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Thuringia, the green heart of Germany. Current Events 7–9 June: This year's "Thuringia Day" takes place in Sondershausen. More than 150,000 visitors are expected. News in Thuringia Featured Articles Article of the Month The company logo Carl Zeiss (German pronunciation: [ˌkaʁl ˈtsaɪs]), branded as ZEISS, is a German manufacturer of optical systems, industrial measurements and medical devices, founded in Jena, Germany in 1846 by optician Carl Zeiss. Together with Ernst Abbe (joined 1866) and Otto Schott (joined 1884) they built a base for modern optics and manufacturing. There are currently two parts of the company, Carl Zeiss AG located in Oberkochen with important subsidiaries in Aalen, Göttingen and Munich, and Carl Zeiss GmbH located in Jena. Carl Zeiss AG is the premier company of the Zeiss Gruppe, one of the two large divisions of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung. The Zeiss Gruppe is located in Heidenheim and Jena. Also controlled by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung are the glass manufacturers Schott AG and Jenaer Glas, located in Mainz and Jena respectively. 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Altenburger Land (Altenburg) 2. Eichsfeld (Heilbad Heiligenstadt) 3. Gotha 4. Greiz 5. Hildburghausen 6. Ilm-Kreis (Arnstadt) 7. Kyffhäuserkreis (Sondershausen) 8. Nordhausen 9. Saale-Holzland-Kreis (Eisenberg) 10. Saale-Orla-Kreis (Schleiz) 11. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt (Saalfeld/Saale) 12. Schmalkalden-Meiningen (Meiningen) 13. Sömmerda 14. Sonneberg 15. Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis (Mühlhausen) 16. Wartburgkreis (Bad Salzungen) 17. Weimarer Land (Apolda) Towns and cities: Eisenach - Erfurt - Gera - Jena - Suhl - Weimar - List of towns and cities in Thuringia Rivers and lakes: Saale - Werra - Unstrut - White Elster Mountains and hills: Harz - Kyffhäuser - Rhön - Thuringian Forest - Thuringian Slate Mountains Infrastructure: A4 - A9 - A38 - A44 - A71 - A73 - Leipzig-Altenburg Airport - Erfurt Airport - Mitte-Deutschland-Verbindung other articles Culture Peasants' War Panorama Literature: Weimar Classicism - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Friedrich Schiller - Johann Gottfried Herder - E. Marlitt - Christian Friedrich Hunold Art: Otto Dix - Bauhaus - German National Theatre Buildings: Erfurt Cathedral - Kyffhäuser Monument - Drei Gleichen - Goethe's House - Haus am Horn - Jen Tower Music: Johann Sebastian Bach - Franz Liszt - Richard Wetz - Yvonne Catterfeld - Conny Bauer - Sonneberg International Jazz Days - Jazzmeile - Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann Religion: Elizabeth of Thuringia - Meister Eckhart - Reformation - Martin Luther - Thomas Müntzer - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thuringia - Diocese of Erfurt - German Peasants' War Cuisine: Thuringian sausage - Thuringian cutlet - Zwiebelkuchen Society Ernst Abbe Politics: Thuringian Parliament - Dieter Althaus - Bodo Ramelow - Bundesarbeitsgericht - other articles Education: University of Erfurt - University of Jena - Bauhaus University, Weimar - Ilmenau University of Technology - other articles Science: Adam Ries - Ernst Haeckel - Alfred Brehm - Ernst Abbe - Carl Zeiss - Friedrich Christoph Perthes- other articles Social Science: Friedrich Fröbel - Johann C. F. GutsMuths - Christian Gotthilf Salzmann - Friedrich Nietzsche - Herder Sport in Thuringia: FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - Heike Drechsler - Olaf Ludwig - Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann - Frank Luck - Kati Wilhelm - Paul Greifzu - Andrea Henkel - Helmut Recknagel - Oberhof - Rennsteiglauf - other articles Media: MDR - Thüringische Landeszeitung - other articles Economy Gumpert Apollo Tourism in Thuringia: Rennsteig - Thuringian Forest - Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes Optiscal Industry: Carl Zeiss - Carl Zeiss - Jenoptik - Lothar Späth Car Manufacture: Gothaer Waggonbau - Gumpert - Multicar - Opel - Simson - Wartburg Glass Industry: Otto Schott - Lauscha - Stützerbach Porcelain Industry: Kahla Mining & Smelting: other articles Quickstart Thuringia History Towns and Municipalities Erfurt Gera Weimar Jena Thuringian Forest Image of the Month The Sophienlust Pavilion at Schloss Burgk What happened in September Article not found? 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