This is the 5974th most frequent Korean word.
살았던
"살았던" means "lived" (past tense, attributive form).
In this sentence, '살았던' is used to denote a past association with a village.
그녀는 한때 살았던 마을에 대해 이야기했다.
She talked about the village she once lived in.
Here, '살았던' indicates a time period during which someone lived.
그가 살았던 시절은 우리와는 다른 시대였다.
The era he lived in was a different time from ours.
Here, '살았던' refers to a specific house in which the subject lived in the past.