| Official Name: | Staryi Skalat |
| Native Name: | Старий Скалат |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Ternopil Oblast |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ternopil Oblast |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ternopil Raion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Skalat Hromada |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 49.4639°N 25.9822°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 47845 |
Staryi Skalat (Ukrainian: Старий Скалат) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Ternopil Raion, Skalat urban hromada.[1]
According to legend, the village, which was the predecessor of Skalat, was destroyed by the Tatars in the second half of the 15th century. Around 1545 a new village appeared on the site of the destroyed settlement, which was later called eventually became known as Staryi Skalat, unlike Skalat.
In the middle of the 17th century, during the National Liberation Revolution led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Maksym Kryvonis' Cossack detachments were stationed in Staryi Skalat.