Byala Cherkva
# Byala Cherkva

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 has a population of 2,612 inhabitants.

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

## History

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"

## Church

* Church "Saint Dimitar"

## Tourism

The town area spots churches, monuments and river bridges.

## Gallery

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