Koviljkin grad
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Koviljkin grad or Koviljka is a name for archaeological ruins close to Banja Koviljača
Banja Koviljaca
Banja Koviljača is a popular tourist town and spa situated in the Loznica municipality, Serbia. It is the oldest spa in Serbia. Banja Koviljača is located on the west border of Serbia by the Drina river, 137 kilometres from Belgrade. The population of the town is 6,340 people .-Name:Banja...

 in the Loznica district of western Serbia
Serbia
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. 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 meters around it.

At the time of the Roman Empire, the river Drina
Drina
The Drina is a 346 kilometer long river, which forms most 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 which belongs to the Danube river watershed...

flowed underneath this settlement, and it is believed that there was a Roman river harbor.

The site has not been completely explored by archaeologists.

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