Byala Cherkva

Бяла черква
Бяла черква Location of Byala Cherkva
Coordinates: 43°12′N 25°18′E
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Veliko Turnovo
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Petkov
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population  (31.12.2009)
• Total	2,612
Time zone	UTC 2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 3 (EEST)
Postal Code	5220
Area code	06134

Byala Cherkva (Bulgarian: Бяла черква) is a town in Pavlikeni Municipality, Veliko Turnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria. The settlement is located close to the town of Pavlikeni about 28 km away from the city of Veliko Tarnovo. Its name in Bulgarian means white church, a popular placename around the world, equivalent to Bela Crkva, Weisskirchen, Whitechurch, etc. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 2,612.

Notable natives include the revolutionary Bacho Kiro (1835–1876), the poet and minister of culture Tsanko Tserkovski, and politician Rayko Daskalov.

History

Belfry Byala Cherkva

The first settlement - Byala Cherkva - originated on the higher right bank of the Rositsa river during the first Bulgarian state, as at the beginning of the 13th century. Later the village was known as Murad Bey and Gorni Turcheta. In 1832 people from the village built the first church - "St. Dimitar".

Schools

• School "Bacho Kiro"

Orthodox church "St. Dimitar

Church

• Church "Saint Dimitar"

Tourism

The town area spots churches, monuments and river bridges.

Factory in Byala Cherkva

Gallery

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  1951
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  1945
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  Museum
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  Monument of Bacho Kiro
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  Culture center Bacho Kiro
• 
  Hariton Kulev
• 
  Yordan Hadzhiev
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  Bacho Kiro
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  Rayko Daskalov
• 
  Alexander Burmov