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Koviljkin grad or Koviljka is a name for archaeological ruins close to
Banja Koviljača Banja Koviljača ( sr-cyrl, Бања Ковиљача, ) is a popular tourist spot and spa town located in the city of Loznica, Serbia. Situated on the west border of Serbia by the Drina River and from Belgrade, it is the oldest spa town in Ser ...
in the
Loznica Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. It lies on the right bank of the Drina river. In 2011 the city had a total population of 19,572, while the administrative ar ...
district of western
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
. The ruins are of a Roman town, which may have been named Gensis; the name has never been confirmed. It is located on the top of a hill, and the remains of the walls spread about 150 metres around it. At the time of the Roman Empire, the river
Drina The Drina ( sr-Cyrl, Дрина, ) is a long Balkans river, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps whic ...
flowed underneath this settlement, and it is believed that there was a Roman river harbour. The site has not been completely explored by archaeologists.


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File:Roman stones at Town of Koviljka.JPG, Roman stones File:One of the rooms in the Town of Koviljka.JPG, One of the rooms in the Town of Koviljka File:One of the rooms in the Town of Koviljka close up.JPG, One of the rooms, close up File:Carved stone near Town of Koviljka.JPG, Carved stone near the town


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Vidin Grad Vidin Grad was a fortress, located at the top of the Vidojevica hill, near village Lešnica, municipality of Loznica, Today, little remain of fortification walls and towers which are spreading on the top of the hill, on a plateau with rough dim ...
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Trojanov Grad Trojanov Grad or Town of Trajan was a fortress on mountain Cer, central Serbia, which is being attributed to the mythical Slavic Emperor Trajan. Today it is possible to see only remains of one defense wall. See also *Koviljkin grad *Vidin Gra ...
* Gensis (vicus) *
Museum in Loznica #REDIRECT Jadar Museum The Jadar Museum ( sr-Cyrl, Музеј Јадра) is a history museum located in Loznica, Serbia. It has a permanent collection dedicated to man's activities in the area of Podrinje from prehistory until 1950. The museum i ...


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Aleksandar Deroko Aleksandar Deroko ( sr-cyr, Александар Дероко; 4 September 1894 – 30 November 1988) was a Serbian architect, artist, and author. He was a professor of the Belgrade University and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Ar ...
, "Medieval cities in Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia,
Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
, 1950. * Slobodan Dušanič, "Roman Mining in Illyricum – Historical Aspects" * Massimiliano Pavan, "From the Adriatic to the Danube"
Padova Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...
, 1991. Loznica Archaeological sites in Serbia Roman sites in Serbia Roman towns and cities in Serbia Ruins in Serbia {{Serbia-hist-stub