Marketplace (Jena)
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 Jena market square with the Hanfried monument |
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| place | Jena |
| District | Jena center |
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| Space design | Pedestrian zone |
The Jena market square is a closed market square of 5,000 m² in Jena city center. Its outline has never changed in the course of its existence. The market town of Jena acquired the right to mint around 1175/80 . In 1368 the Jena town hall on the market square is mentioned for the first time, about 50 m north of the market square the town church is built from the end of the 14th century .
Markets
The Jena market square is the scene of the weekly Jena market four days a week. Regional foods are offered. Regular markets are also the pottery market, the spring market and the Christmas market.
Town hall with Schnapphans
The town hall located on the southwest side of the market square with a baroque half-timbered tower and pointed hipped roofs is one of the oldest preserved town hall buildings in Germany. The layout and construction of the hall construction on the lower floor give an insight into the building history of the 14th century. The Jena town hall has an astronomical art clock from the 15th century, one of Jena's “seven wonders”, the so-called Schnapphans, is attached above the dial .
Hanfried Memorial
The Hanfried monument in the center of the market square commemorates the former sovereign Johann Friedrich I of Saxony . He was the leader of the Protestants in the Schmalkaldic War and the initiator of the High School in Jena, today's Friedrich Schiller University .
City Museum Göhre
In 1907 Paul Göhre built a stately neo-Gothic house on the north side of the square with a passage to the market, which is now used as the Göhre City Museum .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information, impressions and pictures from Jena
- ↑ Churches in and around Jena
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated March 31, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.jenatourismus.de/de/jena_entsehen/sehenswuerdheiten/324393
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 41.4 " N , 11 ° 35 ′ 16.6" E