The Jihlava (german: Igel) is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

in the

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. Th ...

(

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

), a right

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...

of the

Svratka River The Svratka (), formerly ''Švarcava'' (german: Schwarzach) is a river in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It is long, and its basin area is . It rises in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, converges with the Svitava (river), Svitav ...

. It originates in the

Bohemian-Moravian Highlands The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands ( cs, Českomoravská vrchovina or ''Vysočina''; german: Böhmisch-Mährische Höhe) is a geomorphological macroregion and mountain range in the Czech Republic. Its highest peaks are the Javořice at and Devět ...

''(Českomoravská vrchovina)'' upland at the elevation of 665 m and flows to the Nové Mlýny reservoirs, where it enters the Svratka River. It is 180.8 km long, and its basin area is 2,997 km². It flows through numerous towns and villages, including

Jihlávka Jihlávka (; german: Klein Iglau) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Jihlávka lies on the Jihlava River, approximately south-west of Jihlava and south- ...

Horní Ves Horní Ves (german: Oberdorf) is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Horní Ves lies on the Jihlava River, approximately south-east of Pelhřimov Pelh� ...

, Horní Cerekev,

Batelov Batelov (; german: Battelau) is a market town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bezděčín, Lovětín, Nová Ves and Rácov are administrative parts ...

Dolní Cerekev Dolní Cerekev () (german: Unter Zerekwe) is a market town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Dolní Cerekev lies on the Jihlava River The Jihlava (german: Igel) is a river in the ...

, Kostelec, Dvorce,

Rantířov Rantířov (; german: Fussdorf) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Rantířov lies on the Jihlava River The Jihlava (german: Igel) is a river in the M ...

Jihlava Jihlava (; german: Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihlava i ...

Malý Beranov Malý Beranov () is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Malý Beranov lies on the Jihlava River, approximately east of Jihlava and south-east of Prague ...

Luka nad Jihlavou Luka nad Jihlavou (, german: Wiese an der Igel) is a market town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Hamlets of Otín, Předboř and Svatoslav are administrative ...

Bítovčice Bítovčice () is a municipality and village in Jihlava District Jihlava District is one of the five sub-divisions of Kraj Vysočina in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Eu ...

, Bransouze, Číchov, Přibyslavice,

Třebíč Třebíč (; german: Trebitsch; yi, טרייביטש Treybitsh) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants. The beginnings of the town's history are connected with the establishment of a Benedictine ...

Vladislav Vladislav ( be, Уладзіслаў (', '); pl, Władysław, ; Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав) is a male given name of Slavic origin. Variations include ''Volodislav'', ''Vlastislav'' and ''Vlaslav'' ...

, Kramolín, Mohelno,

Biskoupky Biskoupky is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Biskoupky lies on the Jihlava River, approximately south-west of Brno Brno ( , ; german: Br ...

Ivančice Ivančice (; german: Eibenschütz, yi, אייבעשיץ) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as ...

, Moravské Bránice, Nové Bránice,

Dolní Kounice Dolní Kounice (; german: Kanitz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. Geography Dolní Kounice is situated about south of Brno in the valley of the Jihlava River. ...

, Pravlov,

Kupařovice Kupařovice (german: Kuprowitz) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Kupařovice lies on the Jihlava River, approximately south-west of Brno ...

, Medlov, Pohořelice,

Přibice Přibice (german: Pribitz) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Přibice lies on the Jihlava River, approximately south of Brno Brno ( , ...

, Ivaň. The

Dalešice Hydro Power Plant Dalešice Hydro Power Plant on the Jihlava River is a large power plant in the Czech Republic that has four Francis turbines with a nominal capacity of each and a total capacity of . The old turbines before the 1999–2007 reconstruction had a c ...

, including the Dalešice and

Mohelno Dam Mohelno is a market town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Mohelno lies on the Jihlava River, approximately south-east of Třebíč, south-east of Jihlava, and south-east of Pr ...

s, are constructed on the river. The longest tributaries of the river are the Oslava,

Brtnice Brtnice (; german: Pirnitz) is a town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative ...

and Rokytná.

References

Rivers of the Vysočina Region Rivers of the South Moravian Region Brno-Country District Jihlava District Třebíč District {{CzechRepublic-river-stub