Place details
Place nameJena
Other namesIena, Jani
CountryDeutschland
Latitude50.933
Longitude11.583
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located in Gera area on Saale river; ruled by House of Wettin from 14th cen., by dukes of Ernestine line from 1485; was noted academic center, long focus of liberal ideas in Germany, including those of evolutionist E Haeckel & Karl Marx; damaged in WW II.