Brus ( sr-cyr, Брус, ) is a town and municipality located in the

Rasina District The Rasina District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It expands to the central parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 241,999 inhabitants. The administ ...

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 Kopaonik ski resort or Kopaonik ski center ( sr-cyr, Ски центар Копаоник, Ski centar Kopaonik) is a mountain resort and the largest center of winter tourism in Serbia. Located on the slopes of Kopaonik Mountain, it is mainly a des ...

. 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 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 and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 191 ...

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

* Berovo,

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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 {{RasinaRS-geo-stub