Ciumești

The commune is located in the western part of the county, at a distance of 13.3 km (8.3 mi) west of Carei and 49.6 km (30.8 mi) from the county seat, Satu Mare.

The commune is composed of three villages that were separated from Sanislău in 2004:

Human settlements dating from the Bronze Age have been found in the area, and during the 1960s, 35 Celtic graves were discovered, including the Helmet of Ciumești.

[3] Before the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, the villages belonged to Szatmár County of the Kingdom of Hungary.

This Satu Mare County location article is a stub.

The Celtic Helmet of Ciumești , an Iron Age raven totem helmet, dated around 4th century BC. A similar helmet is depicted on the Gundestrup cauldron , being worn by one of the mounted warriors.
Church in Ciumești