in the middle of the 19th century újfalupuszta (called zichyújfalu from 1898 onward) was characterised by feudal backwardness. development was blocked by the existence of the feudal estate and no improvement occurred until capitalism began to develop. progress was dependent on the development of the estate and due to this fact it was very slow. the inhabitants of újfalu were also dependent on the estate for their living and they were mostly household servants and daily workers. there were no villeins in the settlement, which meant that there were no peasant movements either.