Chiojdu

Chiojdu
Commune
House with Blazons
Coat of arms
Location of Chiojdu
Coordinates: 45°21′21″N 26°12′53″E / 45.35583°N 26.21472°E / 45.35583; 26.21472Coordinates: 45°21′21″N 26°12′53″E / 45.35583°N 26.21472°E / 45.35583; 26.21472
Country	Romania
County	Buzău County
Component villages	Bâsca Chiojdului, Cătiașu, Chiojdu, Lera, Plescioara, Poienițe
Government
• Mayor	Gheorghe Dumitrache (since 2004) (PNL)
Population (2002)
• Total	3,842
Website	Commune website (Romanian)

Chiojdu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkjoʒdu]) is a commune in the northwestern hill and mountainside region of Buzău County, Romania. Made up of six villages (Bâsca Chiojdului, Cătiașu, Chiojdu, Lera, Plescioara and Poenițele) 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.

Chiojdu is located in the Chiojdu Hollow, in the sub-Carpathian hills at the south-eastern curvature of the Carpathian Mountains. 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 commune's neighbors are: Prahova County (Starchiojd and Cerașu communes) to the West, Brașov 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.

The earliest known written document mentioning Chiojdu is dated 10 July 1418. It is an act of voivod Michael I of Wallachia by which he acknowledges ownership of the land in Chiojdu to the local yeomen.