| Stara Sil | |
| Native Name: | Стара Сіль |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Lviv Oblast |
| Coordinates: | 49.4894°N 22.9656°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lviv Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sambir Raion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Staryi Sambir urban hromada |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1421 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,93 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | /(average value of) |
| Elevation M: | 346 |
| Population Total: | 1074 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 82066 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 3238 |
| Website: | смт Стара Сіль (Ukrainian) |
Stara Sil (Ukrainian: Стара Сіль|lit=Old Salt; ; German: Salzbrock), formerly known as Stara Ropa 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.[1] Population: .
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 7km (04miles) from the district center Staryi Sambir and 96km (60miles) 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.[2] 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.[3] [4]
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.[5]
Stara Sil contains a number of listed architectural monuments of Sambir Raion:
Ludwik Dutkiewicz (1921–2008), an artist, was born in Stara Sil.[6]