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University of Jena

Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) (German Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, colloquially Uni Jena), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The university was established in 1558 and is counted among the ten oldest universities in Germany. It is affiliated with 6 Nobel Prize winners, most recently in 2000 when Jena graduate Herbert Kroemer won the Nobel Prize for physics.

Located at 50.9283, 11.5822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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University of Jena, Universities and colleges in Thuringia, Jena, 1558 establishments, Educational institutions established in the 1550s, Coimbra Group, Glass science institutes, Public universities

Jen Tower

The JenTower is a skyscraper in Jena, Germany.

Located at 50.9286, 11.5844 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Skyscrapers in Germany, Towers in Germany, Jena, Office buildings completed in 1972, Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters

Jena Observatory

Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte Jena (AIU Jena, Astrophysical Institute and University Observatory Jena, or simply Jena Observatory) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. It is located in Jena, Germany.

Located at 50.9253, 11.5831 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in Germany, Buildings and structures in Thuringia, Jena, Glass engineering and science, Glass science institutes

Optical Museum Jena

The Optical Museum Jena is a scientific-technological museum. The Optical Museum Jena shows optical instruments from eight centuries. It gives a technical and cultural-historical survey of the development of optical instruments. The development of the city Jena to the centre of the optical industries since the mid-19th-century is integrated in the exhibition, connected with the lifeworks of Ernst Abbe, Carl Zeiss and Otto Schott.

Located at 50.9278, 11.5793 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jena, Museums in Thuringia, Glass museums and galleries, Science museums in Germany, Photography museums and galleries, Museums established in 1922, 1922 establishments in Germany

Carl-Zeiss-Gymnasium Jena

The Carl-Zeiss-Gymnasium Jena is a state-funded German elite Gymnasium (grammar school) for highly gifted students in the fields of math, science, and technology. Before changing its profile to fully focus and these aspects, it used to be a regular German public Gymnasium with a special separate school section (Spezialschulteil) attached to it. The school is named after the famous optician Carl Zeiss and is located in the city of Jena in Germany .

Located at 50.9522, 11.6092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Schools in Germany, Specialist schools in Germany, Educational institutions established in 1963, Jena, Education in Thuringia

Planetarium Jena

The Zeiss-Planetarium in Jena, Germany is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world. It was opened on July 18, 1926. The Zeiss-Planetarium is a projection planetarium. The planets and fixed stars are projected onto the inner surface of a white cupola. The Zeiss-Planetarium is owned and operated by the Ernst-Abbe-Stiftung. Engineered by German engineer Walther Bauersfeld.

Located at 50.9317, 11.5869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jena, Planetaria, Glass engineering and science, History of glass

Botanischer Garten Jena

The Botanischer Garten Jena (4.5 hectares) is the second oldest botanical garden in Germany, maintained by the University of Jena and located at Fürstengraben 26, Jena, Thuringia, Germany. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged. The garden was first established in 1586 as a hortus medicus, six years after the establishment of the Botanical Garden in Leipzig in 1580.

Located at 50.9311, 11.5861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Germany, Gardens in Thuringia

Jena West station

Jena West station is to the west of the centre of the city of Jena in the German state of Thuringia at the 22.59 km mark of the Weimar–Gera railway between Weimar, Jena-Göschwitz station and Gera Hauptbahnhof. This line is also called the Holzland Railway and it is part of the Mid-German Connection. The station is located in the suburb of Jena-Süd. The station is 171.64 metres above sea level and was opened on 29 June 1876 simultaneously with the railway.

Located at 50.9231, 11.5781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Thuringia, Jena