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Jihlava
Jihlava, Czech Republic Iglau Founded in 799 and named after the Jihlava River on which it lies. The name may be derived from the Old Czech igla ‘needle’ (modern Czech jehla) because the river bed was covered with sharp needle‐like stones, or from the German Igel ‘hedgehog’ because these stones resembled the spines of a hedgehog. When silver deposits were found in the nearby hills in the 1240s German miners flooded into the area, settled and gave the city the name Iglau. The Germans were expelled in 1945.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Jihlava." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Jihlava." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Jihlava.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Jihlava." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Jihlava.html |
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Jihlava
Jihlava , Ger. Iglau, city (1991 pop. 51,831), central Czech Republic, in Moravia, on the Jihlava River. Jihlava is a railway junction and has industries manufacturing linen and woolen cloth, precision instruments, and tobacco. Chartered in 1227, it was the site of the signing (1436) of the Compactata—the Magna Carta of the Hussites . The city has two medieval churches and a 16th-century town hall. |
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"Jihlava." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jihlava." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Jihlava.html "Jihlava." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Jihlava.html |
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