Most of the municipal territory lies in the Sokolov Basin, but it also extends to the Ore Mountains in the north.

The southern part of the territory is rich in fishponds; the largest of them is Velký with an area of about 50 ha (120 acres).

[3] The first written mention of Hroznětín is from 1213, when King Ottokar I donated the settlement to Hroznata of Ovenec, founder of Teplá Abbey.

After Hroznětín was confiscated as a result of the Bohemian Revolt, Duke Julius Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg bought it in 1623.

[4] Hroznětín is located on a railway line of local importance heading from Karlovy Vary to Merklín.