Byala Cherkva (Bulgarian: Бяла черква) is a town in Pavlikeni Municipality, Veliko Turnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria.
The settlement is located close to the town of Pavlikeni about 28 km away from the city of Veliko Tarnovo.
Its name in Bulgarian means white church, a popular placename around the world, equivalent to Bela Crkva, Weisskirchen, Whitechurch, etc.
[1][2] Notable natives include the revolutionary Bacho Kiro (1835–1876), the poet and minister of culture Tsanko Tserkovski, and politician Rayko Daskalov.
The first settlement - Byala Cherkva - originated on the higher right bank of the Rositsa river during the first Bulgarian state, as at the beginning of the 13th century.