Ricse commune is located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, in Hungary. The name Ricse is of Slavic origin.
Settlement from the Árpád era, which was donated to the Lelesz monastery by Bishop Boleszló of Vác.
Until the regulation of the Tisza, it was one of the most closed settlements in Bodrogköz. In the 1700s, 5 families settled in the village: Máté, Vécsy, Körmöndi, Deák, Kocsi. In the early 1900s, it belonged to the Bodrogközi district of Zemplén County.
In 1910, out of 1955 inhabitants, 1954 were Hungarians. Of these, 259 were Roman Catholics, 1,439 Reformed, and 129 Israelites.The importance of Ricse in the life of the region increased after the Peace Treaty of Trianon.It took over the role of the seat of Bodrogközi district from Királyhelmec, which was located on the other side of the border, and except for the period between 1938-1950 it kept it until February 1, 1956, from 1950 already under the name of Ricsei district.
The settlement was home to a significant number of Israeli communities, whose members operated banks and mills. As a result of the Holocaust, their community practically ceased to exist.
