Jena
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Jena is a city in eastern Germany on the River Saale in Thuringia. Its population is 101,325 (as of 30 June 2003).

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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