Brus

{{about|the town and municipality in Serbia}}

{{Infobox settlement

| native_name = {{native name|sr-Cyrl|Брус|italics=off}}

| native_name_lang = sr

| official_name = Brus

| other_name =

| settlement_type = Town and municipality

| image_shield = Logo_brus.jpg

| image_flag =

| image_skyline = Panorama opstine Brus (16).JPG

| image_caption = Panoramic view of Brus

| image_map = Municipalities of Serbia Brus.png

| map_caption = Location of the municipality of Brus within Serbia

| mapsize =

| coordinates = {{coord|43|22|53|N|21|02|16|E|display=inline, title|region:RS_type:city(4653)_source:dewiki}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Serbia}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Šumadija and Western Serbia

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Rasina

| parts_type = Settlements

| parts_style = para

| p1 = 58

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Dalibor Savić (SNS)

| area_blank1_title = Town

| area_blank1_km2 = 2.71

| area_blank2_title = Municipality

| area_blank2_km2 = 606

| area_footnotes = {{Serbian municipalities 2006}}

| elevation_m = 436

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Census 2022: Total population, by municipalities and cities|url=https://popis2022.stat.gov.rs/media/31319/0_ukupan-broj-stanovnika-naselja.xlsx|website=popis2022.stat.gov.rs}}

| population_as_of = 2022 census

| population_blank1_title = Town

| population_blank1 = 4183

| population_density_blank1_km2 = auto

| population_blank2_title = Municipality

| population_blank2 = 13594

| population_density_blank2_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 37220

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = +381(0)37

| blank_name = Car plates

| blank_info = KŠ

| website = {{URL|http://www.brus.rs}}

}}

Brus ({{lang-sr-cyr|Брус}}, {{IPA|sh|brûːs|pron}}) 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 13,594. It is located at {{convert|430|m}} 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 of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Settlements

Demographics

{{Historical populations

| type =

| percentages = pagr

|1948|23491 |1953|25585 |1961|25606 |1971|24581 |1981|22679 |1991|21331 |2002|18764 |2011|16317 |2022|13594

| source = {{cite web|title=2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|access-date=11 January 2017}}

}}

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):{{cite web|title=MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019.|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/PdfE/G201913046.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|date=25 December 2019|access-date=28 December 2019}}

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Activity

! Total

Agriculture, forestry and fishingalign="right"|69
Mining and quarryingalign="right"|2
Manufacturingalign="right"|1,130
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplyalign="right"|25
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activitiesalign="right"|77
Constructionalign="right"|61
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesalign="right"|379
Transportation and storagealign="right"|81
Accommodation and food servicesalign="right"|268
Information and communicationalign="right"|38
Financial and insurance activitiesalign="right"|28
Real estate activitiesalign="right"
Professional, scientific and technical activitiesalign="right"|94
Administrative and support service activitiesalign="right"|24
Public administration and defense; compulsory social securityalign="right"|232
Educationalign="right"|274
Human health and social work activitiesalign="right"|197
Arts, entertainment and recreationalign="right"|40
Other service activitiesalign="right"|65
Individual agricultural workersalign="right"|675
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|Total

align="right"|3,761

Twin cities

See also

References

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