The Romans built a fortress on both sides of the river, in the area of the modern city of Golubac, that was called Vicus Cup. Written records state that in 299 the emperor Diocletian lived there. During the later turbulent times, and conflicts between the Byzantines, Serbs, Bulgarians and Hungarians, the Roman fort was destroyed to such an extent that it is not worth to be renewed, so the medievel city of Golubac was built on a hill 4 km downstream from the present settlement.

It is not known sure if it was built by the Serbs, the Byzantines, ot the Hungarians. Name of the Golubac town is first mentioned in charters from Hungary from 1335, while the Turkish written sources mention it in 1390. It is assumed was under the Serbian rule until the Battle of Kosovo, and it it was under the rule of Bayezid I. During the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century it belonged to the Austrians, and it was under the rule of the Turks until 1867.

Djerdap Gorge and the old "Golubac city" are important tourist facilities and cultural and historical heritage. With potential for tourism we should mention:

• Width of the river Danube near Golubac, sutable for water sports
• Fishing tourism
• National part ‘Djerdap Gorge’ for hunting, recreation, and other forms of tourism
• Weekend settlement Vinci and Velika Plana
• Tumane monastery dedicated to St. Archangel Gabriel