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.

[2] Albanians were noted to have their own mahalas (neighborhoods) within Spuž and Onogošt (Nikšić).

[4] The local football team is OFK Spuž, who play in the country's third tier.

Naselja na Balkanskom Poluostrvu od XVI do XVIII Vijeka (in Serbian).