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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Kruševac
| official_name      = City of Kruševac
| native_name        = {{native name|sr-Cyrl|Крушевац|italics=off}}
| native_name_lang   = sr
| other_name         = 
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities in Serbia|City]]
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| total_width = 260
| align = center
| caption_align = center
| image1 = Ks panorama1.jpg 
| caption1 = Panorama of Kruševac
| image2 = Zgrada okružnog načelstva u Kruševcu 15.JPG
| caption2 = Kruševac City Hall
| image3 = Slobodiste 01.jpg
| caption3 = [[Slobodište|Slobodište Memorial Complex]]
| image4 = J26 148 Lazar-Denkmal.jpg
| caption4 = [[Lazar of Serbia]] Statue
| image5 = Spomenik kosovskim junacima.jpg
| caption5 = Monument to Kosovo Heroes
| image6 = Kruševac - Hotel Rubin.JPG
| caption6 = Hotel Rubin
| image7 = J26 146 Lazarica.jpg
| caption7 = [[Lazarica Church]]
| image8 = Kruševac, hrad.jpg 
| caption8 = [[Kruševac Fortress]]
}}
| image_caption      = 
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| image_shield       = Grb Grada Kruševca.svg
| pushpin_map        = Serbia#Balkans
| map_caption        = Location of the city of Kruševac within Serbia
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|34|50|N|21|19|50|E|region:RS|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Serbia}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Subdivisions of Serbia|Region]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Districts of Serbia|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[South Eastern]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Rasina District|Rasina]]
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1371
| founder            = [[Lazar of Serbia]]
| parts_type         = Settlements
| parts_style        = para
| p1                 = 101
| leader_party       = [[Serbian Progressive Party|SNS]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Ivan Manojlović]]
| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{Serbian municipalities 2006}}</ref>
| area_blank1_title  = Urban
| area_blank1_km2    = 18
| area_blank2_title  = Administrative
| area_blank2_km2    = 854
| area_rank          = [[List of cities in Serbia|20th in Serbia]]
| elevation_m        = 163
| population_as_of   = 2022 census
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Serbian census 2022}}</ref>
| population_rank    = [[List of cities in Serbia|8th in Serbia]]
| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1  = 68,119
| population_density_blank1_km2 = auto
| population_blank2_title = Administrative
| population_blank2  = 113,582
| population_density_blank2_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal codes in Serbia|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 37000
| area_code          = +381(0)37
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in Serbia|Area code]]
| website            = {{URL|www.krusevac.rs}}
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
| blank_name         = [[Vehicle registration plates of Serbia|Car plates]]
| blank_info         = KŠ
| blank_name_sec1    = Official languages
| blank_info_sec1    = [[Serbian language|Serbian]]<ref name="Statut">{{cite web|url=https://krusevac.ls.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Statut-grada-Krusevca-2018.pdf |title=Статут Града Крушевца |trans-title=City of Kruševac Statute |access-date=22 March 2025 |language=sr |publisher=City of Kruševac}}</ref>
}}
'''Kruševac''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Крушевац}}, {{IPA|sh|krûʃeʋats|pron|Krusevac.ogg}}) is a [[list of cities in Serbia|city]] and the administrative center of the [[Rasina District]] in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of [[West Morava]], on [[Rasina (river)|Rasina]] river. According to the 2022 census, the city administrative area has a population of 113,582 while the urban area has 68,119 inhabitants.

The city was founded in 1371, by Prince [[Lazar of Serbia]] (1371–1389), who used it as his seat.

==Etymology==
The etymology is derived from the Serbian word for "river stone", ''krušac'' which was largely used for a building at that time.

==History==
Kruševac was founded in 1371, as a fortified town in the possession of [[Lazar of Serbia|Lord Lazar Hrebeljanović]]. The [[Lazarica (church)|Lazarica Church]] (or ''Church of St, Stephen'') was built by Lazar between 1375 and 1378, in the [[Morava school|Morava architectural style]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Filip Jovanovic i Djordje Banovic |url=http://www.lazarica.rs/Istorija.htm |title=Istorija – Crkva Lazarica – Kruševac – Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva |publisher=Lazarica.rs |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331172052/http://www.lazarica.rs/Istorija.htm |archive-date=31 March 2012  }}</ref> It is mentioned in one of Lazar's edicts in 1387, as his seat, when he affirmed the rights of [[Republic of Venice|Venetian merchants]] on Serbian territory. In preparation for the [[Battle of Kosovo]] (1389) against the [[Ottoman Empire]], the Serbian army assembled in the city. The site of Lazar's palace is marked by a ruined enclosure containing a fragment of the tower of his spouse [[Princess Milica of Serbia|Princess Milica]], and, according to legend, tidings of the defeat were brought to her by crows from the battlefield.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Krushevats|volume=15|page=934}}</ref> After the battle, the city was held by Princess Milica as her seat. The little that remains of Lazar's city is the [[Kruševac Fortress]], which was declared a [[Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance|Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance]] in 1979.<ref name=SANU>{{CHS-SANU|Link=551|Name=ЦРКВА СВ.СТЕФАНА ЛАЗАРИЦА СА КРУШЕВАЧКИМ ГРАДОМ}}</ref> Several old Ottoman houses were left at the beginning of the 20th century, besides an old Turkish fountain and bath,<ref name="EB1911"/> which was known as ''Alacahisar'' (Aladža Hisar) during Ottoman rule between 1427 and 1833 (nominally to 1867) when Kruševac was the seat of the [[Sanjak of Kruševac]]. The Ottoman rule was interrupted during Austrian occupations between 1688–1690 and 1717–1739.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

A large monument dedicated to Serbs fallen at the Battle of Kosovo was sculpted by [[Đorđe Jovanović (sculptor)|Đorđe Jovanović]] and unveiled by King Petar I Karađorđević of Serbia in 1904. A detail on the monument, among others, is a statue of the famous blind Serbian poet [[Filip Višnjić]].

At the beginning of the [[German occupation of Yugoslavia]] the units of Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland commanded by [[Dragutin Keserović]] and supported by one detachment of communists [[Attack on Kruševac|attacked the German garrison in September 1941]] but failed to liberate the town after four days battle. During [[World War II]] mass executions of patriots and antifascists occurred on hill [[Bagdala]]. Largest execution was in summer of 1943. At place of executions now is a monument named [[Slobodište]] (from the Serbian word "sloboda", which means 'freedom'). Kruševac was liberated on 14 October when [[Chetniks]] and Germans left the city together. After the regime of communists in Serbia ended the [[Government of Serbia]]  and its [[Ministry of Justice (Serbia)|Ministry of Justice]] established the commission to research [[Communist purges in Serbia in 1944–45|atrocities that were committed by members of the Yugoslav Partisan Movement]] after they gained control over Serbia in Autumn 1944. According to the report of this commission, out of 55,554 registered victims of communist purges in Serbia the new communist regime in Kruševac killed 493 people while 11 people are missing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Registar Žrtava |url=http://otvorenaknjiga.komisija1944.mpravde.gov.rs/cr/#00 |website=www.komisija1944.mpravde.gov.rs |publisher=Ministry of Justice, Republic of Serbia |access-date=6 October 2019 |archive-date=17 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017164327/http://www.otvorenaknjiga.komisija1944.mpravde.gov.rs/cr/#00 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Kruševac progressed profusely during the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFRY]]. A large number of factories were built in that era, while Kruševac became one of the strongest industrial centres in both Serbia and Yugoslavia. The machine factory [[IMK 14. oktobar Kruševac]] employed around 7,000 workers.

However, the large Kruševac industry hasn't survived the [[Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|post-Milošević]] [[Transition economy|transition]]. In 2002 alone 5 factories went bankrupt.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://krusevacgrad.rs/svi-nasi-porazi-vecina-krusevackih-restrukturasa-zavrsila-u-stecaju/|title = Svi naši porazi - većina kruševačkih restrukturaša završila u stečaju|date = 28 January 2016|access-date = 24 May 2017|archive-date = 19 August 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170819150206/http://krusevacgrad.rs/svi-nasi-porazi-vecina-krusevackih-restrukturasa-zavrsila-u-stecaju/|url-status = live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=June 2023}} From 2002 to 2014 27 factories closed and around 11,000 workers lost their jobs.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://krusevacgrad.rs/svi-nasi-porazi-vecina-krusevackih-restrukturasa-zavrsila-u-stecaju/|title = Svi naši porazi - većina kruševačkih restrukturaša završila u stečaju|date = 28 January 2016|access-date = 24 May 2017|archive-date = 19 August 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170819150206/http://krusevacgrad.rs/svi-nasi-porazi-vecina-krusevackih-restrukturasa-zavrsila-u-stecaju/|url-status = live}}</ref> The unemployment rate in Kruševac was almost 39% in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/pajtic-krusevac-dotakao-dno-za-vreme-vlasti-sns/ed111nx|title=Pajtić: Kruševac dotakao dno za vreme vlasti SNS|date=26 November 2015 |access-date=24 May 2017|archive-date=19 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819185631/http://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/pajtic-krusevac-dotakao-dno-za-vreme-vlasti-sns/ed111nx|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=June 2023|certain=yes|reason=Source is a pro-government tabloid known for publishing fake news and sensationalism}}

==Settlements==
Aside from the urban area of Kruševac, the city administrative area includes the following 100 settlements:
{{div col|colwidth=10em}}
* [[Bošnjane (Varvarin)|Bošnjanе]]
* [[Begovo Brdo, Serbia|Begovo Brdo]]
* [[Bela Voda (Kruševac)|Bela Voda]]
* [[Belasica (Kruševac)|Belasica]]
* [[Bivolje]]
* [[Bovan (Kruševac)|Bovan]]
* [[Bojince]]
* [[Boljevac (Kruševac)|Boljevac]]
* [[Brajkovac (Kruševac)|Brajkovac]]
* [[Bukovica (Kruševac)|Bukovica]]
* [[Buci, Kruševac|Buci]]
* [[Velika Kruševica]]
* [[Velika Lomnica]]
* [[Veliki Kupci]]
* [[Veliki Šiljegovac]]
* [[Veliko Golovode]]
* [[Veliko Krušince]]
* [[Vitanovac (Kruševac)|Vitanovac]]
* [[Vratare]]
* [[Vučak (Kruševac)|Vučak]]
* [[Gavez]]
* [[Gaglovo]]
* [[Gari (Kruševac)|Gari]]
* [[Globare]]
* [[Globoder]]
* [[Gornji Stepoš]]
* [[Grevci]]
* [[Grkljane]]
* [[Dvorane]]
* [[Dedina, Serbia|Dedina]]
* [[Dobromir (Kruševac)|Dobromir]]
* [[Doljane]]
* [[Donji Stepoš]]
* [[Đunis]]
* [[Žabare (Kruševac)|Žabare]]
* [[Zdravinje (Kruševac)|Zdravinje]]
* [[Zebica (Kruševac)|Zebica]]
* [[Zubovac]]
* [[Jablanica (Kruševac)|Jablanica]]
* [[Jasika (Kruševac)|Jasika]]
* [[Jošje (Kruševac)|Jošje]]
* [[Kamenare]]
* [[Kaonik (Kruševac)|Kaonik]]
* [[Kapidžija]]
* [[Kobilje, Kruševac|Kobilje]]
* [[Komorane (Kruševac)|Komorane]]
* [[Konjuh (Kruševac)|Konjuh]]
* [[Koševi]]
* [[Krvavica (Kruševac)|Krvavica]]
* [[Kukljin]]
* [[Lazarevac (Kruševac)|Lazarevac]]
* [[Lazarica]]
* [[Lipovac (Kruševac)|Lipovac]]
* [[Lovci (Kruševac)|Lovci]]
* [[Lukavac (Kruševac)|Lukavac]]
* [[Ljubava]]
* [[Majdevo]]
* [[Makrešane]]
* [[Mala Vrbnica (Kruševac)|Mala Vrbnica]]
* [[Mala Reka (Kruševac)|Mala Reka]]
* [[Mali Kupci]]
* [[Mali Šiljegovac]]
* [[Malo Golovode]]
* [[Malo Krušince]]
* [[Mačkovac (Kruševac)|Mačkovac]]
* [[Meševo]]
* [[Modrica (Kruševac)|Modrica]]
* [[Mudrakovac]]
* [[Naupare]]
* [[Padež (Kruševac)|Padež]]
* [[Pakašnica]]
* [[Parunovac]]
* [[Pasjak (Kruševac)|Pasjak]]
* [[Pepeljevac (Kruševac)|Pepeljevac]]
* [[Petina (Kruševac)|Petina]]
* [[Pozlata]]
* [[Poljaci]]
* [[Ribare (Kruševac)|Ribare]]
* [[Ribarska Banja]]
* [[Rlica]]
* [[Rosica (Kruševac)|Rosica]]
* [[Sebečevac]]
* [[Sezemče]]
* [[Slatina (Kruševac)|Slatina]]
* [[Srndalje]]
* [[Srnje]]
* [[Stanci (Kruševac)|Stanci]]
* [[Suvaja (Kruševac)|Suvaja]]
* [[Sušica (Kruševac)|Sušica]]
* [[Tekija (Kruševac)|Tekija]]
* [[Trebotin]]
* [[Trmčare]]
* [[Ćelije (Kruševac)|Ćelije]]
* [[Cerova (Kruševac)|Cerova]]
* [[Crkvina (Kruševac)|Crkvina]]
* [[Čitluk (Kruševac)|Čitluk]]
* [[Šavrane]]
* [[Šanac]]
* [[Šašilovac]]
* [[Šogolj]]
* [[Štitare]]
{{col div end}}

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations|1948|13862|1953|16638|1961|21957|1971|29509|1981|53071|1991|58808|2002|57347|2011|58745|2022|53746|source=<ref>{{cite web|title=Comparative overview of the number of population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, 2011. and 2022|url=https://popis2022.stat.gov.rs/en-US/popisni-podaci-eksel-tabele/|publisher=[[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]]}}</ref>}}According to the 2022 census results, the municipality of Kruševac has a total population of 113,582 inhabitants, while the city proper has a population of 53,746.

===Ethnic groups===
The ethnic composition of the city administrative area(at least 100 people):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ethnic group!!Population
!%
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" |[[Serbs]]|| align="right" |106,194
|90.85%
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" |[[Romani people in Serbia|Roma]]|| align="right" |2,063
|1.82%
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" |[[Yugoslavs in Serbia|Yugoslavs]]|| align="right" |171
|0.15%
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" |[[Macedonians in Serbia|Macedonians]]|| align="right" |129
|0.11%
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" |[[Montenegrins of Serbia|Montenegrins]]|| align="right" |119
|0.11%
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" |Others|| align="right" |1,391
|1.23%
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" |Unknown|| align="right" |3,515
|3.1%
|-
| style="background:#F0F0F0;" |'''Total'''|| align="right" |113,582
|100%
|}

==Economy==
The most notable large companies based in the city of Kruševac are: [[Trayal Corporation]], [[14. oktobar]], [[Rubin (company)|Rubin]] and Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Serbia. As of September 2017, Kruševac has one of 14 [[free economic zone]]s established in Serbia.<ref name="srbeconomiczone2017">{{cite news |last1=Mikavica |first1=A. |title=Slobodne zone mamac za investitore |url=http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/388105/Slobodne-zone-mamac-za-investitore |access-date=17 March 2019 |work=politika.rs |date=3 September 2017 |language=sr |archive-date=6 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406133513/http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/388105/Slobodne-zone-mamac-za-investitore |url-status=live }}</ref>

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):<ref name="stats2023">{{cite web|title=MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2023.|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G202313050.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=[[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]]|access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- 
! Activity
! Total
|- 
|Agriculture, forestry and fishing||align="right"|359
|- 
|Mining and quarrying||align="right"|29
|- 
|Manufacturing||align="right"|10,245
|- 
|Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply||align="right"|427
|- 
|Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities||align="right"|609
|- 
|Construction||align="right"|2,138
|- 
|Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles||align="right"|5,390
|- 
|Transportation and storage||align="right"|1,455
|- 
|Accommodation and food services||align="right"|1,204
|- 
|Information and communication||align="right"|403
|- 
|Financial and insurance activities||align="right"|581
|- 
|Real estate activities||align="right"|228
|-
|Professional, scientific and technical activities||align="right"|1,240
|- 
|Administrative and support service activities||align="right"|821
|- 
|Public administration and defense; compulsory social security||align="right"|1,736
|- 
|Education||align="right"|2,289
|- 
|Human health and social work activities||align="right"|3,821
|- 
|Arts, entertainment and recreation||align="right"|593
|- 
|Other service activities||align="right"|594
|-
|Individual agricultural workers||align="right"|1,464
|- class="sortbottom"
|'''Total'''||align="right"|'''35,629'''
|}

==Politics==
Seats in the city parliament won in the 2023 local elections:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party!! Seats
|-
| [[Serbian Progressive Party]] || align="right" |42
|-
| [[Serbia Against Violence (coalition)|Serbia Against Violence]] || align="right" |18
|-
| [[Socialist Party of Serbia]] || align="right" |5
|-
| [[National Democratic Alternative (Serbia)|NADA]] || align="right" |3
|-
| [[National Gathering (Serbia)|National Gathering]]  || align="right" |2
|}

==Sports==
The city's main football club is [[FK Napredak Kruševac]], who regularly play in the [[Serbian SuperLiga]].

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Kruševac (1991–2020, extremes 1961–2020)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 20.4
|Feb record high C = 25.5
|Mar record high C = 29.6
|Apr record high C = 32.1
|May record high C = 35.5
|Jun record high C = 39.6
|Jul record high C = 43.7
|Aug record high C = 42.4
|Sep record high C = 37.8
|Oct record high C = 34.4
|Nov record high C = 27.4
|Dec record high C = 21.7
|year record high C = 43.7
|Jan high C = 5.0
|Feb high C = 8.0
|Mar high C = 13.2
|Apr high C = 18.7
|May high C = 23.3
|Jun high C = 27.2
|Jul high C = 29.5
|Aug high C = 29.9
|Sep high C = 24.6
|Oct high C = 18.8
|Nov high C = 12.5
|Dec high C = 5.9
|year high C = 18.1
|Jan mean C = 0.5
|Feb mean C = 2.7
|Mar mean C = 7.1
|Apr mean C = 12.2
|May mean C = 16.8
|Jun mean C = 20.7
|Jul mean C = 22.4
|Aug mean C = 22.2
|Sep mean C = 17.2
|Oct mean C = 11.9
|Nov mean C = 7.0
|Dec mean C = 1.8
|year mean C = 11.9
|Jan low C = -3.2
|Feb low C = -1.8
|Mar low C = 1.7
|Apr low C = 5.9
|May low C = 10.3
|Jun low C = 14.1
|Jul low C = 15.4
|Aug low C = 15.1
|Sep low C = 11.1
|Oct low C = 6.6
|Nov low C = 2.5
|Dec low C = -1.6
|year low C = 6.3
|Jan record low C = -28.1
|Feb record low C = -24.6
|Mar record low C = -17.2
|Apr record low C = -6.1
|May record low C = -1.1
|Jun record low C = 2.9
|Jul record low C = 5.8
|Aug record low C = 3.0
|Sep record low C = -3.0
|Oct record low C = -7.3
|Nov record low C = -21.4
|Dec record low C = -23.9
|year record low C = -28.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 43.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 42.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 53.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 59.9
|May precipitation mm = 70.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 70.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 65.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 48.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 49.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 55.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 49.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 53.6
|year precipitation mm = 662.9
|Jan humidity = 84.1
|Feb humidity = 78.7
|Mar humidity = 71.7
|Apr humidity = 70.4
|May humidity = 73.3
|Jun humidity = 71.0
|Jul humidity = 68.2
|Aug humidity = 68.1
|Sep humidity = 72.8
|Oct humidity = 78.2
|Nov humidity = 80.5
|Dec humidity = 84.8
|year humidity = 75.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 12.9
|Feb precipitation days = 12.6
|Mar precipitation days = 12.7
|Apr precipitation days = 12.7
|May precipitation days = 13.0
|Jun precipitation days = 10.7
|Jul precipitation days = 10.2
|Aug precipitation days = 8.0
|Sep precipitation days = 9.7
|Oct precipitation days = 10.0
|Nov precipitation days = 10.3
|Dec precipitation days = 13.2
|year precipitation days = 136.0
|Jan snow days = 8.1
|Feb snow days = 7.3
|Mar snow days = 4.1
|Apr snow days = 0.6
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 2.2
|Dec snow days = 6.6
|year snow days = 29.0
|Jan sun = 62.1
|Feb sun = 84.9
|Mar sun = 143.4
|Apr sun = 171.3
|May sun = 209.4
|Jun sun = 243.6
|Jul sun = 285.5
|Aug sun = 280.5
|Sep sun = 196.1
|Oct sun = 143.6
|Nov sun = 87.5
|Dec sun = 50.7
|year sun = 1958.6
|source 1 = Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia<ref name = RHSS1991>{{cite web
| url = https://www.hidmet.gov.rs/ciril/meteorologija/stanica_sr_krusevac.php
| title = Monthly and annual means, maximum and minimum values of meteorological elements for the period 1991–2020
| language = sr
| publisher = Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia
| access-date = 20 April 2022
| archive-date = 20 April 2022
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220420203711/https://www.hidmet.gov.rs/ciril/meteorologija/stanica_sr_krusevac.php
| url-status = live
}}</ref><ref name = RHSS1981>{{cite web
| url = http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/eng/meteorologija/stanica_sr.php?moss_id=13383
| title = Monthly and annual means, maximum and minimum values of meteorological elements for the period 1981 - 2010
| language = sr
| publisher = Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia
| access-date = 13 March 2017
| archive-date = 6 July 2016
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==Famous residents==
* [[Stefan Lazarević]] (1377–1427), medieval [[List of Serbian monarchs|ruler of Serbia]]
* [[Stojan Protić]] (1857–1923), [[Prime Minister of Yugoslavia|Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] 1918–1919, 1920
*[[Ljubinka Bobić]] (1897–1978), Serbian actress
* [[Stanislav Binički]] (1872–1942), Serbian composer ([[Marš na Drinu]])
* [[Dobrica Ćosić]] (1921–2014), Serbian writer, first [[President of Serbia and Montenegro|President of FR Yugoslavia]]
* [[Taško Načić]] (1934–1993), Serbian actor
* [[Miodrag Petrović Čkalja]] (1924–2003), One of the most popular Serbian comedians
* [[Bata Paskaljević]] (1923–2004), Serbian actor
* [[Radmila Savićević]] (1926–2001), Serbian actress
* [[Ljiljana Jovanović]] (1930–2012), Serbian actress
* [[América Alonso|America Alonso]] (1936–2022), Venezuelan actress
* [[Miroslav Mišković]] (b. 1945), Serbian businessman
* [[Dragiša Binić]] (b. 1961), Serbian footballer, [[1990–91 European Cup]] winner
* [[Milić Jovanović]] (b. 1966), Serbian footballer, [[1990–91 European Cup]] winner
* [[Ognjen Petrović]] (1948–2000), Serbian footballer
* [[Nebojša Bradić]] (b. 1956), Serbian theatre director, and former Minister of Culture
* [[Goran Grbović]] (b. 1961), Serbian basketball player, bronze medalist at the [[EuroBasket 1987]]
* [[Vojin Ćetković]] (b. 1971), Serbian actor
* [[Marko Živić]] (1972–2021), Serbian actor
* [[Bojan Lazić]] (b. 1974), Serbian footballer
* [[Nataša Tapušković]] (b. 1975), Serbian actress
* [[Branislav Trifunović]] (b. 1978), Serbian actor
* [[Bojan Zajić]] (b. 1980), Serbian footballer
* [[Aleksandar Mitrović (volleyball)|Aleksandar Mitrović]] (b. 1982), Serbian volleyball player
* [[Predrag Pavlović]] (b. 1986), Serbian footballer
* [[Milan Gajić (footballer, born 1986)|Milan Gajić]] (b. 1986), Serbian footballer
* [[Nikola Milošević (footballer, born 1993)|Nikola Milošević]] (b. 1993), Serbian footballer
* [[Stefan Mitrović (footballer, born 2002)|Stefan Mitrović]] (b. 2002), Serbian footballer
* [[Peđa D'Boy|Predrag Jovanović]] (b. 1950), Serbian musician
* [[Dragan Milosavljević]] (b. 1989), Serbian basketball player, silver medalist at the [[EuroBasket 2017]]
* [[Milica Todorović]] (born 1990), Serbian singer
* [[Sanja Vučić]] (born 1993), Serbian singer who represented [[Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Serbia]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2016]] and the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2021]]
* [[Ognjen Jaramaz]] (b. 1995), Serbian basketball player
* [[Tijana Bogdanović]] (b. 1998), Serbian taekwondo practitioner, [[2016 European Taekwondo Championships|European champion]] and silver medalist at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Mimica Pavlović]] (b. 1984) Serbian footballer

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia}}

===Twin towns – Sister cities===
Kruševac is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
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*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pistoia]], [[Italy]] (1966)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Trogir]], [[Croatia]] (1972)
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Travnik]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (1972)
*{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Corfu (city)|Corfu]], [[Greece]] (1985)<ref name="Corfu">{{cite web|url=http://www.allcorfu.com/in-trivia.html|title=AllCorfu.Com: Corfu's Twin Cities|work=allcorfu.com|access-date=25 February 2010|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809111757/http://www.allcorfu.com/in-trivia.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Szentendre]], [[Hungary]] (1990)
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Kiryat Gat]], [[Israel]] (1990)
*{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Rimnicu Vilcea|Râmnicu Vâlcea]], [[Romania]] (2003)
* {{flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Istočno Sarajevo]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (2013)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Градови побратими|url=https://www.krusevac.rs/sr_cir/krusevac/licna-karta/gradovi-pobratimi.html|access-date=2021-01-14|website=www.krusevac.rs}}</ref>
|}

Other forms of co-operation and city friendship similar to the twin/sister city programmes:
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*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Volgograd]], [[Russia]] (1999)
*{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stara Zagora]], [[Bulgaria]] (2000)
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ryazan]], [[Russia]] (2000)
*{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Žalec]], [[Slovenia]] (2006)
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bijeljina]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (2006)

|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Serbia, Krusevac 2.jpg|Women selling poultry at the market, 1913
File:Zvonik.jpg|Belfry
File:Don Zon kula.jpg|Middle Ages era ruins in Kruševac
File:Car Lazar.jpg|Lazar Hrebeljanović's statue in Kruševac
File:Filip Visnjic guslar.jpg|Filip Višnjić's statue in Kruševac
File:Kneginja Milica monument in Kruševac.jpg|Kneginja Milica's statue
File:Kruševac, náměstí III.jpg|The Kosovo Heroes Square
File:Kruševac - Trg kosovskih junaka.JPG|The Kosovo Heroes Square
File:Ks panorama2.jpg|Kruševac panorama
File:Krusevac zgrada okruznog nacelstva.JPG|Town hall
File:Gymnasium building in Kruševac.jpg|Gymnasium and the city museum
File:Kruševac, nádraží.jpg|Main train station in the town
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of cities in Serbia]]
* [[Rubin (company)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Kruševac}}
* {{official website|http://www.krusevac.rs}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20191221165820/http://krusevac.link/ krusevac.link portal]
* [http://www.037info.net 037info Kruševac portal]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190715183158/http://krusevacpress.com/ KruševacPRESS portal]
* [http://www.rasinskiparlament.com Kruševac Parliament portal]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190801155331/http://www.krusevacinfo.com/ Kruševac Info portal]

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