Piricse is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Piricse | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.99 km2 (14.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,871 |
| • Density | 50.58/km2 (131.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4375 |
| Area code | 42 |
Geography
editIt covers an area of 36.99 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population
editOf the town's population of 1,835 people (2001) 94.5% identified themselves as Hungarian and 5.5% as Gypsy.[1]
Notable people
edit- Michael Fedics (1851–1938), the great storytellers.
- Rabbi Yaakov Yehuda Aryeh Leib Frenkel[2](died 1940) - the Town Rabbi
- Irene Wild recognized jazz singer. The Budapest Jazz Garden Club 's founder.
Jewish community
edit- Prior to the Holocaust a small Jewish community existed in Piricse.
- The Jewish population in 1880 was 171 and declined to 73 by 1930.[3]
47°46′N 22°09′E / 47.767°N 22.150°E
- ^ The 2001 census, ethnic data series
- ^ Gevuras Aryeh 1990 Edition
- ^ JewishGen Locality Page - Piricse, Hungary
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