Brus ( sr-cyr, Брус, ) is a town and municipality located in the
Rasina District of southern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the population of the town is 4,572, while the population of the municipality is 16,293. It is located at above sea level, just below the
Kopaonik ski resort. The city is surrounded by hills on three levels, where the lowest one is a place where the Grasevka river firths into the Rasina river. On the upper level of the town, a fountain of medicinal mineral water is located.
History
From 1929 to 1941, Brus was part of the
Morava Banovina
The Morava Banovina or Morava Banate ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Моравска бановина, Moravska banovina), was a province ( banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of parts of prese ...
of the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 unt ...
.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Brus, the municipality consists of the following villages:
Demographics
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Brus has a population of 16,317 inhabitants.
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
Twin cities
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Berovo,
North Macedonia
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References
External links
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Torusim Organization of Brus
Populated places in Rasina District
Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia
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