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Vers,
Verbeč,
Veršet or
Vegenje, but these theories are not
confirmed. The name of the town appears for the first time in 1427 in the form
Podvršan.
[3]
The
Hungarian 12th century chronicle known as
GestaHungarorum
mention the castle of Vrscia in
Banat, which belonged to
Bulgarian
duke
Glad
in the 9th century. According to some
interpretations, Vrscia is identified with modern Vršac,
while according to other opinions, it
is identified with
Orşova.
According to some claims, the town was at first in the possession of the
Hungarian kings,and later became property of a Hungarian aristocrat,
MiklósPerényi, ban of
Severin.
In the 15th century, the town was in
the possession of the
Serbian
