Schleichersee

Schleichersee is a lake in Jena, Thuringia. Schleichersee is situated nearby to the locality Landgrafenberge, as well as near the suburb Lichtenhain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zeiss-Planetarium Jena and Jena Phyletisches Museum.

Zeiss-Planetarium Jena

Planetarium

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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.

Jena Phyletisches Museum

Museum

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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.

Botanical Garden

Garden

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The Botanischer Garten Jena is the second oldest botanical garden in Germany, maintained by the University of Jena and located at Fürstengraben 26, Jena, Thuringia, Germany.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neulobeda and Lobeda.

Neulobeda

Suburb

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Neulobeda is the largest district of the Thuringian university town Jena with over 22,000 residents. The residents are distributed over an area of 3.6 km.

Lobeda is a former independent city in Thuringia, Germany, which is now a district of Jena known as Lobeda-Old Town. It was incorporated in 1946, has just under 2000 inhabitants on an area of 3.36 square kilometers and is located just under 4.5 kilometers south of the city center.