Piszczac Explained

Piszczac
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lublin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Biała Podlaska
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Piszczac
Established Title:Town rights
Established Date:1530
Coordinates:51.9811°N 23.3761°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:2087
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:LBI

Piszczac is a town in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] Today it is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Piszczac. It lies approximately 20km (10miles) east of Biała Podlaska and 980NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Lublin.

In 1530–1869, it was a town mentioned in old chronicles and in the census of 1566, as Pieszczatka.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Dziarnovich, Aleh . Brest (Bieraście) Region (Paviet) Before and After Reform 1565–1566: To History of Administrative and Territorial Divisions in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . Ukraina Lithuanica . Kiev . 2009 . 1 . 45 . Russian .