Modosch (German & Josephinische) – Németmódós (Hungarian) – Módós (Hungarian) – Deutsch Modosch (Other) – Deutsch és Serbisch Modosch (German) – Serbisch Modosch (Other) – Modoš (Banat Bulgarian) – Modoș (Romanian) – Jaša Tomiæ (Romanian) – Jaša Tomić, Serbia (Official)
Central Banat District – Vojvodina (the Serbian Banat)
A town located in the municipality of Sečanj
Heimatbuch der Gemeinde Modosch im Banat und Ortschronik der Gemeinde Kaptalan von Josef Burger (Home directory of the community Modosch in Banat and local chronicle of the community)
The first German settlers arrived in 1766, followed by others in 1784 and 1792. In 1779, after abolition of the Banat of Temeswar, Modoš was included in Torontal County, which was part of the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary. Some local Serbs who were dissatisfied with this administrative change left Modoš and settled in the Banatian Military Frontier. In the end of the 18th century, Modoš was politically divided into two settlements – Serbian Modoš and German Modoš. In 1795 a Catholic church was built.
During the 1860s, the ethnic structure changed as some Serbs left and some Germans from Bačka settled there instead.
Camp Location: Documentation of Human Casualties 1944-1948
Helga Ruby, of Chicago, IL a camp survivor from Modosch in Banat, at the The Forgotten Genocide Lecture Series, The Forgotten Genocide, a Documentary by Ann Morrison at St Louis Community College-Meramec, Kirkwood, MO February 25-26, 2010.
A short version of her experience is included in the book by Herbert Prokle “Weg der Deutschen Minderheit Jugoslawiens Nach der Aufloesung der Lager 1948,” published in 2003.
Abbreviations for Villages and Countries: Mo Modosch / J / Jasa Tomic / Modosch
Modosch mentioned in A Short History of the Danube Swabian by Nick Tullius
Modosch is listed on the Banater Schwaben Memorial, Mannheim, Germany
Aloysius Martin Thesz aka “Lou Thesz” from Modosch, The Ring Chronicle honors the record-holding champion, statesman, teacher, and pro wrestling legend Lou Thesz with his deserved place in The Ring Chronicle’s Hall of Fame.
For the advancement of cattle breeding, dairy farms were established in Winga and Modosch in 1721 and stocked with breeding animals from the alpine countries.
Last updated: 07/05/2025