Johannistor (Jena)
The Johannistor is the only remaining preserved city gate of the city of Jena, Thuringia, Germany.
The Johannistor is the only remaining preserved city gate of the city of Jena, Thuringia, Germany. As part of the medieval city wall, it is connected to the Pulverturm via a reconstructed walkway. The outer gate remained in existence until the beginning of the nineteenth century, when it was demolished as a result of increasing traffic. Until the houses lining the south side of Johannisstrasse were demolished in 1968, the Johannistor remained the only western entrance to the old town of Jena.
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Worth seeing in and around Johannistor (Jena)
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Jena
The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The university was established in 1558 and is counted among the ten oldest universities in Germany.
200 m · university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany · Wikipedia - 02JenTower
The JenTower is a skyscraper in Jena, Germany.
100 m · skyscraper in Jena, Germany · Wikipedia - 03Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
The Ernst Abbe Sportfeld is a sports facility in Jena, Germany. The main stadium at the sports facility is the ad hoc arena.
1.5 km · Football Stadium · Wikipedia - 04Trams in Jena
The Jena tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Jena, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany. Opened in 1901, the network is currently operated by Jenaer Nahverkehr, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen.
1.4 km · tram system · Wikipedia - 05Jena Observatory
Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte Jena is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. It has two main locations in Jena, Germany and the neighbouring village of Großschwabhausen.
500 m · astronomical observatory · Wikipedia - 06Optical Museum Jena
The Deutsches Optisches Museum Jena is a science and technology museum displaying optical instruments from eight centuries. It gives a technical and cultural-historical survey of the development of optical instruments.
400 m · museum · Wikipedia - 07Planetarium Jena
The Zeiss-Planetarium in Jena, Germany, is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world. Engineered by German engineer Walther Bauersfeld, the building was opened on 18 July 1926.
300 m · planetarium in Jena, Thuringia, Germany · Wikipedia - 08Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
The Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology is a research institute of the Max Planck Society dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the interactions between humans and the Earth system across deep time. The institute integrates archaeology, anthropology, Earth system science, ecology, and computational modeling to investigate the long-term coevolution of human societies, environments, and technologies.
1.4 km · German research institute · Wikipedia - 09Phyletic Museum
Jena Phyletisches Museum is a museum in the German town of Jena. It was established by the scientist Ernst Haeckel, as an institute dedicated to explaining evolution to the public.
600 m · natural history museum in Jena · Wikipedia - 10Johannisberg
Johannisberg is a prominent ridge of the Wöllmisse, a Muschelkalk plateau east of Jena. The steeply sloping spur of land to the Saale Valley north of the district of Alt-Lobeda bears the remains of two important fortifications from the late Bronze Age and the early Middle Ages.
3.9 km · mountain in Jena, Germany · Wikipedia
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Getting to Johannistor (Jena)
- Airports
- Erfurt-Weimar (ERF), 44 km · Leipzig/Halle (LEJ), 71 km · Karlovy Vary (KLV), 124 km
- Stations
- Jena Saalbahnhof railway station, 1.1 km · Jena West railway station, 800 m
- Erfurt → Johannistor (Jena)39 km · quickest by road, 1h 4m · €5–7
- Schkeuditz → Johannistor (Jena)68 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · €9–13
- Dresden → Johannistor (Jena)151 km · quickest by road, 2h 21m · €17–24
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- Get inFor day trips within the state, the Thüringen-Ticket (€35-€67) offers good value for groups, covering all regional transport in Thuringia, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt.
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