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Where did Gustav Mahler spend most of his childhood and youth?

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Gustav Mahler was born in the Bohemian village of Kaliště, but he spent the majority of his childhood and youth in the nearby town of Jihlava (German: Iglau), located in what is now the Czech Republic. His family moved to Jihlava within months of his birth in 1860.21