Name
Ancient name of Vrbas river is Urbanus and Urbas as it appears in ancient Roman and Illirian Maps.
The word vrba" means "willow" in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, and a number of weeping willow trees adorn the river banks in Banja Luka.
It lent its name to one of the provinces (banovinas) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Vrbas Banovina.
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