Byala, Ruse Province

Byala Бяла
Town
Church of St George
Byala Location of Byala, Rousse Province
Coordinates: 43°27′N 25°44′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Rousse
Municipality	Byala
Government
• Mayor	Yuri Simeonov
Elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Population  (31.12.2009)
• Total	9,015
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	7100
Area code	08121

Byala bridge

Byala (Bulgarian: Бяла [ˈbʲałɐ]) is a town in Ruse Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Byala Municipality. The town is located on the crossroad between roads that connect Ruse with Veliko Tarnovo and Pleven with Varna. 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 can also be found in the town. As of December 2009, Byala had a population of 9,015.

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  Clock tower in Byala
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  Road bridge in front of Byala bridge
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  Liberation War Museum Notable people with descent from Byala 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. His grandfather was from Byala.

Incidents

• A major traffic accident 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 15 m (49 ft) down from the bridge.