Vărbilău

For the river in Prahova County, see Vărbilău (river).

Vărbilău
Commune
Ion Filipescu house in Vărbilău
Coat of arms
Location in Prahova County
Vărbilău Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°12′58″N 26°1′35″E
Country	Romania
County	Prahova
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ion Ioniță (PSD)
Area	42.06 km2 (16.24 sq mi)
Elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)	5,896
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	107650
Vehicle reg.	PH
Website	primaria-varbilau.ro

Vărbilău is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Coțofenești, Livadea, Podu Ursului, Poiana Vărbilău, and Vărbilău.

Geography

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.

History

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, immediately after the finding. The helmet is kept at the National History Museum of Romania.

People

• Gabi Luncă (1938–2021), Romanian-Romani lăutar musician
• Ely Culbertson (1891–1955), American contract bridge entrepreneur and personality

Further reading

• http://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.htm

External links

• Poiana-Coţofeneşti in the Digital Archaeological Archive at cIMeC (in Romanian)
• Helmet reconstruction (in Romanian)
• Helmet image