Piszczac
Piszczac [ˈpʲiʂt͡ʂat͡s] is a village in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] In 1530–1869, it was a town mentioned in old chronicles and in the census of 1566, as Pieszczatka.[2] 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.
Piszczac | |
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Village | |
  Piszczac | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′N 23°23′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Biała Podlaska |
| Gmina | Piszczac |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,087 |
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.
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