Chiojdu

County	Buzău County
Population (2002)	3,842[1]
Geographical coordinates	45°21′21″N, 26°12′53″E
Mayor	Gheorghe Dumitrache, PNL, since 2004
Component villages	Bâsca Chiojdului, Cătiaşu, Chiojdu, Lera, Plescioara, Poieniţe
Website:	(Romanian) Commune website

Chiojdu (pronounced [ˈkjoʒdu]) is a commune in the north-western hill and mountain-side region of Buzău County, Romania. List of counties See also List of Romanian Counties by Population The Judeţe (translated in English as "counties" are administrative Buzău (bu'zəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Partidul Naţional Liberal ( National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament being edged out "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Buzău (bu'zəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Made up of villages on the bank of the Bâsca Chiojdului River, a small tributary to Buzău River, it is the center of a region known for the good preservation of old traditions and folk art, especially the particular architectural style of the houses. The Bâsca Chiojdului River is a Tributary to the Buzău River in Romania. The Buzău River is a River in eastern Romania, tributary of the Siret River. Folk art describes a wide range of objects that reflect the Craft traditions and traditional social values of various social groups

Location

Chiojdu is located in the Chiojdu Hollow, in the sub-Carpathian hills at the south-eastern curvature of the Carpathian Mountains. Depression in Geology is a Landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (Carpaţi Czech, Polish and Slovak: Karpaty; Ukrainian: Карпати The commune's inhabited regions are located to its south, in the valley of the Bâsca Chiojdului River, but its administrative territory extends northwards into the mountains, to the Siriu Peak (1654 m), the highest altitude in Chiojdu. The Bâsca Chiojdului River is a Tributary to the Buzău River in Romania.

The commune's neighbors are: Prahova County (Starchiojd and Ceraşu communes) to the West, Braşov and Covasna counties (Vama Buzăului and Sita Buzăului communes, respectively) to the North, Siriu and Nehoiu to the East, Pătârlagele and Cătina to the South. Prahova ('prahova is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti. Starchiojd is a commune in Prahova County, Romania. Ceraşu is a commune in Prahova County, Romania. Braşov ((bra'ʃov Hungarian: Brassó) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Braşov Covasna (ko'vasna Kovászna is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe. Vama Buzăului is a commune in Braşov County, Romania. Sita Buzăului is a commune in Covasna county Romania Romanian population represents the majority Siriu is a commune in Buzău County, Romania, on the valley of Buzău River. Nehoiu is a town in Buzău County, Romania, with a population of 11631 Pătârlagele (also spelled Pătîrlagele; /pətɨr'ladʒele/ is a town in the Buzău County, Romania. Cătina is a commune in Buzău County, Romania.

History

The earliest known written document mentioning Chiojdu is dated 10 July 1418. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. It is an act of voivod Michael I of Wallachia by which he acknowledges ownership of the land in Chiojdu to the local yeomen. Michael I (in Romanian, Mihail; died August 1420 was a Voivode (nobleman of the Principality of Wallachia (1418-1420 Yeoman is noun used to indicate a variety of positions or Social classes In the 16th century a yeoman was also a Farmer of middling social status who owned

Legend

There is also a legend explaining the foundation of the Chiojdu village. It speaks of a wealthy Transylvanian peasant named Chiojd who lost all his family and possessions in a fire and started to wander around the mountains. Transylvania (Ardeal or ro ''Transilvania'' Erdély, see also other denominations) is a Central European region located in the eastern half of the Carpathian Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. Once he arrived in the present-day location of the Chiojdu village, he decided to settle down. The beauty of the place helped him move away from the sadness of losing his wife and his home. He eventually married a woman named Bâsca and they had two boys, Chiojdu Mare^[2] and Chiojdu Mic^[3] and a girl named Chojdeanca^[4], who went on to found the villages that kept their names. ^[5]

Architecture

A typical house from Chiojdu, at the Village Museum in Bucharest

Chiojdu is a very representative area for the folk architecture of the Carpathians' curvature region. A typical Chiojdu house design features a high porch on top of a cellar entrance on its facade. A porch is a structure attached to a building forming a covered entrance to a vestibule or doorway A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the Ground floor. A facade or façade (fəˈsɑːd is generally one side of the exterior of a Building, especially the front but also sometimes the sides and rear The basement, typically built of stone, houses cellars where food and wine are stored. The top floor can be made of wood, clay or bricks and is split into several inhabited rooms.

Such a house from the Chiojdu region is part of the open-air exhibition at the Village Museum in Bucharest. The Village Museum ( Muzeul Satului in Romanian) is an open-air ethnographic museum located in the Herăstrău Park ( Bucharest, Romania Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. Also, the Vergu-Mănăilă House and the restaurant in Crâng Park, both buildings located in Buzău, share the same basic architectural features. The Vergu-Mănăilă house is the oldest surviving building in Buzău, Romania. Crâng Park (Parcul Crâng is the largest and most important Park in the city of Buzău, Romania. The city of Buzău (bu'zəw is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Wallachia.

Notable natives

• Constantin Giurescu

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