Maria Theresa of the Habsburg dynasty. She was the only female ruler of this state, which at that time was called the "Habsburg Monarchy". Born in Vienna, Mary had previous titles such as: Archduchess, Queen, Duchess, Ruler, Empress.
At the very beginning of her rule, she found her country in big trouble, everything but literally everything was in trouble. Maria had a big job ahead of her and a great effort to organize her country and improve the lives of its inhabitants.
The state was without money in the coffers, which is a consequence of the numerous wars that took place before Maria came to power. At that time, the Habsburg monarchy did not even have roads, hospitals, churches ...
Maria must build and renovate it on all sides, in order to raise the living standard of her citizens of a huge European country in that period. That is how we come to the bridge that was built by her personal order ...
At the beginning of the reign of Maria Theresa, the construction of a bridge near the town of Kovin began. That bridge was supposed to create a road above the river "Ponjavica", that river does not exist today, the remains of the river are barely visible. Today you can see a small canyon that is more than 1 meter deep.
But that famous bridge still stands in the same place today. The bridge has not been used for a long time, so you can see its decay, by creating holes in the bridge, so walking on the bridge is forbidden, because there are great chances that you will fall through a hole.
The bridge is built of solid and quality brick, and that is the main reason why the bridge still exists in the same form as when it was built a little more than three centuries ago. Today, this place is a tourist attraction because there is no such thing in the area. I am really happy to have visited this place and seen this magnificent bridge ...
