This was due to the close connection with Weimar and by the support of Johann Wolfgang Goethe. But not only Goethe had close relations with the city of Jena , but also famous poets and thinkers such as Schiller, Fichte, Hegel, Tieck and the Schlegel brothers acted there. Around , Jena was also the most important location for publishing, book printing and book trade. From a city of spiritual sciences, Jena developed into an industrial city in the course of the 19th century, thanks to names such as Carl Zeiss, Otto Schott and Ernst Abbe.
The Jena-based industry has always worked closely with research institutes, giving Jena its reputation as an excellent high-tech location. Like many other German cities, Jena was also greatly affected by bomb attacks during the Second World War. Nevertheless, it is worthwhile to go on a search for a trace, because the exciting history of the city of Jena can still be experienced in many places.
Of course, it is worth taking part in a guided city tour , but also an exploration tour on your own, possibly accompanied by an escort lady from Jena, is exciting and informative. You should definitely look for the Seven Wonders of Jena, only five of which can be seen today.
Already in the 17th century, Jena, with these seven places of interest, had been enumerated in a then well-known Latin Merksatz: Today only a copy of the famous Schnapphans is preserved at the town hall, the real one is kept in the municipal museum. This is a dragon with four legs, seven heads, two arms and four tails, which in the sixteenth century was probably made by students as a joke.
The wonders "Pons" the old Camsdorfer bridge and "Weigeliana Domus" the Weigelsche house are unfortunately no longer there or at least you cannot admire them in their original form anymore. Of course, the Seven Wonders are not the only sights in Jena, which you should visit with your escort service Jena. For example, the city has some impressive churches, such as the late-Gothic city church of St. Michael, which is the largest hall church in Eastern Thuringia and in which Martin Luther preached several times.
