The first Romanian colonists arrived in July, and in 1947 almost every house in Neubeschenowa was occupied by Romanians. 1951–1956 saw the deportation of 62 families to the Bărăgan Plain to a makeshift shanty town by the name of Bumbacâri , north-east of Bucureşti, after the Soviet model of the Gulag. 22 of the 170 deported did not return. Following the "Family Reunion Treaty" between Germany and Romania in 1978, and later after the fall of the Ceauşescu regime in December 1989, most of the Danube Swabian/German population of Neubeschenowa left in 2 large waves of emigration, mainly to Germany. The community participated actively in the events that led to the Romanian Revolution of 1989. Since 2004, "Alin Adrian Nica", member of the Partidul Naţional Liberal ("PNL"), is Mayor of Dudeștii Noi. In 1334 the first rectory was founded, which was restored in 1749. In 1750–1751 the church was built. Patron saint of the parish was Saint Wendelin. In 1751 the first cemetery was consecrated. Since 1754, the parish celebrated the religious holidays of Saint Wendelin of Trier, Saint Roch of Montpellier, Saint John of Nepomuk, Saint Quirinus of Tegernsee, and the Sacred Heart of Jesus devotion. 1764 acquisition of the first organ at a cost of 150 Guilder. 1765 the first church bell was cast in Graz, in the honour of Saint George. 1767 saw the first church clock. 1780 the parish acquired three new church bells. 1784 both church and rectory were renovated. 1818 three new church bells were acquired, for 2,800 guilders. In 1824 the foundation stone of the new rectory was laid. In 1832 a new organ was bought, cost: 5,000 guilders. In 1857 the metal "Cross" was placed in front of the church. Thieves looted the rectory in the same year and escaped with 1,074 guilders. The church was renovated again in 1997, but then damaged through bad weather during the summer of 1998. In 1838 a new cemetery was consecrated, followed by the construction of the Chapel of Saint Roch in 1844. In 1971 the church dedicated to Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki was constructed. The "Heimatortsgemeinschaft (HOG) Neubeschenowa", the "Home Town Community", upholds the German traditions of Neubeschenowa.