Volkshaus Jena

The Volkshaus in Jena was one of the first free educational institutions in Germany to be set up on the North American model.

Photo: ErwinMeier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Theater building
Description: multi-purpose event location in Jena, Germany
Address: Carl-Zeiß-Platz 15, Jena, 07743
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal and Bau 36.

Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal

Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Bau 36

Historic building

Photo: Thomas doerfer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bau 36 is a historic high-rise located on the former factory grounds of Carl Zeiss AG in the west of the city of Jena, Germany. Building 36 was erected between 1934 and 1935 by Georg Steinmetz and Hans Hertlein. Bau 36 is situated 110 metres northeast of Volkshaus Jena.

Carl-Zeiß-Platz

Park

Carl-Zeiß-Platz

Photo: Selby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carl-Zeiß-Platz is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damenviertel and Ammerbach.

Damenviertel

Neighborhood

Photo: J. Triepke, CC BY 2.0.

Damenviertel is a neighborhood.

Ammerbach

Suburb

Photo: Hamster3, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ammerbach is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southwest of Volkshaus Jena.

Ziegenhain

Village

Photo: Bernard Ladenthin, CC BY 4.0.

Ziegenhain is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Volkshaus Jena.

Volkshaus Jena

Categories: multi-purpose hall, concert hall, people’s house, building, public building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Jena, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.92719° or 50° 55′ 38″ north

Longitude

11.58002° or 11° 34′ 48″ east

Levels

3

Open location code

9F2HWHGJ+V2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=theatre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Volkshaus Jena” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Volkshaus”
Esperanto: “Popoldomo Jena”
German: “Volkshaus Jena”
German: “Volkshaus”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Volkshaus and IT Service, University Computer Centre, University of Jena.

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