Lapoș is a commune in

Prahova County Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third mos ...

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. It is composed of four villages: Glod, Lapoș, Lăpoșel and Pietricica. The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, northeast of the county seat,

Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commu ...

, on the border with Buzău County. The rivers

Cricovul Sărat The Cricovul Sărat is a left tributary of the river Prahova in Romania. It discharges into the Prahova in Adâncata.Nișcov The Nișcov is a right tributary of the river Buzău (river), Buzău in Romania. It discharges into the Buzău in Vernești.

have their source nearby. The county road DJ235 connects Lapoș to the

Sângeru Sângeru is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Butuci, Mireșu Mare, Mireșu Mic, Piatra Mică, Sângeru and Tisa. Village museum Village museum is found in the manor raised during the second half of ...

commune. On these lands,

Doamna Neaga Doamna Neaga is the heroine of many tales in Romanian folklore. She is allegedly based on a real individual who lived in 17th-century Wallachia. According to the legends, she owned many beautiful and well-hidden Estate (house), estates in the Buză ...

, the wife of

Mihnea Turcitul Mihnea II Turcitul ("Mihnea the Turned-Turk"; July 1564 – October 1601) was Prince (Voivode) of Wallachia between September 1577 and July 1583, and again from April 1585 to May 1591. The only son of Alexandru II Mircea and Ecaterina Salvares ...

Voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...

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between 1577 and 1583, and again from 1585 to 1591, had their gardens and orchards. The Lapoș oil field is located on the territory of the commune.

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Communes in Prahova County Localities in Muntenia {{Prahova-geo-stub