About AD 150, the Romans built a stronghold in the region called Montana, and the military division that first settled there was recruited in the Swiss Alps.

The town was populated by Latin-speaking local tribes who were later called Wallachs by the Slavs.

The village is located on an important road that connects Sofia with Vidin on the Danube river and from there to Central Europe.

Roman coins have been found around Vinište and can be seen in the museums in Montana and Sofia.

In older days, kurban involved a ritualistic animal sacrifice[2] but in modern times, it is a gathering around a special stone or other symbol.