Vărbilău is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Coțofenești, Livadea, Podu Ursului, Poiana Vărbilău, and Vărbilău.
The commune is located in the central part of the county, 36 km (22 mi) north of the county seat, Ploiești. It lies on the banks of the Vărbilău River, in a hilly area at the foot of the Ciucaș Mountains.
A gold ceremonial helm (5th century BC) was discovered at Poiana Coțofenești in 1929. Additional research was done by archaeologist Ioan Andrieșescu [ro], immediately after the finding. The helmet is kept at the National History Museum of Romania.
vărbilău, river, prahova, county, river, commune, prahova, county, muntenia, romania, composed, five, villages, coțofenești, livadea, podu, ursului, poiana, communeion, filipescu, house, coat, armslocation, prahova, countylocation, romaniacoordinates, 21611, 0. For the river in Prahova County see Vărbilău river Vărbilău is a commune in Prahova County Muntenia Romania It is composed of five villages Coțofenești Livadea Podu Ursului Poiana Vărbilău and Vărbilău VărbilăuCommuneIon Filipescu house in VărbilăuCoat of armsLocation in Prahova CountyVărbilăuLocation in RomaniaCoordinates 45 12 58 N 26 1 35 E 45 21611 N 26 02639 E 45 21611 26 02639CountryRomaniaCountyPrahovaGovernment Mayor 2020 2024 Ion Ioniță PSD Area42 06 km2 16 24 sq mi Elevation337 m 1 106 ft Population 2021 12 01 1 5 896 Density140 km2 360 sq mi Time zoneEET EEST UTC 2 3 Postal code107650Vehicle reg PHWebsiteprimaria varbilau wbr ro Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 People 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksGeography editThe commune is located in the central part of the county 36 km 22 mi north of the county seat Ploiești It lies on the banks of the Vărbilău River in a hilly area at the foot of the Ciucaș Mountains History edit nbsp The Helmet of Coțofenești a full gold Geto Dacian helmet dating from the first half of the 4th century BC currently at the National Museum of Romanian History A gold ceremonial helm 5th century BC was discovered at Poiana Coțofenești in 1929 Additional research was done by archaeologist Ioan Andrieșescu ro immediately after the finding The helmet is kept at the National History Museum of Romania People editGabi Luncă 1938 2021 Romanian Romani lăutar musician Ely Culbertson 1891 1955 American contract bridge entrepreneur and personalityReferences edit Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de varstă pe județe și municipii orașe comune la 1 decembrie 2021 XLS National Institute of Statistics Further reading edithttp www cimec ro Arheologie Arhiva Digitala 5Situri PoianaCotofenesti PoianaCotofenesti htm http art historia blogspot com 2010 10 sergiu decebal si coiful de aur html http www2 rgzm de Transformation Romania Mining Image01engl htmExternal links editPoiana Coţofenesti in the Digital Archaeological Archive at cIMeC in Romanian Helmet reconstruction in Romanian Helmet image nbsp This article relating to archaeology in Dacia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Prahova County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vărbilău amp oldid 1129190813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
