Pișcolt

Commune in Satu Mare, Romania

Pișcolt Piskolt
Commune
Commune center with Reformed Church
Location in Satu Mare County
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 (2021-12-01)^[2]	2,932
• Density	41/km² (110/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

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

Claudiu-Lucian Pop

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Bine ați venit pe site-ul Primăriei Pișcolt!". primariapiscolt.ro (in Romanian). Pișcolt townhall. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010