The commune is located in the Țara Oașului ethnographic and historical region, in the northeastern part of Satu Mare County.

Certeze is situated 55 km (34 mi) northeast of the county seat, Satu Mare, on the border with Ukraine.

It is crossed by national road DN19 [ro], which starts in Oradea, goes through Satu Mare, and ends in Sighetu Marmației, in the neighboring Maramureș County.

It was established with the help of the mining engineer and former secretary of the Minister of Trade, Lajos Kovács, and the statesman Széchenyi István.

[2] Michael Haas, bishop of Satu Mare, decided to send a priest to Huta-Certeze who, in addition to parish duties, also had the obligation to ensure confessional education.

[citation needed] With the support of the new bishop of Satu Mare, Tibor Boromissza, in 1913 the parish resumed its activity.

[citation needed] Slovaks from Huta Certeze participate in actions organized by the Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania, such as the annual visit to the Roman Catholic Basilica in Radna or the children's participation in actions dedicated to June 1st.

Starting with the late 1990s, the locals began an eventual exodus towards various European countries (with main destination being France) in order to invest the money they earned at home.

One-story, two-story and even three-story houses with wooden attics, tile or tin roofs, with stone foundations or pillars, modern windows or carved wooden doors, balconies with unusual architecture and concrete or wrought iron fences, all built in modern and refined styles.