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Jena (inhabited place) |
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| Lat: 50 56 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.9333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 35 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.5833 decimal degrees |
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Note: 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. |
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Jena (inhabited place) (P) |
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Jena (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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first documented in 9th cen., chartered in 1230 |
| city (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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long famed for lenses from Zeiss optical & precision instrument company, city also manufactures chemicals & glass products |
| transportation center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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founded in 1548, famed for distinguished faculty, including philosophers G Hegel & F von Schelling, & writer F Schiller |
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for meteorology, astrology, botany & earthquake research |
| ducal residence (H) |
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1672-1918 |
| battlefield (H) |
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site of Napoleon's victory over Prussian army in 1806 |
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