The cultivation of the surrounding fields was achieved by intense, hard work since the area is highly argillaceous.

After World War II, the developing industrial life in Hungary freed many workforce in the area.

The domestic life within Teresztenye slowly started to disappear and the area's coal mines were closed since the youth of the village move to the cities: Miskolc and Kazincbarcika.

The older population were unable to cultivate the harsh, mountainside's field and even the once famous plumtree orchard became wildly overgrown.

The idyllic nature, the peaceful inhabitants and the surrounding area, which is rich in sights to see (Aggtelek, Bükk Mountains, the Krásna Hôrka Castle), helped Teresztenye to become a famous target for rural tourism instead of becoming a forever-lost treasure in Hungary.