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Jena: Reincarnation Valley

There is a long article about Jena, Germany, in this week’s Economist (11 February 2005), part of a survey on Germany:

If you seek Paradise, go to Jena. The bosses of this city in the eastern German state of Thuringia, two-and-a-half hours south of Berlin, may have been a little ambitious when they named the main railway station after an eponymous nearby park. Jena is clearly no Garden of Eden. Like any city, it has its problems, not least an unemployment rate of 12%. But it also offers a glimpse of Germany’s future—and shows that Germany’s east is not all bad. Read More/see below!!/Subscription Required

It’s quite positive and interesting. If you cannot pick up a copy or read it online, let me know.

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