The submitted study is an intermediate output of a longitudinal complex research into local communities. The study is aimed at grasping the crucial cultural and historical aspects of inter-ethnic relations in the environment of the Jihlava in 1850-1941 by means of contents analysis of written documents and literature.
It closely examines the Czech-German relations in the spheres of local municipal policy. The goal of the article has been to map the social-political situation in the Jihlava''s territory with the respect to inter-ethnic relations and its development throughout the later half of 19th century to the end of the first half of 20th century.