Pișcolt
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Satu Mare
|population_total = auto
|map_caption = Location in Satu Mare County
|name = Pișcolt
|other_name = Piskolt
|image_skyline = Piscolt SM center.JPG
|image_caption = Commune center with Reformed Church
|image_map = Piscolt jud Satu Mare.png
|leader_name = Cosmin-Vasile Varga{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=19 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|term = 2020–2024
|leader_party = PNL
|leader_term =
|coordinates = {{coord|47|35|N|22|18|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation = 128
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 71.04
|population_as_of =
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 447250
|area_code =
|website = {{url|https://primariapiscolt.ro}}
}}
Pișcolt ({{langx|hu|Piskolt}}, Hungarian pronunciation: {{convertIPA-hu|'|p|i|s|k|o|l|t}}) 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 {{cvt|18|km}} southwest of Carei and {{cvt|57|km}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://primariapiscolt.ro/ro/|title=Bine ați venit pe site-ul Primăriei Pișcolt! |language=ro|website=primariapiscolt.ro|publisher=Pișcolt townhall|access-date=June 18, 2021}}
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. [http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2447&localitate_id=2489 Romanian census data, 2002]; retrieved on March 22, 2010
Natives
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Category:Localities in Crișana
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