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Spuž

Spuž
Спуж
Town
Spuž is located in Montenegro
Spuž
Spuž
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°30′29″N 19°11′38″E / 42.50806°N 19.19389°E / 42.50806; 19.19389
Country Montenegro
Municipality Danilovgrad
Population
 (2011)
 • Town
1,696
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Spuž (Montenegrin: Спуж) is a small town seated near Zeta river, within the municipality of Danilovgrad in the central Montenegrin region.

Overview

It is located halfway between Podgorica and Danilovgrad, in the Bjelopavlići valley. 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".[1]

It is known as the location of the Spuž prison complex (Zavod za izdržavanje kaznenih sankcija - ZIKS), the largest facility of that kind in Montenegro.


History

In the 16th century, the population was composed of Serbs, Turks and Albanians.[2] Albanians were noted to have their own mahalas (neighborhoods) within Spuž and Onogošt (Nikšić).[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 1,696.[4]

Ethnicity in 2011
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Montenegrins 931 54.9%
Serbs 636 37.5%
Croats 13 0.8%
Macedonians 6 0.4%
other/undeclared 110 6.5%
Total 1,696 100%

Sports

The local football team is OFK Spuž, who play in the country's third tier. Former team Zora Spuž played in the second tier.

Transportation

Town is also a stop on Nikšić–Podgorica railway.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Spuž, Volim Danilovgrad
  2. ^ Vasić 2005, p. 124.
  3. ^ Vasić 2005, p. 125.
  4. ^ "Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" (in Montenegrin). Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

Books

Vasić, Milan (2005). Naselja na Balkanskom Poluostrvu od XVI do XVIII Vijeka (in Serbian). Banja Luka: Narodna I Univerzitetska Biblioteka Republike Srpske. ISBN 99938-0-584-X.

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