Spuž


Spuž is a small town seated near Zeta river, within the Danilovgrad Municipality in the central Montenegrin region.

Overview

It is located halfway between Podgorica and Danilovgrad, in the Bjelopavlići valley. The 2011 census put the population at 1,696. It was part of the Ottoman Empire between 1474 and 1878 and was kaza centre in Sanjak of Scutari before joining to Kingdom of Montenegro as "İşpozi".
It is known as a location of Spuž prison complex, the largest facility of that kind in Montenegro.
Town is also a stop on Nikšić–Podgorica railway.