Stare Selo is a village with a population of about 2,100 people located in Lviv Oblast, about 27 km southeast of the center of Lviv. Stare Selo was first mentioned in 1442. In 1498, it was destroyed by the Ottomans, in 1648 – by the Crimean Tatars.

The main attraction of this place is its gradually crumbling castle – an architectural monument of national importance, the largest castle in Lviv Oblast and one of the largest castles in Ukraine. The Stare Selo Castle on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

picturesque abandoned castle

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