Brus Брус |
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Town and municipality | ||
Panoramic view on Brus
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Location of the municipality of Brus within Serbia |
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Country | Serbia | |
Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia | |
District | Rasina | |
Settlements | 58 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Milutin Jelicic | |
Area | ||
• Municipality | 606 km2 (234 sq mi) | |
Population (2011 census) | ||
• Town | 4,572 | |
• Municipality | 16,263 | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 37220 | |
Area code | +381 37 | |
Car plates | KŠ |
Brus (Serbian Cyrillic: Брус, pronounced [brûːs]) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of the central 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 430 metres (1,410 ft) above sea level, just below mountain ski center Kopaonik. 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.
From 1929 to 1941, Brus was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Brus has a population of 16,317 inhabitants.
Coordinates: 43°22′53″N 21°02′16″E / 43.38139°N 21.03778°E