Kruševo Brdo is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, municipality Kotor Varoš in geographical region Bosanska Krajina. It is administratively divided into Krševo Brdo I and II. Geography This settlement is located at the beginning of the valley of the Vrbanja river. Situated on the northeastern slopes of the Kruševo Brdo mountain (1,178 m) and Milanovo brdo (southwest side of the hill, 1,022 m). This valley is spreading along Vrbanja river to its estuary in Vrbas (Banja Luka). Kruševo Brdo consists of many hamlets that are scattered on the slopes of Krusevo and Milan's hills that are the parts of the Vlasic masiff. On the slopes of Milan's hills there are: Trifunovići Jankovići, Novakovići and Gavranovići (right bank of Vrbanja), and Potok, Pavlovići, Panići and Čudnić on left slopes (northeast of Kruševo hill). Central hamlet is Čudnić (612 m) at the mouth of the eponymous waterflow, below Arapov Brijeg (Arabs hill, 928 m above sea level). All local roads descend into this place. In hamlet of Čudnić is the mouth of two rivers: Bobovica and Čudnić. Above Panići hamlet (on Ravni Omar plateau) flowing Ilomska. Distance surrounding localities from the Central point (hamlet Čudnić): Bobovice (2.6 km) Gelići (3.5 km) Jankovići (2.6 km) Javorje (0.2 km) Mali Brić (5.2 km) Novakovići (3.3 km) Pavlovići (5.2 km) Pilipovina (4.8 km) Veliki Brić (4.4 km) Places near Krusevo brdo Struzic - Aleksin potok - Americka strana - Arapov brijeg - Babanovac - Bagici - Balabanovac - Barnice - Baturovac - Bijeda - Bijelo bucje - Bile vode - Biljeg - Bilska kosa - Biser glavica - Krusevo brdo Kruševo Brdo is administratively divided into Kruševo Brdo I and Kruševo Brdo II. According to the last census in the Former Yugoslavia, in both of these parts were in total 793 persons. History Archaeological records confirm the existence of a Roman settlement in the nearby Šiprage (in the sixth century or earlier), while tufa stećci has testified to the Old Bosnian (Bogomils) settlement in the twelfth century. T In the seventh century this area was populated by South Slavs who were mixing all this with the natives until the present day. The autochthonous population of "Dobri Bošnjani" (Good Bosnians) in Kruševo Brdo and Šiprage area were et least in majority. The first Bosnian State was established in the 10th century. In the medieval ages, Kruševo Brdo belonged to the old state of