Commemoration and wreath-laying ceremony marking the popular uprising of June 17, 1953

Jena played a significant role in the events surrounding the popular uprising on June 17, 1953. To commemorate these events and honor the victims, a public event will be held, to which we cordially invite you:

• What? Commemoration with wreath-laying
• When? Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
• Where? Monument to the politically persecuted in the Soviet occupation zone and in the GDR between 1945 and 1989 on the Gerbergasse green space