Piszczac

Town in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

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51°58′N 23°23′E / 51.967°N 23.383°E / 51.967; 23.383Country

PolandVoivodeshipLublinCountyBiała PodlaskaGminaPiszczacTown rights1530Population

• Total2,087Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationLBI

Piszczac [ˈpʲiʂt͡ʂat͡s] 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 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Biała Podlaska and 98 km (61 mi) 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]

References

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