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 has a population of 9,015 inhabitants.[1]

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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.

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)[1]
• Total	9,015
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	7100
Area code(s)	08121

Trivia

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 down from the bridge.[2]

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[ru] Бяла (Русенская область)