena Show map of Germany Jena Show map of Thuringia
Coordinates: 50°55′38″N 11°35′10″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord mayor	Thomas Nitzsche (FDP)
Area
• Total	114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	111,191
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	07701 – 07751
Dialling codes	03641
Vehicle registration	J
Website	www.jena.de

Geography

Jena is partly in the middle hall valley between from mixed woodlands covered shelly limestone and sandstone slopes (geological phenomena are among other things the devil holes and the student chute). On them, numerous partially rare Orchideenarten occurs. From north to south Jena is 14.7 kilometres (9.1 miles) wide, and from east to west 12.2 kilometres (7.6 miles). The following larger cities are close to Jena: Gera, approx. 35 kilometres (21.7 miles) east, Erfurt, approx. 40 kilometres (24.9 miles) west, Weimar, approx. 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) west, Naumburg (Saale), approx. 33 kilometres (20.5 miles) northeast, is (Saale), to approx. 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) northeast, Leipzig, approx. 75 kilometres (46.6 miles) northeast and Chemnitz, approx. 94 kilometres (58.4 miles) east, Rudolstadt, approx. 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) south.

View over the city center of Jena

The JenTower in Jena