Jena

Jena is a city in eastern Germany on the River Saale in Thuringia. Its population is 101.325 (as of 2003-06-30).

Table of contents

1 History 2 Economy 3 Colleges and universities 4 External Links

History

On October 14, 1806 Napoleon fought the Prussian army here (Battle of Jena-Auerstedt).

Economy

Jena is a manufacturing city, specializing in precision machinery, pharmaceuticals, optics and photographic equipment, and home to the famous Zeiss optics plant.

Colleges and universities

• The university "Friedrich Schiller" at Jena was founded in 1558.
• The University of Applied Sciences at Jena was founded in 1990.

External Links

• Maps
• http://www.jena.de
• University of Applied Sciences
• Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

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