Vărbilău

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 / 45.21611°N 26.02639°E / 45.21611; 26.02639
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)[1]	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.

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 helmet (5th century BC) was discovered at Coțofenești in c. 1929. Additional research was done by archaeologist Ioan Andrieșescu [ro] short after the finding. The helmet was kept at the National History Museum of Romania since 1970 and was stolen in 2025 during a temporary exhibition in the Netherlands.

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

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