Spuž

Spuž Спуж
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Basic data
State :	Montenegro
Municipality :	Danilovgrad
Coordinates :	42 ° 30 '  N , 19 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 30 '29 "  N , 19 ° 11' 38"  E
Height :	45  m. i. J.
Residents :	1,529 (2003)
Postal code :	81412
License plate :	DG

Spuž [ spuʒ ] ( Serbian - Cyrillic Спуж , Albanian  Shpuzë / -a ) is a small Montenegrin town in the municipality ( opština ) Danilovgrad . It is located halfway between Podgorica and Danilovgrad in the Bjelopavlići valley on both sides of the Zeta . According to the 2003 census, the settlement had 1,529 inhabitants. Of these, 56.6% described themselves as Montenegrins and 33.2% as Serbs.

End of the 14th century, the place is a fortress of the Bosnian king Tvrtko I mentioned. From 1474 to 1878 İşpozi - the official place name in Turkish at the time  - was part of the Ottoman Empire before it became part of the Kingdom of Montenegro . In the course of the Russo-Austrian Turkish War , on July 17, 1788, there was a skirmish between Imperial and Royal troops and Albanians allied with the Turks.

The place is known as the location of the probably largest Montenegrin prison ZIKS ( Zavod za izdržavanje kaznenih sankcija ). There is also a stopping point on the Nikšić – Podgorica railway line in Spuž .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Spuž. In: mirjanadetelic.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019 .