Starosel

Starosel () is a village in central Bulgaria, Hisarya Municipality, Plovdiv Province. It lies at the foothills of the Sredna Gora mountain range along the shores of Pyasachnik river.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.native_name: Старосел
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Starosel.jpg
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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: EET
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset: +2
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset_DST: +3
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.map_caption: Location of Starosel, Bulgaria
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Bulgaria
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Starosel, Bulgaria
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.postal_code_type: Postal Code
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Plovdiv Province
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total: 945
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of: 15.09.2022

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Official name: Starosel
Population: 855
Area: 127.069
Elevation: 358

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Commons category: Starosel
postal code: 4175

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Starosel () is a village in central Bulgaria, Hisarya Municipality, Plovdiv Province. It lies at the foothills of the Sredna Gora mountain range along the shores of Pyasachnik river.

== History == Starosel is known for the abundance of ancient Neolithic and Thracian sites, with some finds dating as far back as the 5th-6th millennium BC. Evidence from 20th-century excavations reveals that the village burgeoned into an important and wealthy Thracian city in the 5th century BC.