Brus

Brus
Брус (Serbian)
Panoramic view of Brus
Panoramic view of Brus
Coat of arms of Brus
Location of the municipality of Brus within Serbia
Location of the municipality of Brus within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°22′53″N 21°02′16″E / 43.38139°N 21.03778°E / 43.38139; 21.03778
Country Serbia
RegionŠumadija and Western Serbia
DistrictRasina
Settlements58
Government
 • MayorDalibor Savić (SNS)
Area
 • Town2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
 • Municipality606 km2 (234 sq mi)
Elevation
436 m (1,430 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)[2]
 • Town
4,572
 • Town density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
 • Municipality
16,263
 • Municipality density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
37220
Area code+381(0)37
Car plates
Websitewww.brus.rs

Brus (Serbian Cyrillic: Брус, pronounced [brûːs]) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of southern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of the town is 4,183, while the population of the municipality is 15,226. It is located at 430 metres (1,410 ft) 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.

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.