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Many personalities such as Friedrich Schiller, Carl Zeiss, Novalis, Ernst Abbe, Johann Gottlieb Fichte and August Schott are associated with the second largest city in Thuringia<\/a> (110,000 inhabitants). Jena, picturesquely situated on the Saale river, has a lot of interesting things to see and do in a small area. Join me on a tour that will take you to the most important sights in Jena! <\/p>\n\n

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Market square with town hall and Hanfried<\/h2>\n\n

Let’s start our tour in the center of Jena at the market square. The square is lined with beautiful buildings, the most magnificent being the Historic Town Hall from the 15th century. Every hour on the hour, a bird, the “Schnapphans”, part of an astronomical art clock, snaps at a golden ball. Until today, as far as is known, however, in vain.<\/p>\n\n

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On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the “Green Market”<\/strong> takes place on the market square with a wide range of vegetables, fruit, cheese and sausage and meat products, viewed benevolently by a – let’s say – handsome older gentleman. He is the founder of the university, the Elector and Duke JoHANn FRIEDrich I of Saxony, also known as the Magnanimous. The locals affectionately call him “Hanfried”. Incidentally, you will also find Jena’s tourist information office<\/a> on the market square. <\/p>\n\n

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City Museum<\/h2>\n\n

On the north side of the market square stands a stately building whose roots go back to the 13th century. The building is called the “G\u00f6hre” (not a spelling mistake, this was the name of a former owner). It houses the Jena City Museum<\/a> with interesting exhibits on the city’s history. <\/p>\n\n

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In the basement, you will find old writings, a model of the city, a depiction of a Pieta, crucifixes, a so-called “punishment stone” and much more from Jena’s medieval history. On the second floor, interesting facts about the history of the university, the fire of 1806, the effects of the Napoleonic Wars on the city and the Wartburg Festival are explained. <\/p>\n\n

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The third floor is dedicated to Jena’s dawn of modernity and includes information on porcelain production and publishing in Jena, the trade union movement and, of course, about Zeiss, Schott and Abbe.<\/p>\n\n

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Romantic house<\/h2>\n\n

From the market square you can now turn into the street “Unterm Markt”. Almost at the end of the road, turn right through a passageway. The so-called “Romantikerhaus” is located in a backyard there. It is a literary museum<\/a> that was set up in the former home of the philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte. <\/p>\n\n