Piszczac
Piszczac | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′52″N 23°22′34″E / 51.98111°N 23.37611°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Biała Podlaska |
| Gmina | Piszczac |
| Town rights | 1530 |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,087 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LBI |
Piszczac [ˈpʲiʂt͡ʂat͡s] 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 km (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.