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Centralnorth Bulgaria > Byala > History
History of Byala
The name Byala (White) comes from the colour of the surrounding limestone rocks. The settlement emerged around 1596 and was mentioned for the first time in 1618. In 1831-1837 there was an outbreak of an epidemic of plague. Felix Kanits described the settlement in 1871 as a craftsmans centre with a bazaar and many workshops. In 1845 Petko R. Slaveikov was a teacher in this town. After the April Uprising was put to rout, one of its last tragedies took place in the town of Byala. Pursued by a Turkish horde and trying to cross the river and escape Panaiot Volov, Georgi Ikonomov and Stoyan Angelov drowned in Yantra. At the time of the Russian-Turkish War of Liberation, the Headquarters of the Russian Commander Emperor Alexander II was located in the town of Byala. After the Liberation Byala had about 4000 inhabitants. In 1891 it obtained the status of a town.
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