| Native Name Lang: | sr |
| Official Name: | Brus |
| Settlement Type: | Town and municipality |
| Coordinates: | 43.3814°N 21.0378°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  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 |
| Elevation M: | 436 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| 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 |
Brus (Serbian: Брус, pronounced as /sh/) 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 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.
From 1929 to 1941, Brus was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Aside from the town of Brus, the municipality consists of the following villages:
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According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Brus has a population of 16,317 inhabitants.
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[2]
| Activity | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 69 | |
| Mining and quarrying | 2 | |
| Manufacturing | 1,130 | |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 25 | |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 77 | |
| Construction | 61 | |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 379 | |
| Transportation and storage | 81 | |
| Accommodation and food services | 268 | |
| Information and communication | 38 | |
| Financial and insurance activities | 28 | |
| Real estate activities | align="right" | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 94 | |
| Administrative and support service activities | 24 | |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 232 | |
| Education | 274 | |
| Human health and social work activities | 197 | |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 40 | |
| Other service activities | 65 | |
| Individual agricultural workers | 675 | |
| Total | 3,761 |