Although the "prefix" "új", meaning "new," seems to suggest that the town is of recent creation, it probably dates as far back in history as the neighboring Szabadkigyos "Free Kigyos" (see the date on the town's Coat of Arms pictured on this page).
Though the word "új," meaning "new," implies a recent creation, the town may be as old as its neighbor Szabadkigyos (as shown by the date on the town's Coat of Arms presented here).