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Jihlava (yēkh`lävä), 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 Hussites (hŭs`īts), followers of John Huss. ..... Click the link for more information. . The city has two medieval churches and a 16th-century town hall. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In June 1991, immediately after the Velvet Revolution when the Czechs abandoned communism, Ahold opened its first supermarket in the Czech city of Jihlava under the brandname Mana (Czech for `bread of heaven'). |
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