The village was completely immigrated during the First World War because it was on the front line itself. The Bulgarian army was in the village, and the peasants were banished from their homes. Almost all the houses were destroyed from the bombing, and the village church of St. Nicholas was also severely damaged. After the war, the church was restored and today it is a gathering place of the people of Zovikj for the holiday of St. Nicholas in the month of July, and especially for Epiphany, when there are some special rites being held with specific details which are not met in any other place. In the vicinity of the village, on the hill Marta, there is a church called St. Athanasius, built in the XVII century.
On an hour walk, near the Crna River, there is a monastery called St. Demetrius –Chebren, the patron saint of the village.