Pusztafalu

Pusztafalu
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Pusztafalu
Location of Pusztafalu
Coordinates: 48°32′42″N 21°29′09″E / 48.54504°N 21.48591°E / 48.54504; 21.48591
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
 • Total
7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
257
 • Density36.71/km2 (95.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3995
Area code47

Pusztafalu is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.

Location

It lies in the central part of the Zemplén Mountains, directly next to the Slovak border, about 95 kilometers northeast by road from the county seat of Miskolc.

On the Hungarian side of the border, it has only two neighboring settlements: Füzérkajata from the south and Füzér from the west; on the Slovak side, the two closest settlements are Kuzmice from the northeast and Brezina from the east.

Among the surrounding settlements, Füzér is 2, Füzérkomlós 6, and Filkeháza 8 kilometers away; the nearest towns are Pálháza (10 kilometers away) and Sátoraljaújhely (26 kilometers away).

Accessibility

It is a dead-end settlement, accessible by road only via road 37 122, which branches off from the access road leading to Füzér (side road 37 121). From more distant parts of the country, it can be approached via Pálháza or Hollóháza, on road 3719.

History

The people of Pusztafalu are descendants of Mongols. The Mongols who invaded during the Mongol invasion won a battle at Muhi on April 11, 1241, and Béla IV was forced to flee. For unknown reasons, the Mongols left the country after about 1 year, except for those who settled at the foot of Tolvaj Hill in the Zemplén. A landslide destroyed the village, hence its name, Pusztafalu (Barren Village). Subsequently, the first six houses were built in the pit, and the sixth house is still called "hatházi" (six-house) today. The Mongols who remained here took the family name Harda, referring to the fact that they are from the Mongol horde. Since several Harda families existed, they had to be distinguished, so they became e.g. A. Harda, F Harda, Zs. Harda, Ö. Harda, Harda, Kis-Harda, Harda-Pál etc. In 1389 it is mentioned as Puztawyfalu, and it was part of the Füzér estate. In 1565 it was ravaged by Turkish hordes, and again in 1715; it was repopulated by Reformed Hungarians. Pusztafalu always belonged to Abaúj-Torna County. In 1920, 2/3 of the village was annexed to Czechoslovakia, which also meant that the settlement lost Lake Izra, the largest lake in the Zemplén.

Local government

Mayors

  • 1990–1994: Endre Czók (KDNP)[1]
  • 1994–1998: Endre Czók (independent)[2]
  • 1998–2002: Krisztián Csaba Majoros (independent)[3]
  • 2002–2006: Krisztián Csaba Majoros (independent)[4]
  • 2006–2010: Dénes Mester (independent)[5]
  • 2010–2014: Dénes Mester (independent)[6]
  • 2014–2015: Krisztián Csaba Majoros (Fidesz-KDNP)[7]
  • 2016–2019: Viktor Takács (independent)[8]
  • 2019–2024: Viktor Takács (Fidesz-KDNP)[9]
  • 2024– : Viktor Takács (Fidesz-KDNP)[10]

A by-election for mayor was held in the settlement on February 7, 2016, due to the death of the previous mayor.[11] Among the three candidates was one of the former mayors, Dénes Mester, but with his result of 21.64%, he only achieved third place.[8]

Population

In 2001, nearly 100% of the settlement's population declared themselves to be of Hungarian nationality.[12]

During the 2011 census, 96% of the residents declared themselves Hungarian (4% did not answer). The religious distribution was as follows: Roman Catholic 9.5%, Reformed 79%, Greek Catholic 2%, non-denominational 1.5% (4.5% did not answer).[13]

In 2022, 87.8% of the population declared themselves Hungarian, 3.2% Ukrainian, 1.6% Slovak, 0.5% German, and 1.1% other, non-domestic nationality (11.6% did not answer; due to dual identities, the total may be greater than 100%). By religion, 10.6% were Roman Catholic, 60.8% Reformed, 2.1% Greek Catholic, 0.5% other Christian, and 0.5% non-denominational (24.9% did not answer).[14]

Notable people

  • Lajos Szádeczky-Kardoss (1859–1935), historian
  • Gyula Szádeczky-Kardoss (1860–1935), geologist

References

  1. ^ "Pusztafalu települési választás eredményei" (.tar archive) (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Választási Iroda. 1990. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  2. ^ "Pusztafalu települési választás eredményei" (in Hungarian). Országos Választási Iroda. 1994-12-11. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  3. ^ "Pusztafalu települési választás eredményei" (in Hungarian). Országos Választási Iroda. 1998-10-18. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. ^ "Pusztafalu települési választás eredményei" (in Hungarian). Országos Választási Iroda. 2002-10-20. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. ^ "Pusztafalu települési választás eredményei" (in Hungarian). Országos Választási Iroda. 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  6. ^ "Pusztafalu települési választás eredményei" (in Hungarian). Országos Választási Iroda. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  7. ^ "Pusztafalu települési választás eredményei" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Választási Iroda. 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  8. ^ a b "Pusztafalu települési időközi választás eredményei" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Választási Iroda. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  9. ^ "Pusztafalu települési választás eredményei" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Választási Iroda. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  10. ^ "Pusztafalu települési választás eredményei" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Választási Iroda. 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  11. ^ "Időközi helyi önkormányzati választások" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Választási Iroda. 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  12. ^ A nemzetiségi népesség száma településenként
  13. ^ Pusztafalu Helységnévtár
  14. ^ Pusztafalu Helységnévtár


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