The Saale corridor
The river and its parallel roads and railway form the city's backbone, a strong vertical line running through the middle of the frame.
Minimalist map poster · Germany
50.9288° N / 11.5899° E
A university city laid along the Saale valley, framed on both sides by steep, terraced limestone slopes.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Jena lies in a deep section of the Saale valley in Thuringia. The river runs roughly north to south through the city, and the steep shell-limestone slopes on either side limit where streets can go. From above, Jena is long and narrow. The compact old town sits near the river, and the suburbs push up into side valleys wherever the terrain allows.
The city's name is tied to scholarship and optics. The university counted Schiller and Hegel among its teachers, and Goethe spent long periods here. In the nineteenth century, Carl Zeiss and Ernst Abbe made Jena a world centre of precision optics, and that industrial legacy still shapes large parts of the city.
The cylindrical JenTower, visible from almost everywhere, marks the centre. A Jena map poster captures the city's unusual form: a river corridor full of streets and rail lines, set between open, wooded hillsides that remain largely undeveloped.
The river and its parallel roads and railway form the city's backbone, a strong vertical line running through the middle of the frame.
Steep hillsides press in on both sides of the valley. They show on the map as broad, open areas where the street network suddenly stops.
The historic centre near the river is small and tightly knit. It is where the city's oldest university buildings sit among narrow streets.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Jena
Many people pass through Jena as students or researchers and end up remembering it as a formative place. A map of the Saale valley city is a fitting gift at graduation or a reminder of years spent between lectures and hillside walks.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, for example with a graduation year or the name of an institute. Choose from five styles, including the technical-looking Blueprint and the warm Sand, in six print sizes up to 24×36 inches.
Order the Jena poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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