Bila Tserkva
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Bila Tserkva Бiла Церква |
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Collage of the views of Bila Tserkva
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 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: Бiла Церква (Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈbʲiɫɑ ˈt͡sɛrkwɑ]), Polish: Biała Cerkiew, Russian: Белая Церковь, 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). Population: 210,919 (2013 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. This event is also traditionally referred as foundation of Tartu, Estonia. 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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