[5] Present-day Gottlob was founded in 1773, at the same time as the neighboring village of Tomnatic, on a territory that was inhabited in the more distant past.

Between 1770 and 1773, the administration, under the guidance of Chamber Councilor Hildebrand[6] (according to other sources, Captain Tribaustter),[7] would build 203 houses in Gottlob for German (Swabian) settlers.

The vast majority of the settlers who founded Gottlob came from Luxembourg and Lorraine, but also from Alsace, Mainz, Trier, Franconia and a few other localities in Banat.

[9] After World War II, their numbers dropped dramatically, from about 90% to less than 10% in 1992, with a continued decline throughout that decade.

Most inhabitants are Romanians (86.13%), larger minorities being represented by Roma (4.07%), Germans (3.97%) and Hungarians (1.37%).