Stare Selo (Ukrainian: Старе Село), literally "Old Village", until 2016 – Chervone (Ukrainian: Червоне), or simply Stare, is a village in Ukraine, in Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast. It is the seat of its local self-governing body, Starosiljskiy Village Council.^{[citation needed]}

Stare Selo
Старе Село
Coordinates: 50°55′N 34°45′E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Sumy Oblast
Raion	Sumy Raion
Government
• Type	Village Council
• Starosiljskiy Village Council	Stare Selo, Barvinkove, Vyshneve
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population
• Total	2,079
Postal code	42353
Telephone code	+380 542

Location

The village of Stare is located on the right bank of the Psel River, 9 km south of central Sumy. Above the village at a distance of 1 km is the village of Barvinkove, below the village at a distance of 2 km is the village of Vyshneve. The Psel in this place is winding, forms swamps, and marshes. Nearby is highway H12.[1]

History

• Founded in 1642 as "Stare Selo".
• In the 19th century, the village of Stare Selo was in Sumskaya Volostj, Sumskoy Uyezd, Kharkivskaya Guberniya. The Nikolaev Church[2] was built in the village.
• In 1930 it was renamed "Chervone" by Russian patriots.^{[citation needed]}
• In 2016 it was given back its original name, Stare Selo.[3]

Transport

Stare has two bus stops: one at the highway and Sumska Street, and another on Pershotravneva Street and Sumska Street.[4] Marshrutkas from Sumy and other villages run to and by the village frequently.[5]

References

External links

• Timetable of marshrutkas to and from Stare Selo
• Weather in Stare Selo

На других языках

[ru] Старое Село (Сумский район)