Stara Sil

Stara Sil (Стара Сіль; Stara Sól; Salzbrock), formerly known as Stara Ropa (Стара Ропа) 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:.

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 – Khyriv at a distance of 7 km from the district center Staryi Sambir and 96 km from the regional center of Lviv.

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. 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:
 * 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.

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