Pișcolt Explained

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]

Demographics

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]

Natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 19 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Bine ați venit pe site-ul Primăriei Pișcolt! . ro. primariapiscolt.ro. Pișcolt townhall. June 18, 2021.
  3. http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2447&localitate_id=2489 Romanian census data, 2002