During the Turkish occupation of Hungary the castle was destroyed, and in 1834 a manor house was built in its place.

Putnok lost its importance, in many senses its role was taken over by Ózd, still it got its town status back on March 1, 1989.

Here was the rabbi's house, the poultry slaughterhouse, the elementary school, the teacher's apartment and the Talmud-Torah building.

Chevra Kadisa, who practiced lively charity, had a beautiful foundation house on the main street.

The previous leadership of the Youth Association also performed commendable work in the social and charitable field.

The religious community organized its elementary school in 1875, where Hungarian was the language of instruction from the beginning.

He established a yeshiva, very popular at the time, whose students (more than 150) were cared for by members of the religious community.