Nyírgelse is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It covers an area of 27.61 km² and has a population of 1112 people. The village was first mentioned in 1310, when it was being divided among members of the Gutkeled clan. The village's name appears to reflect a personal name origin, suggesting …Nyírgelse is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It covers an area of 27.61 km² and has a population of 1112 people. The village was first mentioned in 1310, when it was being divided among members of the Gutkeled clan. The village's name appears to reflect a personal name origin, suggesting it had been settled long before 1310. By 1387, the village belonged to a member of the Kállay family named László.