Major investment in Jena: By 2023, the Carl Zeiss optics group intends to consolidate its existing locations in Jena into a single location and thus establish its second largest location worldwide.
Major investment in Jena: By 2023, the Carl Zeiss optics group intends to consolidate its existing locations in Jena into a single location and thus establish its second largest location worldwide.
Innovative heads-up displays are intended to make driving safer and more attractive. With this goal in mind, Jena-based technology group Zeiss has entered into a strategic partnership with South…
On July 17, 2025, N3 Engine Overhaul Services – a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and Rolls-Royce – held a ceremonial groundbreaking to launch the next phase of its visionary large-scale…
It was a successful end for a huge project: Familux resort “The Grand Green Oberhof”, a hotel that plays in a league of its own, opened its doors in the last quarter of 2022. Its 110 suites, up to 15…
In the next issues of our newsletter, we would like to briefly introduce selected Thuringian companies that are among the world market or technology leaders in their segment. These are both globally…
The global optical industry got its start in 19th century Jena thanks to the inventions of Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott. To this day, the university town in eastern Thuringia is home to…
The Thuringia subsidiary of the Austrian Wintersteiger Group is on a path of growth and expanding its existing capacities by 2,000 m² in an overall production area of 6,800 m². Since 2006, the…
A record-breaking crowd attended the 10th Thuringian Exporters’ Day (Außenwirtschaftstag) in Suhl at the beginning of March, with more than 230 people coming to hear about current trends and traps…
The UEFA European Football Championship will kick off soon in Germany – and Thuringia will be well represented. At the end of May, the German national team and coach Julian Nagelsmann will spend a…
Thuringia offers enchanting countryside and attractive places to stay and dine – one example is the “Saxenhof” in the southwest corner of the state. The Austrian Emperor Franz I, the writer Ernest…
Big smiles in Gera: A private collector in Berlin is giving the Gera art collection more than 500 high-quality works as a permanent loan. That means the extensive collection at the Orangerie will…
A prize-winning Thuringian app throws light into the botanic darkness: Flora Incognita instantly names mysterious plants found in your garden or on the side of the road.
Culture has a long tradition in Thuringia – and remains alive in many places. Weimar is a prime example: It was home not only to literary heavyweights such as Johann Wolfgang Goethe and Friedrich…
Christian Holtzhauer is the new director of the Weimar Arts Festival, bringing a breath of fresh air to the classical city’s cultural landscape this summer for the festival’s 25th anniversary.
Electronics specialist Weidmüller has made a major play near Eisenach: The company is building a distribution center here on a 72,000 m² site. The eight-digit investment is the largest single…
Would the history of literature have been different without this love story? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Charlotte von Stein from Thuringia shared a deep spiritual kinship over the years. Whenever…
Vivisol Deutschland GmbH, belonging to an Italian group of companies, is expanding and merging its existing Thuringian locations at the largest industrial area in Thuringia - the Erfurter Kreuz in…
