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):

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

References

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Category:Communes in Satu Mare County

Category:Localities in Crișana

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