Pișcolt

Commune in Satu Mare, Romania

Pișcolt

Piskolt

Commune

Commune center with Reformed Church

Location in Satu Mare County

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
Country| Romania
County| Satu Mare
Government

• Mayor| Cosmin-Vasile Varga[1] (PNL)
Area

| 71.04 km2 (27.43 sq mi)
Elevation

| 128 m (420 ft)
Population

(2011)[2]

| 3,161
• Density| 44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone| EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code|

447250

Vehicle reg.| SM
Website| primariapiscolt.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[edit]

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[edit]

* Claudiu-Lucian Pop

## References[edit]

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" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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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Satu Mare County, Romania

Cities|

* Satu Mare (county seat)
* Carei

Towns|

* Ardud
* Livada
* Negrești-Oaș
* Tășnad

Communes|

* Acâș
* Agriș
* Andrid
* Apa
* Bârsău
* Bătarci
* Beltiug
* Berveni
* Bixad
* Bogdand
* Botiz
* Călinești-Oaș
* Cămărzana
* Cămin
* Căpleni
* Căuaș
* Cehal
* Certeze
* Ciumești
* Craidorolț
* Crucișor
* Culciu
* Doba
* Dorolț
* Foieni
* Gherța Mică
* Halmeu
* Hodod
* Homoroade
* Lazuri
* Medieșu Aurit
* Micula
* Moftin
* Odoreu
* Orașu Nou
* Păulești
* Petrești
* Pir
* Pișcolt
* Pomi
* Porumbești
* Racșa
* Săcășeni
* Sanislău
* Santău
* Săuca
* Socond
* Supur
* Tarna Mare
* Târșolț
* Terebești
* Tiream
* Turț
* Turulung
* Urziceni
* Valea Vinului
* Vama
* Vetiș
* Viile Satu Mare

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