Bezdead
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Bezdead is a commune(town) in the N-E of Dambovita county in Romania. Bezdead is a Subcarpathian town, dominated by abrupt hills and spectacular valleys and forrests. It is 10 kilometers away from Pucioasa town (to the South) and right between Ialomita and Prahova Valleys (15 km to each). Bucharest is 120 km away, Targoviste, the county seat is 30 km away. The neighbours are Buciumeni to the in W, Ursei to the E, Breaza to the NE and Miculesti(Pucioasa) to the S. Only the road to Pucioasa has some poor quality asphalt, half way to Buciumeni is in better condition, the road to Breaza is a challenge for cars and the road to Ursei is not usable by cars. Builing the road to Breaza is one of the main projects currently undertaken. The town itself runs parallel to the river Bizdidel for 12 km. There is a main street that goes along with the river (Strada Principala) and several side streets(ulite) running along the valleys formed by small affluents flowing into Bizdidel. The best known are Valea Leurzii, Valea Barzii, Valea lui Coman, etc.
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[edit] People
The population is 5023 people (2006) and declining. The town is composed of 4 villages: Magura, Bezdead, Ramata and Costisata. The city hall, main entertainment hall (casa de cultura), football field, etc are located in the middle of the town, in Bezdead village. Traditionally people would finish elementary school in Bezdead then commute to Pucioasa or Targoviste for highschool. During the communist era many people commuted daily for work to the plants in Targoviste (Upet, Saro), Fieni (Cimentul, Steaua), Pucioasa (Trainica, which used to employ mostly women) the Lespezi Quarry. Bucharest, Targoviste and the Valea Prahovei towns of Sinaia and Busteni used to be the main destinations for the locals who moved permanetly looking for opportunity. The Busteni cable cars, for instance, used to be run entirely by people from Bezdead. Recently the locals started to move for work to Spain and Italy. Used to the hard work which is required if you live in Bezdead most prosper abroad. A reverse movent takes place when people come back at old age, after they retire. Also there are a considerable (and ever increasing) number of people from Bucharest who own vacation houses in Bezdead. For instance on Valea Barzii 5 of the last 6 houses built belong to people from Bucharest, a famous lawyer, a doctor and a minister's chief of staff among them.
[edit] Points of interest
Malul de Rasuna (echo producing wall in N end of Bezdead), Coltul Morii, valleys like Coporod, Morii, Leurzii, Barzii etc., frequent encounters with bears on the surrounding valleys; the local beverage called tuica (distilled from plums, a bit stronger than wine) that many people have an addiction for.
[edit] External links
http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezdead,_D%C3%A2mbovi%C5%A3a
[edit] Photos
 Orthodox Church, Magura |
 School in Magura |
 Drumul spre Breaza |
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