Bila Tserkva
Encyclopedia : B : BI : BIL : Bila Tserkva
| Coat of Arms | |
|---|---|
| |
Bila Tserkva (Ukrainian: Бiла Церква, Polish:Biała Cerkiew, Russian: ; also referred to as Belaya Tserkov) is a city located on the Ros' River in the Kiev Oblast (province) in central Ukraine, approximately 80 km. south of the nation's capital, Kyiv. Serving as the administrative center of the Bilotserkivsky Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. The name of the city, literally translated, is "White Church".
The current estimated population is around 190,000.
The city is home to the major automobile tire manufacturer "Rosava".
Activities
Bila Tserkva is home to the football team FC Ros Bila Tserkva. Ros is a team in the lower levels of the Ukrainian Football League.History
Town was founded in 1032 by Yaroslaw the Wise, the Grand Duke of Kyiv. Since 1363 it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and since 1569 to the Crown of the Polish Kingdom. A peace treaty between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Ukrainian Cossacks rebels under Bohdan Khmelnytsky was signed here in 1651.After Third Partition of Poland in 1795 Bila Tserkva came into Imperial Russia. It was a significant market place in 19th century. During the soviet times it became a large industrial center (machine building, building industry).
A large and glorious park "Alexandria" of 2 km² is situated in Bila Tserkva. It was founded in 1793 by the wife of the Polish hetman Franciszek Ksawery Branicki.
Famous people
- Yuriy Zagorodniy - Famous footballer
- Lyudmila Pavlichenko - World War II Soldier
- Ivan Mazepa - Cossack Hetman
See also
|
| Subdivisions of Kiev Oblast, Ukraine |
| |
| |||
| Raions: |
Baryshivsky Raion |
Berezan City |
Bila Tserkva City |
Bilotserkivsky Raion |
Bohuslavsky Raion |
Boryspil City |
Boryspilsky Raion |
Borodiansky Raion |
Brovary City |
Brovarsky Raion |
Fastiv City |
Fastivsky Raion |
Irpin City |
Ivankivsky Raion |
Kaharlytsky Raion |
Kyievo-Sviatoshynsky Raion |
Makarivsky Raion |
Myronivsky Raion |
Obukhivsky Raion |
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi City |
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Raion |
Polisky Raion |
Prypiat City |
Rokytniansky Raion |
Rzhyshchiv City |
Skvyrsky Raion |
Slavutych City |
Stavyshchensky Raion |
Taraschansky Raion |
Tetiivsky Raion |
Vasylkiv City |
Vasylkivsky Raion |
Volodarsky Raion |
Vyshhorodsky Raion |
Yahotynsky Raion |
Zgurivsky Raion
| ||
| Cities: |
Berezan |
Bila Tserkva |
Bohuslav |
Boryspil |
Borodyanka |
Boyarka |
Brovary |
Chornobyl |
Fastiv |
Irpin |
Kaharlyk |
Myronivka
Obukhiv |
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi |
Prypiat |
Rzhyshchiv |
Skvyra |
Slavutych |
Tarascha |
Tetiiv |
Ukrayinka |
Uzyn |
Vasylkiv
Vyshhorod |
Vyshneve |
Yahotyn
| ||
| Towns: |
Baryshivka |
Borodianka |
Ivankiv |
Makariv |
Rokytne |
Stavyshche |
Volodarka |
Zgurivka
| ||
| Villages: | Krasiatychi | ||
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.