 Dacians, Romans, Goths, Huns, Gepids, Awards, Serbs, Slovenes, Mongols and Turks attacked or settled in the Banat over the centuries while thrusting aside or annihilating each other in mutual confrontations.The name of the village, "Bessenovo", originated from an earlier settlement by the Pechenegs.It was first documented in the papal registers in 1333.