Bila Tserkva (, , or ''Fehéregyháza'' or ''Tiszafejéregyháza'', ) is a village in

Tiachiv Raion Tiachiv Raion (, ) is a raion in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Tiachiv. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zakarpattia Oblast was reduced to ...

Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпатська область), also referred to as simply Zakarpattia (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпаття; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Kárpátalja'') or Transcar ...

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. It belongs to , one of the

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s of Ukraine.

History

In September 2012,

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became the regional language in the village of Bila Tserkva; meaning it was allowed to be used in administrative office work and documents. This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012. However, the

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on 28 February 2018 ruled this legislation unconstitutional.

Demographics

In 2001, 97.16% of the inhabitants spoke Romanian as their native language, while 1.26% spoke Ukrainian.The Ukrainian census of 2001, language data by localities, at https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/

Notable people

* (1926–2016), Romanian folk musician

References

{{Authority control Villages in Tiachiv Raion Romanian communities in Ukraine