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Jihlava city (Czech Republic)

Jihlava okres, Vysocina region

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[Jihlava city flag] image by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 5 Aug 2001
adopted 15 Jul 1993. See also:

Jihlava city flag

Image after Petr Exner's Vexilologický Lexikon prapory obcí ČR (1991-1994) - Jihlava city, Jihlava district, Vysocina region - flag adopted 15 July 1993.
The ancient town of Jihlava is one of the historic gems of the Czech Republic. It was founded in the period 1237 - 1239 by Wenceslas I, upon the discovery of silver lodes in the local ore. Downtown Jihlava is comprised of well-preserved houses of all period and styles dating as far back as the 14th and 15th centuries. In 1982, the historic heart of Jihlava - consisting of 582 buildings with 214 cultural artifacts of monumental value, thereof 70 monuments of 1st category - was declared a municipal historic preserve. Surrounded by more than 3 km of ancient walls, the historic heart of Jihlava is gradually regaining its original appearance, thanks to gradual restoration of individual structures. Jihlava today is an important administrative, commercial, industrial, and cultural center for the territory situated in the Northwest part of Southern Moravia. Upon the enactment of the amended constitutional law on independent organizational territories, already approved, Jihlava is to become the capital of the future region. Population of Jihlava 51 638. Population of the Jihlava District 108 906 (as of Dec. 31, 1999).
Source: The Jihlava homepage.
Jarig Bakker, 7 Jul 2001

Jihlava city Coat of Arms

[Jihlava city Coat of Arms) image from this site.