Vărbilău

Coordinates: 45°10′41″N 26°57′27″E / 45.178°N 26.9576°E / 45.178; 26.9576

Vărbilău
Commune
Vărbilău
Coordinates: 45°12′58″N 26°1′35″E / 45.21611°N 26.02639°E / 45.21611; 26.02639
Country  Romania
County Prahova County
Population (2002)[1] 7,208
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

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

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

People

References

  1. Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010

Further reading


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