In 1717, Modoš became part of the Habsburg Monarchy, and contained 50 houses, inhabited by Serbs. Until 1778, it belonged administratively to the Banat of Temeschwar and to the district of Betschkerek (Serbian: Bečkerek). A new Orthodox church was built in Modoš in 1746, to replace an earlier mentioned during the Serbian Patriarch Kalinik I (1691–1710). In the second half of the 18th century, some Serbs from Pomorišje and Sečanj settled in Modoš, as did some Hungarians, Germans, Slovaks and Bulgarians. 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.