The first recorded mention of Ghilad dates from 1212, when
Andrew II of Hungary donated
Gyad to
Terra Sebus, responsible for the transfer of possession being the prefect of
Csanád, Nicolae Csáky. It was not mentioned in documents until the second half of the 16th century, then it is said that it was inhabited by Romanians, brought from
Transylvania by Rami Pasha. In 1717, when the Austrians conquered
Banat from the Turks, they conducted a census showing that the locality then called
Donji Gilad/Доњи Гилад in
Serbian had 100 houses, and a few kilometers away, the locality of
Gornji Gilad/Горњи Гилад had 80 houses. The coexistence of Romanians with Serbs dates back to ancient times and was also linked to the fact that the two Orthodox communities were in hierarchical communion until 1924. Only in 1929 did Romanians build their own church. In the 19th century it had several owners. The last of these were Hugo and Bela Gudenus, whose mansion (Gudenus Mansion, a
historical monument) has been preserved to this day. == Demographics ==