Bila Tserkva, Zakarpattia Oblast

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

Village in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine

Bila Tserkva

Біла Церква

Biserica Albă

Village

Coat of arms

Bila Tserkva

Location in Zakarpattia Oblast

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Bila Tserkva

Location in Ukraine

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Coordinates: 47°57′0″N 23°55′59.99″E﻿ / ﻿47.95000°N 23.9333306°E﻿ / 47.95000; 23.9333306
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.

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.

## History

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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

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

## Notable people

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

## References

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1. ^ a b "Romanian becomes regional language in Bila Tserkva in Zakarpattia region". Kyiv Post. Interfax-Ukraine. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
2. ^ "Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional language law of Kivalov-Kolesnichenko". Ukrinform. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
3. ^ The Ukrainian census of 2001, language data by localities, at https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/

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