Byala Cherkva

Byala Cherkva (Bulgarian: Бяла Черква) is a town in Pavlikeni Municipality part of 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 to world, equivalent to Bela Crkva, Weisskirchen, Whitechurch, etc. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 2,612 inhabitants. Notable native include the revolutionary Bacho Kiro (1835–1876) the poet and minister of culture Tsanko Tserkovski, and politician Rayko Daskalov.