Byala ( ) is a town in

Ruse Province Ruse Province (), or Rusenska Oblast (, former name Ruse okrug) is a province in northern Bulgaria, named after its main city, Ruse, neighbouring Romania via the Danube. It is divided into eight municipalities with a total population, as of F ...

, Northern

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. It is the

administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...

of the homonymous Byala Municipality. The town is located on the crossroad between roads that connect Ruse with

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo (, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. It is the historical and spiritual capital of Bulgaria. Often referred to as the "''City of the Tsars''", Velik ...

and

Pleven Pleven ( ) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest economic center in ...

with

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. Close to it is the town of Borovo. The noted Belenski most (Byala Bridge) over the Yantra River is located in the vicinity. The Liberation War Museum dedicated to the

Russo-Turkish War The Russo-Turkish wars ( ), or the Russo-Ottoman wars (), began in 1568 and continued intermittently until 1918. They consisted of twelve conflicts in total, making them one of the longest series of wars in the history of Europe. All but four of ...

can also be found in the town. As of December 2009, Byala had a population of 9,015.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
File:BigbenByala.JPG, Clock tower in Byala File:Road bridge in front of Byala Bridge.jpg, Road bridge in front of Byala bridge File:Byala-Rousse-district-Museum-of-Liberation-War.jpg, Liberation War Museum Notable people with descent from Byala

Refet Bele Refet Bele (1881 – 3 October 1963), also known as Refet Bey or Refet Pasha was a Turkish military commander. He served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army, where he retired as a general. Life He was born to a Turkish family in Selanik, ...

(1881 – 3 October 1963), also known as Refet Bey or Refet Pasha was a Turkish military commander. He served in the

Ottoman Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922. Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the years ...

and the

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, where he retired as a general. His grandfather was from Byala.

Incidents

*A major

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on 7 December 2006 on a different bridge over the river claimed 18 lives, as a truck hit a bus travelling between Byala and its railway station, causing the bus to fall down from the bridge.Катастрофа почерни Бяла

References

Towns in Bulgaria Populated places in Ruse Province {{RuseBG-geo-stub