Borsosberény is located 65 km (40 mi) north of Budapest on the E77 European main road.

In 1470 King Mathias donated the village to László Madách and Gáspár Jánosy due to their brave behaviour in campaign against the Czechs.

Kálmán Mikszáth got the land of Szomolya as a gift from the Hungarian nation on his 40th writing jubilee, so his family was landowner between 1909 and 1945.

Szomolyapuszta belongs to Borsosberény was a separate village in the Middle Ages, this is where the Johannita Order's monastery was situated in 1274.

During the Ottoman conquest Mahmud Bin Iltsi and later Bosna Hassan were mentioned as landowners.