St. Johann Baptist, Jena

Name: St. Johann Baptist
Address: Wagnergasse 34, Jena, 07745, Germany
Telephone: +49 3641 52250

#24 among attractions in Jena

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Facts and practical information

The church of St. John Baptist was built in the 9th century before the city of Jena as an original parish.

The church was originally a Romanesque hall church with a choir rectangle and semicircular apse. The ribbed vault in the choir with the Christ's head as the keystone was the result of a first early reconstruction, the tower was added about 900 years later.

Coordinates: 50°55'49"N, 11°34'56"E

Address

Wagnergasse 34Jena 07745 Germany

Contact

+49 3641 52250

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St. Johann Baptist – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Phyletisches Museum, Botanical Garden, Camsdorf Bridge.

1 miS
Outdoor activities, Football, Sport venue
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena
25 min walk • Ernst Abbe Sportfeld is a sports facility in Jena, Germany. It was dedicated on 24 August 1924 and was named after entrepreneur Ernst Abbe 15 years later. The facility is in southern Jena, directly on the Saale River. The City of Jena purchased the stadium from the Ernst-Abbe-Stiftung in 1991.
0.4 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Phyletisches Museum, Jena
11 min walk • 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.
~800 ftNE
Botanical garden, Park, Garden
Botanical Garden, Jena
4 min walk • 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. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
0.6 miE
Bridge
Camsdorf Bridge, Jena
16 min walk • The Camsdorf Bridge is a bridge over the Saale river in Jena, Germany. It connects the city center of Jena with the suburb of Wenigenjena and is considered to be the oldest stone arch bridge in Jena.
~510 ftSE
City gate
Johannistor, Jena
3 min walk • 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.
~1130 ftSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Optisches Museum Jena, Jena
6 min walk • 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.
~740 ftSE
Architecture, View point
JenTower, Jena
4 min walk • The JenTower is a skyscraper in Jena, Germany.
~460 ftNE
Domed edifice for high-tech star-gazing
Planetarium Jena, Jena
3 min walk • The Zeiss-Planetarium in Jena, Germany is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world. It was opened on July 18, 1926. The Zeiss-Planetarium is a projection planetarium. The planets and fixed stars are projected onto the inner surface of a white cupola.
~1790 ftS
Observatories and planetariums
Jena Observatory, Jena
9 min walk • Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte Jena is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. It is located in Großschwabhausen close to Jena, Germany.
~1980 ftSE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Romantikerhaus, Jena
10 min walk • The Romantics' House Literature Museum is located in the former home of philosophers Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Jakob Hermann Obereit in Jena.
~1160 ftSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Volkshaus, Jena
6 min walk • The Volkshaus in Jena was one of the first free educational institutions in Germany to be set up on the North American model.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St. Johann Baptist?

Nearby attractions include Planetarium Jena, Jena (3 min walk), Johannistor, Jena (3 min walk), Herrmann Schaeffer, Jena (3 min walk), University of Jena, Jena (4 min walk).

How to get to St. Johann Baptist by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. Johann Baptist:

Tram

Ernst-Abbe Platz • Lines: 5 (4 min walk)
Holzmarkt • Lines: 5 (7 min walk)

Bus

Am Steiger • Lines: 16 (5 min walk)
Teichgraben • Lines: 10, 11, 12, 16, 43, 48 (6 min walk)

Train

Jena Paradies (12 min walk)
Jena West (14 min walk)