The first buildings of Nowa Sarzyna were constructed in the late 1930s to house workers of a new chemical plant, built as part of Poland's Central Industrial Region. The town lies on land formerly belonging to the village Sarzyna.
In the late 1930s, the first buildings of Nowa Sarzyna were erected to serve as residences for employees of a newly built chemical complex, which was part of Poland's industrial hub. The town now occupies land that formerly belonged to the village of Sarzyna.