Ciumești

Ciumești
Csomaköz
Commune
Dégenfeld Castle
Dégenfeld Castle
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Ciumești is located in Romania
Ciumești
Ciumești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°40′N 22°20′E / 47.667°N 22.333°E / 47.667; 22.333
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Ioan Schwarczkopf (PCM)
Area
45.33 km2 (17.50 sq mi)
Elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)
1,193
 • Density26.32/km2 (68.16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
447262
Vehicle reg.SM
Websiteprimariaciumesti.ro

Ciumești (Hungarian: Csomaköz, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtʃomɒkøz]) is a commune located in Satu Mare County, Romania.

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.

Composition

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

In Romanian In Hungarian
Berea Bere
Ciumești Csomaköz
Viișoara Ponyváspuszta


Administration

The current local council has the following political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections.

    Party Seats Current Council
  Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) 5          
  Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR) 2          
  Hungarian Civic Party (PCM) 2          

History

Bronze and Iron Age

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.

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.

Modern times

Before the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, the villages belonged to Szatmár County of the Kingdom of Hungary. Until 2004, they belonged to Sanislău Commune, when they were split off to form Ciumești Commune.

References

  1. ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Comuna Ciumești Deprecated link archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today
Church in Ciumești