According to folklore, it was the city of the Serbian hero Marko Kraljevic. When Marko Kraljevic had to retreat before the Turkish supremacy, he was with his horse Sarac, who left a hoof print in the east, where Marko allegedly cried because he felt defeated and hence the name of the mountain massif Pljackovica (plač–cry). Then to the west, where there was a building with a base in the shape of a cross, the entire mountain was given name Krstilovica (a cross – krst in Serbian). Throughout their rule, the Turks used the fortress as a fortification which was inhabited by about 30 people.
