Bila Tserkva, Zakarpattia Oblast

Not to be confused with the larger city Bila Tserkva in Kyiv oblast, Ukraine.

Bila Tserkva (Ukrainian: Біла Церква, Romanian: Biserica Albă, Hungarian: Fejéregyháza or Fehéregyháza or Tiszafejéregyháza, Slovak: Bilá Cirkev) is a village in Tiachiv Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Solotvyno rural hromada [uk], one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Bila Tserkva Біла Церква Biserica Albă
Village
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°57′0″N 23°55′59.99″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zakarpattia Oblast
Raion	Tiachiv Raion
Hromada	Solotvyno rural hromada
Area
• Total	11.10 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation	281 m (922 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	3,024
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	90614
Area code	+380 3132
KOATUU	2123681001

A synagogue in Bila Tserkva in 1929.

History

In September 2012, Romanian became the regional language in the village of Bila Tserkva; meaning it was allowed to be used in administrative office work and documents.^[1] This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012.^[1] However, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on 28 February 2018 ruled this legislation unconstitutional.^[2]

Demographics

In 2001, 97.16% of the inhabitants spoke Romanian as their native language, while 1.26% spoke Ukrainian.^[3]

Notable people

• Victoria Darvai [ro] (1926–2016), Romanian folk musician