Stara Sil (; ; ), formerly known as Stara Ropa () is a

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Sambir Raion Sambir Raion () is a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its capital (political), administrative center is Sambir. Population: It was established in 1965. On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the numb ...

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, of

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. It belongs to

Staryi Sambir urban hromada Staryi Sambir urban hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Sambir Raion of Lviv Oblast. The administrative center is the city of Staryi Sambir. Settlements The hromada consists of 1 city (Staryi Sambir), 1 rural settlement (Stara Sil) and 24 vi ...

, one of the

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s of Ukraine. Population: .

Geography

The settlement is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians hills in the western part of the Lviv region. This is on the path

Staryi Sambir Staryi Sambir (, ; ) is a city in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine, close to the border with Poland. Staryi Sambir hosts the administration of Staryi Sambir urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximat ...

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Khyriv Khyriv (, ; ) is a city in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine with a population of around It hosts the administration of Khyriv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It became known principally for the celebrated eponymous ...

at a distance of from the district center

and from the regional center of

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History and attractions

The first historical mention is traditionally considered the year 1254. However, according to some sources, the settlement was founded as an outpost in the 9–10 century. Since ancient times in the territory settlement were the extraction of salt, hence the name of the settlement. Stara Sil was granted the Magdeburg Law in 1421. Until 18 July 2020, Stara Sil belonged to

Staryi Sambir Raion Staryi Sambir Raion () was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Staryi Sambir. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the nu ...

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Staryi Sambir Raion was merged into Sambir Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Stara Sil was designated

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. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Stara Sil became a rural settlement. Stara Sil contains a number of listed architectural monuments of Sambir Raion: * Church of the Resurrection of Christ (wooden), 17th century * The bell tower of the church of the Resurrection of Christ (wooden), 17th century * Church of St. Michael (stone), 1613–1660, 1922–1928 * The bell tower of the church of St. Michael (mix.), 17th century * Church of Saint Paraskevi (wooden), 16th–17th centuries * The bell tower of the church of St. Paraskevi, 17th century

Notable people

Ludwik Dutkiewicz (1921–2008), an artist, was born in Stara Sil.

Gallery

File:Стара Сіль. Костел Архістратига Михаїла (1660). Стара Сіль..JPG, St. Archangel Michael catholic church File:Костел Архістратига Михаїла (1660). Стара Сіль..JPG, Church and bell tower of the St. Archangel Michael catholic church File:Стара Сіль П'ятницька церква.jpg, Church of St. Paraskevi File:Stara Sol, cerkiew.jpg, Church of the Resurrection

References

External links

смт. Стара Сіль, Львівська область, Старосамбірський район, Облікова картка

* ttp://haidamac.org.ua/2010/02/stara-sil-kostel/ Via Est Vita. Стара Сіль. Частина 1 Костел Архістратига Михаїла
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Literature

* Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Населені пункти, центри селищних і сільських Рад, Старосамбірського району, Стара Сіль. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 785 {{Authority control Rural settlements in Sambir Raion