Biala Cerkiew
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Collage of the views of Bila Tserkva, Top left:A view of Ros River and Tsentralnyy Bridge (Центральний міст), Top middle:Belotserkovsky National Agrarian University (Білоцерківський національний аграрний університет), Top right:The Heroes Hundreds of Heaven Street (Вулиця Героїв Небесної Сотні), Bottom upper left:Kurbas Market Mall, Bottom lower left:Colonnade Echo (Колонада «Луна»), Bottom right:Panoramic view of Bila Tserkva with Torhova Square
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 Bila Tserkva
Location of Bila Tserkva
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| Coordinates: 49°47′56″N 30°06′55″E / 49.79889°N 30.11528°ECoordinates: 49°47′56″N 30°06′55″E / 49.79889°N 30.11528°E | |||
| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Kiev Oblast | ||
| Raion | Bila Tserkva City Municipality | ||
| Founded | 1032 | ||
| Magdeburg Rights | 1589 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Head of City Council |
Vasyl Savchuk | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 34.77 km2 (13.42 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 148 m (486 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 211,100 | ||
| • Density | 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 09100-09117 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+380) 4563 | ||
| Vehicle registration | AI/10 | ||
| Sister cities | Barysaw, Jingzhou, Kaunas, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Noginsk, Kremenchuk | ||
| Website | http://www.bilatserkva.info/ | ||
Bila Tserkva (Ukrainian: Бі́ла Це́рква [ˈbʲiɫɑ ˈtsɛrkwɑ]; Polish: Biała Cerkiew; Russian: Белая Церковь, tr. Belaya Tserkov; literally 'White Church') is a city in central Ukraine, the largest city in Kiev Oblast. Bila Tserkva is located on the Ros River approximately 80 km (50 mi) south of Kiev. The area is 34 km2 (13 sq mi). Its population is approximately 207,745 (2017 est.).
Administratively, Bila Tserkva is incorporated as a town of oblast significance. It also serves as the administrative center of Bila Tserkva Raion (district), though administratively it does not belong to the raion.
The town was founded in 1032 as Yuriev by Yaroslav the Wise, whose Christian name was Yuri. The present name of the city, literally translated, is "White Church" and may refer to the (no longer existing) white-painted cathedral of medieval Yuriev. Since 1363 it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and since 1569 to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Was granted Magdeburg Rights in 1620 by Sigismund III Vasa.
The Treaty of Bila Tserkva between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Ukrainian Cossack rebels under Bohdan Khmelnytsky was signed here in 1651.
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