Stary Imielnik is a village in eastern Poland. Administratively, it is part of the Gmina Kłoczew in Ryki County, which lies within the Lublin Voivodeship. The settlement is situated approximately 7 km north‑west of the gmina seat Kłoczew, 15 km north‑west of the county town Ryki, and about 70 km north‑west of Lublin, the regional capital.
Geographically, Stary Imielnik is located at latitude 51°38′N and longitude 22°08′E. The village is positioned in a predominantly agricultural area, characteristic of the Lublin countryside, with surrounding fields and patches of mixed forest. The local infrastructure includes a network of voivodeship and county roads that connect the village to neighboring settlements.
As of the latest available data from Poland’s Central Statistical Office (GUS)‑TERYT register, Stary Imielnik had a population of roughly 120 residents, though precise contemporary figures may vary.
The name “Stary Imielnik” combines the Polish adjective stary (“old”) with the noun Imielnik, which may derive from a local geographical feature or a historical personal name; similar to other Polish toponyms, it likely denotes the “older” part of a settlement originally known simply as Imielnik.
