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Stara Sil (Ukrainian: Стара Сіль, lit. 'Old Salt'; Polish: Stara Sól; German: Salzbrock), formerly known as Stara Ropa (Ukrainian: Стара Ропа, lit. 'Old Brine') is a rural settlement in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Staryi Sambir urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 1,074 (2022 estimate).
The settlement is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians hills in the western part of the Lviv region. This is on the path Staryi Sambir – Khyriv at a distance of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the administrative center Staryi Sambir and 96 kilometres (60 mi) from the regional center of Lviv.
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. 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 urban-type settlement. 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:
Ludwik Dutkiewicz (1921–2008), an artist, was born in Stara Sil.
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