Type: | commune |
County: | Satu Mare |
Population Total: | auto |
Pișcolt | |
Other Name: | Piskolt |
Leader Name: | Cosmin-Vasile Varga[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Coordinates: | 47.5833°N 40°W |
Elevation: | 128 |
Area Total: | 71.04 |
Postal Code: | 447250 |
Pișcolt (Hungarian: Piskolt, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNp) 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 southwest of Carei and 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.[2]
Ethnic groups (2002 census):
61.90%
24.39%
13.26%
According to mother tongue, 62.67% of the population speak Romanian, while 37.08% speak Hungarian as their first language. [3]