In 1687[citation needed] it passed under the administration of the Habsburg empire, as confirmed by the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699.

The Treaty of Trianon of 1920 attributed the Arad region to Romania (the Great Romanian Union).

The town's present-day economy can be characterized by a powerful dynamic force with significant developments in all the sectors.

[5] Among the most significant touristic sights of the town are the urban environs along Tudor Vladimirescu Street, the old post office, the "Sulkowski" palace, the Matca Canal [ro] — an important hydrotechnical work and the Green House (Casa verde) situated on the main Boulevard.

[6] At the 2011 census, the town had 6,651 inhabitants; of those, 78.54% were Romanians, 10.91% Roma, 6.63% Hungarians, 2.13% Germans, 0.91% Ukrainians, 0.25% Slovaks, and 0.1% of other or undeclared nationalities.