Jihlava

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Coat of arms (crest) of Jihlava
JIHLAVA

Country : Czechia
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Province : Vysočina Kraj
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District (Okres) :
Jihlava


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Official blazon
Czech * (1900) Ein von Rot und Silber geviertelter Schild. In dem obren rechten, gleich ­wie in dem unteren linken Felde ein silberner, golden gekrönter und bewehrter wie auch bezungter, doppelt geschwänzter Löwe. In dem oberen linken, dann in dem unteren rechten Felde ein rother Igel.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 4, 1900.

The arms are a combination of the lion of Bohemia and a canting hedgehog; the old German name for the town is Iglau (Igel=hedgehog).

In the beginning of the 13th century Jihlava was promoted to the status of a mining town (by King Wenceslas II) and since 1249 it had been enjoying special town and mining rights. Most probably it it was at that time that the arms were designed. But the arms are only known as such since the 16th century.

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Literature: Augustin, J. : Ceská Republika - V symbolech, znacích a erbech. Arbor, Sokolov, 1997


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