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Kovin

Also known as Keve

Kovin is a town in the Banat region of Serbia, on the Danube east of Belgrade. Known in Hungarian as Keve, it was a medieval fortress and the seat of Keve county in the Kingdom of Hungary, guarding a Danube crossing towards the Balkans. The Gesta Hungarorum names it as the stronghold of the duke Glad.

Kovin
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Duchy of Glad

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kovin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kovin
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