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CULTURERegular cultural events:March Festival of dramatic art - a regional competitionof secondary school theatre groupsRegional festival of amateur student theatre companiesApril On the Walls of Jihlava - reconstruction of theassault of Jihlava in 1402May Aluminium William - a festival of amateur videosBohemia Talent - a competition of beginner singersRegional theatre group festivalHouse, flat and garden - a regional exhibitionJune International choir festivalColliers’ parade - a historical city celebrationAerosalon - an exhibition of aircraft technologyOrgan days - a cycle of organ concertsNational festival of children’s folklore groupsBeer festivalJune - July ”Vysoãina” music festivala piano competition of G. MahlerJune - September Jihlava cultural summer 2003August Muzika Jihlava 2003 - a rock festivalSeptember Hedgehog day - beer festival of the Jihlava breweryLet’s meet on the ”Kopeãek” (the ”Hill”)concerts and theatrical performances withinthe framework of National Mental Health WeekMahler Jihlava music festival - an international festivalOctober Jihlava music daysInternational festival of documentary filmsNovember Arrival of St. MartinDecember Festival of cartoonsJihlava Christmas - a series of concerts and theatricalperformancesthe 14 th century. Organ music concerts are regularly held in the church.The Town Hall, adapted in the baroque style, came into being by joiningthree early Gothic houses. The Compact of Basil was ceremonially declaredin front of the town hall on 5 th July 1436. This ended the HussiteWars in our lands.The City Walls were built around the emerging city shortly after itsfoundation. The three-kilometre fortifications was divided up by fivegates, of which the Gate of Our Lady is preserved. The double wall tierwas reconstructed into its baroque shape in the 17 th century. The moathas been adapted into a park.A Jewish cemetery recalls the existence of a Jewish community. It wasfounded in 1869 and covers an area of 9000 m 2 and there are more thanone thousand tombstones of members of the local Jewish community -among others the parents of Gustav Mahler. The Memorial to Victimsof the Holocaust was unveiled in 1995.”Horácké” theatre - Komenského 22, tel. +420 567 321 717e-mail: hdj@hdj, www.hdj.czThe tradition of theatre in Jihlava stretches back to the second half of the16 th century. The city got its permanent theatre in 1850; in 1995 anextensive modernisation took place.Divadlo na Kopeãku (”The Theatre on the Hill”)Brnûnská 54, tel. +420 567 552 232, e-mail: divadlo.na.kopecku@seznam.czThe theatre provides a venue for amateur groups, chamber poetic nights,discussions and concerts.24