First, I was fascinated when I learned that the Danube used to flow right under Kovilj itself. … When I saw those old Roman – not Roman maps, but maps from the 18th century – it became clear to me why the Danube flowed under Kovilj. And only then did I see that, due to some high waters, it had broken through that part and created peninsulas, it made a different course. Then I realized one shouldn’t just look at old maps and trust them blindly. The Danube changed its course, that is clearly visible. … The Kovilj Marsh (Koviljski rit) cadastrally belongs to Čortanovci, because the river flowed under Kovilj, from Karlovci to Beška; Čortanovci almost didn’t even have the Danube near it. 300 years ago, it broke through, the Danube shortened its course, and then we were left on the Danube.