Lapoș
commune in Prahova County, Romania
Lapoș is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Glod, Lapoș, Lăpoșel, and Pietricica.
The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, 46 km (29 mi) northeast of the county seat, Ploiești, on the border with Buzău County. The rivers Cricovul Sărat and Nișcov have their source nearby. The county road DJ235 connects Lapoș to the Sângeru commune.
On these lands, Doamna Neaga, the wife of Mihnea Turcitul, Voivode of Wallachia 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.
The public source identifies “Lapoș” as commune in Prahova County, Romania. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Lapoș, commune and Prahova.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Lapoș”, the useful work is to connect “commune in Prahova County, Romania” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 27, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q282378. Authority coordinates are 45.156, 26.420. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1577, 1583, 1585 and 1591.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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This entry incorporates text from “Lapoș” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.