Pusztafalu is in pit, above is the Tilalmas (forbidden area)

The first written mention of Pusztafalu dates from 1389. In the 14th century The village belonged to the Füzér royal estate, and later was part of the Szalánci estate. In the first half of the 17th century, the village was a populous, wealthy settlement in the Hegyköz area and had a lot of livestock. The villagers fled due to the invasions and in the late 17th century, the settlement was abandoned. In the 18th century, the land owning Forgách family settled Reformed Protestant families in the village. The village‘s coopers were known far and wide. The cooper’s craft was inherited from father to son even in recent times. The famous Szádeczkys were born in Pusztafalu. Sámuel Szádeczky was banished to Pusztafalu because of his important military role during the War of Independence of 1848. Sámuel Szádeczky become a pastor and the tutor of the village. He won the hearts of the villagers by teaching the recruiting dance based the czardas which even today is danced in the village. The sons, the historian Lajos Szádeczky-Kardos (1859-1935) and the geologist Gyula Szádeczky Kardoss (1860-1935) were born in Pusztafalu. The geologist Elemér Szádeczky-Kardos (1903-1984) was born in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca). In honor of the family, a memorial tablet was placed on the pastors office wall, while in the cemetery a monument has been preserved their memory, where there are many wooden grave markers. The local village museum also awaits visitors to the settlement. (www.pusztafalu.hu)