Chendu

Chendu is not a castle but a village within the Bălăușeri commune, located in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. Situated at an elevation of 322 meters, the village lies in a region historically known as the northern reaches of Küküllő County. Before the administrative reforms of 1876, this area served as a border zone near the Székely Land. Following the split of the county, it became part of Kis-Küküllő County within the Kingdom of Hungary. The village is one of six settlements comprising the commune, which also includes Agrișteu, Bălăușeri, Dumitreni, Filitelnic, and Senereuș.

The historical trajectory of Chendu mirrors that of the broader Transylvanian region. After the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919 and the subsequent Treaty of Trianon in 1920, the village, along with the rest of Transylvania, was integrated into the Kingdom of Romania. While specific construction dates for individual structures in Chendu are not detailed in available records, the area reflects a diverse cultural heritage shaped by Hungarian, Romanian, Roma, and German communities. Demographic data from recent censuses indicates a continuing multicultural population, with Hungarians forming the majority alongside significant Romanian and Roma minorities.

Today, Chendu exists as a rural settlement within a commune notable for its economic significance rather than architectural monuments. The broader Bălăușeri territory hosts the Filitelnic gas field, one of the two largest natural gas production sites in Romania. There is no mention of a castle named Chendu in historical or contemporary records; instead, the village functions as part of an agricultural and industrial landscape. The commune maintains active local governance and preserves its mixed heritage through its demographic composition and historical continuity from medieval county divisions to modern Romanian administration.