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Town in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Piszczac
Town
Coat of arms of PiszczacCoat of arms
Piszczac is located in PolandPiszczacPiszczac
Coordinates: 51°58′52″N 23°22′34″E / 51.98111°N 23.37611°E / 51.98111; 23.37611
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyBiała Podlaska
GminaPiszczac
Town rights1530
Population
 • Total2,087
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLBI

Piszczac is a town in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. 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.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 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. Kyiv: Ukraina Lithuanica. p. 45.
Gmina Piszczac
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