It is located in the north-western part of the county, about 50 kilometres north-west of Debrecen, and a similar distance from Miskolc and Nyíregyháza.

The immediate neighbours are Hajdúnánás to the north-east, Hajdúböszörmény to the south-east, Balmazújváros to the south, Újszentmargita to the south-west, Folyás to the west and Polgár to the north-west.

According to tradition, this house was a tavern on the edge of the Hortobágy puszta, frequented by shepherds and outlaws, with a large cellar, traces of which can still be seen today.

The history of the village was intertwined with the neighbouring settlement of Polgár, which was a part of the civil estate of the Eger Chapter.

The idea was motivated by the fact that the present area of Görbeháza, the estates called Nagykapros and Lipcsei-hát, which were intended for distribution anyway, were far away from Polgár (13 km) and were considered to be very unsuitable for cultivation in small pieces.