Community: Vaideeni
Composed by five settlements, Vaideeni, Izvorul Rece, Cornet, Marița and Cerna, Vaideeni commune is situated at the foot of Căpățâna mountains, in a temperate continental climate, with rich water courses (Luncavăţul, Recea, Negrişoara, Mariţa and Cerna) and vegetation specific to the mountain area with forests rich in species such as beech, fir, oak, with empty fileds and alpine meadows with a rich hunting fund (bear, wolf, fox, laughing, deer, mountain cock), a landscape of amazing beauty, churches dating back hundreds of years ago, traditions and not lastly, people formed what today is called Vaideeni commune.
The traditional national clothing, pitoresque and authentic of the locals, the existance of a rich and unaltered local oral folklore, instrumental and coregraphical, of a handicraft are elements of pride for locals of Vaideeni. To all these are added the buildings of a high representation by the age and their uniqueness, and certainly, the natural monuments, which the nature built in a beauty hard to express in words; we will mention some of these:
- The Church from Mariţa, built in 1622, visited and researhed by the historian Nicolae Iorga, who has undercovered its secret and registered it in the Historical Monuments;
- Capela Hill (864 m altitude) and The Great Hill (858 m altitude), on which were built the reservoirs and filters of the potable water for the village Vaideeni and Recea, from where opens a beautiful and complete landscape of the two villages;
- On the eastern land road, ascending: Frăsinetul (1174 m altitude), Ursuleţul, Ursu, Vârful Roman hostel (1904 altitude).
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History
The first documentary attestation of Vaideeni village dates back to the XVI century, from the time of Radu cel Mare, and refers to a request that used to take place frequently in rural life - a "trial" for the land.
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Local resources
Being a hilly region, the resources are specific to the mountain environment, the wealth of places are mainly the flora and fauna particularly diverse and abundant that inhabit the forests, meadows and pastures, but also the hydrographic networks and fertile soils.
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Traditions
Because of the harsh life of shepherds, their troubles caused by the surrounding nature, but also some unfortunate occurrences lamenting the herds, they kept the sanctity of certain habits related to certain holidays over the year and they have passed them down from one generation to other.
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