Piricse

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Piricse
Coat of arms of Piricse
Country Hungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
 • Total36.99 km2 (14.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total1,871
 • Density50.58/km2 (131.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4375
Area code(s)42
Location of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county in Hungary

Piricse is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Geography[]

It covers an area of 36.99 km2 (14 sq mi)

Population[]

Of the town's population of 1,835 people (2001) 94.5% identified themselves as Hungarian and 5.5% as Gypsy.[1]

Notable people[]

  • 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[]

  • 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]

Coordinates: 47°46′N 22°09′E / 47.767°N 22.150°E / 47.767; 22.150


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