This is a small village near the border with Bulgaria. The legend about the name of Bistar is connected to another nearby village – Jaresnik. The village was rich in cattle, bees, food, sheep and goats. Nevertheless, during one battle between the Turks and Serbian outlaws on the Crnook mountain one of the Turks named Kudril was wounded and transported near the village. The locals received an order to take care of the wounded’s food and hygiene. A young boy from the village dared to take the knife and cut Kudril’s head off. Having heard about what happened, The Turks immediately started their retaliation by burning the entire village. The village was wealthy and all the stacks of butter, honey and cheese melted and created a very thick and muddy river. The river ended in the area of today’s village Bistar which is named after the fact that there was no longer mud and melted mixture on the surface. It was bright and clear which is in Serbian language – Bistar.
