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 (11 sq mi) and has a population of 1112 people (2015).

[1] The village was first mentioned in 1310, when it was being divided among members of the Gutkeled clan.

By 1387, the village belonged to a member of the Kállay family named László.

As of 2022, the town was 92.2% Hungarian, 0.5% Gypsy, 0.5% Ukrainian, and 1% of non-European origin.