Other names derived from the Hungarian one include German: Tschabe, Romanian: Bichișciaba, and Slovak: Békešská Čaba.

It is likely that the new Csaba was founded by János György Harruckern, who earned distinction in the liberation fights against the Ottoman Empire and bought the area of Békés county.

Still, by the end of the 19th century the unemployment caused increasing tension, and in 1891 a revolt was suppressed by the help of Romanian soldiers.

One of the most important people in the politics of the town was András L. Áchim, who founded a peasants' party, and succeeded in elevating Békéscsaba to the rank of "city with council".

[4] Between the two world wars, a flood in 1925 and the collapse of the global economy four years later, increased poverty and unemployment.

On 21 September 1944, the British and American Air Force bombed the railway station and its surroundings, killing more than 100 people.

During the Socialist times, Békéscsaba became the county seat of Békés (1950) and began to develop into one of the most important centres of food industry of Hungary.

However, today the crisis seems to be over and Békéscsaba remained one of the most important centers of the Hungarian food industry.

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 18 members (1 Mayor, 12 Individual constituencies MEPs and 5 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[12] List of City Mayors from 1990: Békéscsaba has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa).