Chiojdu

Chiojdu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkjoʒdu]) is a commune in the northwestern hill and mountainside region of Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania.The commune's inhabited regions are located to its south, in the valley of the Bâsca Chiojdului, but its administrative territory extends northwards into the mountains, to the Siriu Peak (1654 m), the highest altitude in Chiojdu.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.A typical Chiojdu house design features a high porch on top of a cellar entrance on its facade.Also, the Vergu-Mănăilă House and the restaurant in Crâng Park, both buildings located in Buzău, share the same basic architectural features.
A typical house from Chiojdu, at the Village Museum in Bucharest
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