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Central and Eastern Europe |
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Slavic countries |
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Selo is a Slavic word meaning "village" |
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For example, there are numerous sela called Novo Selo in Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and others in Serbia, and Macedonia. Another Slavic word for a village is ves. In Slovenia, the word selo is used for very small villages. |
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Bulgaria |
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The different types of sela vary from a small selo |
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According to a 2002 census, in that year there were 2,385,000 Bulgarian citizens living in settlements classified as villages. A 2004 Human Settlement Profile on Bulgaria conducted by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. |
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Ukraine |
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A village, known locally as a "selo" |
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Multiple types of rural localities exist, but the two most common are derevnya and selo. Historically, the formal indication of status was religious: a city had a cathedral, a selo had a church, while a derevnya had neither. |
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Russia |
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The country's population lives in rural localities |
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Multiple types of rural localities exist, but the two most common are derevnya and selo. Historically, the formal indication of status was religious: a city had a cathedral, a selo had a church, while a derevnya had neither. |
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