Byala, Rousse Province

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Byala, Rousse Province
Byala, Rousse Province (Bulgaria)
Byala, Rousse Province
Byala, Rousse Province
Location of Byala, Rousse Province
Coordinates: 43°27′N 25°44′E / 43.45, 25.733
Country Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)
Rousse
Government
 - Mayor Yuri Simeonov
Elevation 54 m (177 ft)
Population (15.12.2004)
 - Total 11,033
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 7100
Area code(s) 08121

Byala (Bulgarian: Бяла) is a town in northern Bulgaria. It is located in the Rousse Province on the crossroad between roads Rousse-Tarnovo and Pleven-Varna. Close to it is the town of Borovo. The noted Belenski most (Byala Bridge) over the Yantra River is located in the vicinity.

A major traffic accident on 7 December 2006 on a different bridge over the river claimed 18 lives, as a truck hit a bus travelling between Byala and its railway station, causing the bus to fall 15 m down from the bridge.[1]

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