Jihlava

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Civic heraldry of the Czech Republic - Česká Heraldika
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JIHLAVA

Province: Vysočina Kraj
District (Okres) : Jihlava

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

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).

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Seal from around 1900.
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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1935

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

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