Discover Leordeni: Culture, History and Landscape

Culture and History

In Ciolcești, in the municipality of Leordeni in Argeș County, stands the Casa Memorială “Dinu Lipatti”. The building is a villa that Constantin Lipatti, the violinist and father of Dinu Lipatti, had built between 1938 and 1942 in the Neo-Romanian style. Ciolcești is also home to the Expoziția Memorială “Dinu Lipatti”. The exhibition can be visited Monday to Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00.

The wooden church of Glâmbocata-Deal (Călugărița) in the municipality of Leordeni is dedicated to the “Nativity of the Lord”. It dates from 1746 and is an architectural monument of national interest. As the church of a nuns’ skete, it served as a religious community site. The present-day church of Leordeni-Cretulescu was built between 1858 and 1861 in place of an older church dating from 1745. Its trefoil ground plan comprises the altar area, naos, pronaos and vestibule. There is a tower above both the pronaos and the naos.

The church of Leordeni-Golescu was founded on 15 August 1835 by the great boyar Iordache Golescu. Thus, church buildings from different centuries stand side by side in Leordeni: the wooden church of Glâmbocata-Deal dates from 1746, the older church of Leordeni-Cretulescu from 1745, while the present-day building of Leordeni-Cretulescu was constructed between 1858 and 1861.

Manor House and Park

The Lahovary-Gussi manor house ensemble in Leordeni is considered an ensemble dating from the 17th to the 19th century. It includes a 19th-century park. The ensemble and park therefore combine architectural and landscape elements dating from the 17th to the 19th century.

Landscape and Rural Culture

The vegetation in Leordeni includes forests of oak, sessile oak and Turkey oak. The landscape also features floodplain meadows with alders and willows. Thus, both various oak stands and damp meadow areas with their characteristic tree species form part of the described landscape.

Leordeni’s autumn food culture included grapes, țuică and wine. These products were also offered for sale. The autumn selection therefore included both the grapes themselves and the beverages țuică and wine, known from them or from regional processing.

Surroundings

The Casa Memorială Dinu Lipati is a historic site in the vicinity of Leordeni. Mânăstirea Pătroaia Deal is a monastery in the surroundings of Leordeni. Biserica Naşterea Maicii Domnului, a church in this area, is also located nearby. Biserica Baloteasca is another church in the vicinity of Leordeni.

La Fântâna de la Cruce is a spring in the surroundings of Leordeni. Dealul Călugăriţa is a hill nearby. Dealul Glâmbocelul and Dealul Glodu are further hills in the vicinity of Leordeni.

Other places on the same higher administrative level include Câmpulung, Valea Mare Pravăț, Costești, Godeni, Schitu Golești, Cotmeana, Argeșelu and Călinești.

For the higher-level travel overview: Argeş.