The Legend of Audia Village (1)

During the barbarian invasions, many inhabitants fled from the invaders so as not to be killed or enslaved. They took refuge especially in the dense forests of the mountains, as far away from the invaders as possible. One of these places was also the land near Ceahlău Massif, which was later named Hangu.

Once arrived in these places, they did not leave their lives and possessions to chance. They set up guards in certain places to follow the movements of the barbarians and to signal, by fires lit on the highest places or by sounding their horns or alphorns, the coming or the retreat of enemy troops. From the places where they were hidden, any notice from these guards was eagerly awaited. The reaction of the bannished locals, that means those who took refuge in these places from the barbarian invasions, when they heard the sound of the horn or of the alphorn of those who guarded and surveilled from Altan the Main Way, the road from where the invaders always came, was: ”That’s the sound of the horn!” or ”That’s the sound of the alphorn!”. From that moment on the name of the place where the sound of the horn or of the alphorn could be heard was called Audia, that means the place where the sound come.