Treaty of Passarowitz
After the Habsburgs annexed the Banat area from the Ottomans in the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718), the government made plans to resettle the region to restore farming. It became known as the Banat of Temesvár ("Temeschwar"/"Temeschburg"), as well as the Bačka ("Batschka") region between the Danube and Tisza ("Theiss") rivers. Fledgling settlements were destroyed during another Austrian-Turkish war (1737–1739), but extensive colonization continued after the suspension of hostilities.