Okres (
Czech and
Slovak term meaning "district" in
English; from German Kreis - circle (or perimeter)) refers to administrative entities in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
and
Slovakia. It is similar to Landkreis in Germany or "''okrug''" in other Slavic-speaking countries.
The first districts in the Czech lands developed from domains in 1850 by the decision of the Imperial government of
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. In the territory of present-day Slovakia their predecessors were districts of the
counties of the Kingdom of Hungary ''(slúžnovský okres'' in Slovak). The organisation and functions of the districts were different in the Czech lands and Hungary. After the creation of
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
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districts became an administrative unit of the new state with a unified status. After the
dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the district system was taken over by the two current successor states.
Equivalents
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Okręg
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Okrug
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Okruha
See also
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Districts of Slovakia (okres)
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Districts of the Czech Republic (okres)
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Powiat
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Raion
Upper-level division
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Krai
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Kreis
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Regions of Slovakia (
kraj)
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Regions of the Czech Republic
Regions of the Czech Republic ( cs, kraj, plural: ''kraje'') are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic. Every region is governed by a regional council, headed by a governor ('' hejtman''). Elections to regional co ...
(kraj)
Lower-level division
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Obec
Obec (plural: ''obce'') is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality (in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and abroad). The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elec ...
(subdivisions of an okres)
External links
Map: location of every ''okres'' in the Czech Republic
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Geography of the Czech Republic
Geography of Slovakia