Piricse

Place in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
Coat of arms of Piricse
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Country HungaryCountySzabolcs-Szatmár-BeregArea
 • 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 code42
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

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]
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City with county rights

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Other topics

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

  1. ^ The 2001 census, ethnic data series
  2. ^ Gevuras Aryeh 1990 Edition
  3. ^ JewishGen Locality Page - Piricse, Hungary


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