Banja Koviljača - The Koviljača Spa
Banja Koviljača (Бања Ковиљача) is a town and a 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.
Archaeologists have found the site of a Roman settlement, "Genzis" in the area of Banja Koviljača. The first document mentioning the spa was written in 1533.
In the 18th century, Turks from Mačva and Podrinje came to visit this region. Some documents state that in 1720 Turks from the city of Zvornik built a medical bathroom for women. The first chemical analysis of the water was performed by the chemist Pavle Ilić in the year 1855. The first guest house was built in 1858 with ten rooms. In 1867, under the order of the duchy Mihailo Obrenović, the spa won state protection.