Official Name: | Staro Selo |
Native Name: | Старо село |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Staro selo |
Coordinates: | 43.9828°N 26.5328°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Silistra |
Subdivision Name2: | Tutrakan |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Angel Angelov |
Elevation M: | 26 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 865 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 7637 |
Area Code: | 08633 |
Staro Selo (Bulgarian: Старо село, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Satu Vechiu) is a village in northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in the Republic, District Silistra.
Staro selo is located in the Danube Valley, 5 km from the Danube, in the valley of the former Old River. Currently the river is dry, but archaeological excavations prove that it ever sailed ships. The village is surrounded on all sides by dense forests. Currently in the old village has no more than 1,000 residents who are engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry and horticulture.