Pișcolt

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Pișcolt
Piskolt
Commune
Commune center with Reformed Church
Commune center with Reformed Church
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Pișcolt is located in Romania
Pișcolt
Pișcolt
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°35′N 22°18′E / 47.583°N 22.300°E / 47.583; 22.300Coordinates: 47°35′N 22°18′E / 47.583°N 22.300°E / 47.583; 22.300
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • MayorCosmin-Vasile Varga[1] (PNL)
Area
71.04 km2 (27.43 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
3,161
 • Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
447250
Vehicle reg.SM
Websiteprimariapiscolt.ro

Pișcolt (Hungarian: Piskolt, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpiʃkolt]) is a commune of 3,285 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Pișcolt, Resighea (Reszege) and Scărișoara Nouă (Piskolcliget).

The commune is located at the western limit of the county, at a distance of 18 km (11 mi) southwest of Carei and 57 km (35 mi) from the county seat, Satu Mare.

The village Resighea was first attested in a document from 1215; as such, it is the oldest settlement in the county. The village Scărișoara Nouă was founded in 1924 by settlers who came from Scărișoara, Alba County and other places in the Apuseni Mountains.[3]

Demographics[]

Ethnic groups (2002 census):

  • Romanians: 61.90%
  • Hungarians: 24.39%
  • Romanies (Gypsies): 13.26%

According to mother tongue, 62.67% of the population speak Romanian, while 37.08% speak Hungarian as their first language. [4]

Natives[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Bine ați venit pe site-ul Primăriei Pișcolt!". primariapiscolt.ro (in Romanian). Pișcolt townhall. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010
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