Byala Cherkva
Place in Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1][2]
Notable natives include the revolutionary Bacho Kiro (1835–1876), the poet and minister of culture Tsanko Tserkovski, and politician Rayko Daskalov.
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".
- School "Bacho Kiro"
![Thumb](#/media/File:Orthodox_church_"St._Dimitar",Byala_Cherkva.jpg)
- Church "Saint Dimitar"
The town area spots churches, monuments and river bridges.
1951
1945
Museum
Monument of Bacho Kiro
Culture center Bacho Kiro
Hariton Kulev
Yordan Hadzhiev
Bacho Kiro
Rayko Daskalov
Alexander Burmov
![Thumb](#/media/File:Читалище_"Бачо_Киро-1869".jpg)
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