Staryi Merchik

an urban-type settlement in Valki Raion, Kharkov Oblast, Ukrainian SSR; situated 38 km west of Kharkov. Railroad station (Merchik) on the Liubotin-Sumy line. Staryi Merchik has a furniture factory and a brickyard. There is also a veterinary and zootechnical technicum and a historical museum in the settlement.