Bela Crkva (Бела Црква, pronounced [bɛ̂ːlaː tsr̩̂ːkv̞a]) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Krupanj municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. The village had a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 755 in 2002.
On 7 July 1941, two Serbian police officers were ambushed and killed by Yugoslav partisans in Bela Crkva; this was one of the pivotal moments in the outbreak of the 1941 Serbian uprising.[1]
Historical population
- 1948: 1,053 (mainly native Serbs)
- 1953: 1,080
- 1961: 998
- 1971: 926
- 1981: 888
- 1991: 866
- 2002: 755[2]