Jihlava (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪɦlava]; German: Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river (German Igel) on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia, and is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, approximately 50 years older than Kutná Hora.
Among the principal buildings are the early Gothic churches of St. Jacob, the Friars Minor church of Our Lady, the Dominican church of Holy Cross, the Baroque church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Municipal Hall, and a number of municipal houses containing Gothic and Renaissance details. There is also a Jewish cemetery, containing some remarkable monuments, including the tombstone of the parents of Gustav Mahler.