Written documents originate from the time of a poet, Juraj Baraković, who mentioned that his grandfather, for his bravery in the battle with Tatar sin Lika, was awarded by the Croato-Hungarian King Bela and got three villages: Plemići, Brus i Oštri Rat (now Rtina).

Close at the bridge to Pag are the remains of the once Medieval Templar Fort in the vicinity of Fortica.

At Rtina there is a church dedicated to St. Simon Bogoprimac, erected in the 19th century but destroyed during communist regime 1962.

The hamlets belonging to Rtina are Miočići, Miletići, Benići, Vrankovići, Stošiċi, Liliċi, Tabari, Begani and Šašulji.

Near Rtina Miočići at the Rt (Cape) Ljubljana is templar fort Castrum Ljubiae.