Staro Selo

Staro Selo is a common Slavic name for villages.

Word origin

Selo means ' village ' in the West Slavic languages that are common on the Balkan Peninsula (Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian), staro 'old', the Latin equivalent of antiqua villa .

The equivalent German name ' Altdorf ', 'Altes Dorf' can be found in Germany as Altes Dorf (Hildesheim) .

The opposite of Staro Selo is Novo Selo ('New Village').

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Staro Selo (Općina Glamoč) , Glamoč municipality ,
• Staro Selo (Općina Donji Vakuf) , Donji Vakuf Municipality ,
• Staro Selo (Općina Kalesija) , Donji Kalesija municipality ,
• Staro Selo - a district of Goranci ,

Bulgaria

• Staro Selo (Lovech Oblast) , Lovech Oblast ,
• Staro Selo (Pernik Oblast) , Pernik Oblast ,
• Staro Selo (Silistra Oblast) , Silistra Oblast ,
• Staro Selo (Sliven Oblast) , Sliven Oblast ,
• Staro Selo (Wraza Oblast) , Wraza Oblast ,

• another similar toponym is Starosel , Plovdiv Oblast ,

Croatia

• Staro Selo (Otočac Municipality) , Otočac Municipality ,
• Staro Selo (Sisak Municipality) , Sisak Municipality ,
• Staro Petrovo Selo (in German literally 'Alt Peters Dorf'),

Republic of Macedonia

• Staro Selo (Makedonski Brod Municipality ) , Makedonski Brod Municipality ,
• Staro Selo (Jegunovce Municipality) , Jegunovce Municipality ,

Montenegro

• Staro Selo (Nikšić Municipality) , Nikšić Municipality ,

Russia

• Staroe Selo (Russian Старое Село), Smolensk Oblast ,

Serbia

• Staro Selo (municipality of Velika Plana) , municipality of Velika Plana ,
• Staro Selo (Jagodina Municipality) , Jagodina Municipality ,
• Staro Selo (Prokuplje Municipality) , Prokuplje Municipality ,
• Staro Selo (Opština Ćuprija) , municipality of Ćuprija ,

See also

• Stare Selo , places in Ukraine