Byala, Ruse Province

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Byala

| native_name = {{lang|bg|Бяла}}

| settlement_type = Town

| pushpin_map = Bulgaria

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Byala, Rousse Province

| pushpin_mapsize =

| image_skyline = Stgeorgebyala.jpg

| image_caption = Church of St George

| coordinates = {{coord|43|27|N|25|44|E|region:BG|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Bulgaria

| subdivision_type1 = Province (Oblast)

| subdivision_name1 = Rousse

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Byala

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Yuri Simeonov

| elevation_m = 54

| population_total = 9,015

| population_footnotes =

| population_as_of = 31.12.2009

| timezone = EET

| utc_offset = +2

| timezone_DST = EEST

| utc_offset_DST = +3

| postal_code_type = Postal Code

| postal_code = 7100

| area_code = 08121

}}

File:Byala bridge.jpg

Byala ({{langx|bg|Бяла}} {{IPA|bg|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 had a population of 9,015.{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113165731/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont |date=November 13, 2010 }}

File:BigbenByala.JPG|Clock tower in Byala

File:Road bridge in front of Byala Bridge.jpg|Road bridge in front of Byala bridge

File:Byala-Rousse-district-Museum-of-Liberation-War.jpg|Liberation War Museum Notable people with descent from Byala Refet Bele (1881 – 3 October 1963), also known as Refet Bey or Refet Pasha was a Turkish military commander. He served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army, where he retired as a general. His grandfather was from Byala.