Jihlava
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Vysočina | ||
| District | Jihlava | ||
| River | Jihlava | ||
| Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 49°24′01″N 15°35′26″E / 49.40028°N 15.59056°ECoordinates: 49°24′01″N 15°35′26″E / 49.40028°N 15.59056°E | ||
| Area | 78.85 km2 (30 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 50,521 (As of 2015[update]) | ||
| Density | 647/km2 (1,676/sq mi) | ||
| First documented | 1233 | ||
| Mayor | Rudolf Chloupek | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 586 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Website: [2] Jihlava;— official website | |||
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Jihlava (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪɦlava]; German: Iglau, Polish: Igława) is a city in the Czech Republic. Jihlava is a capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river (German Igel) on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia, and is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, approximately 50 years older than Kutná Hora.
Among the principal buildings are the early Gothic churches of St. Jacob, Friars Minor church of Our Lady and Dominican church of Holy Cross, the Baroque church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Municipal Hall and a number of municipal houses containing Gothic and Renaissance details. There is also a Jewish cemetery, containing some remarkable monuments including the tombstone of the parents of Gustav Mahler.
The city's German name, Iglau, is derived from the German word for hedgehog, Igel, hence the hedgehog on the coat of arms. According to legend, already in the year 799 silver was mined in Iglau. King Ottokar I established a mint, and Iglau was granted extensive privileges from early times onwards.
An old Slavic settlement upon a ford was moved to a nearby hill where the mining town was founded (ca. 1240) by king Václav I, in the Middle Ages inhabited mostly by Germans (mostly from Northern Bavaria and Upper Saxony). Medieval mines surrounded by mining settlements were localized outside the walls of the medieval town (named Staré Hory).
In the era of the Hussite Wars, Jihlava remained a Catholic stronghold and managed to resist a number of sieges. Later at Jihlava, on 5 July 1436, a treaty was made with the Hussites, whereby the emperor Sigismund was acknowledged king of Bohemia. A marble relief near the town marks the spot where Ferdinand I, in 1527, swore fidelity to the Bohemian estates.
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