Jena

Jena lies along the Saale River in a narrow valley, where wooded Muschelkalk hills rise above the city on both sides. Its identity is closely tied to scholarship and precision engineering: Friedrich Schiller University Jena traces its origins to 1558, and Carl Zeiss opened his optical workshop here in 1846. The university, Zeiss and the optics enterprise associated with Ernst Abbe helped establish Jena as an international centre of research and technology. In the centre, the Jentower adds a modern vertical landmark to a city shaped by the river valley and surrounding slopes. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Thuringia connects regionally.

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