Piricse
# Piricse

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 $km^2$ (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.

## Notable people

* Michael Fedics (1851–1938), the great storytellers.
* Rabbi Yaakov Yehuda Aryeh Leib Frenkel(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.

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

* ↑ The 2001 census, ethnic data series
* ↑ Gevuras Aryeh 1990 Edition
* ↑ JewishGen Locality Page - Piricse, Hungary
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