An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. It is inferior to a Region and superior to a municipality. Slovakia is subdivided into 8 kraje (singular - kraj, usually translated as regions, but actually meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

Characteristics

Several districts form a "Region" (Slovak "kraj"). One district, on the other hand, consists of several "municipalities" (Slovak "obec"), which in turn consist of "cadastral areas" (Slovak "katastrálne územie").

While both Regions and municipalities are currently both units of state administration and self-governing entities, the districts are little more than statistical units. In the late 20th century, the situation was different in that each district had its own District Office (Okresný úrad), representing the state in the district, but as from January 1, 2004 these offices were abolished and replaced by Circuit Offices (Obvodný úrad), which are usually responsible for several districts (except for the Nové Zámky District, which is one district with two Circuit Offices) and have little responsibilities.

Slovakia has currently 79 districts, the capital of Bratislava being divided into 5 districts and the city of Košice in 4 districts. The districts are named after the biggest town in the district (formerly known as the "district towns"). Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and the countrys largest city, with a population of some 450,000. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

For history see: Okres Slovakia is subdivided into 8 kraje (singular - kraj, usually translated as regions, but actually meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. ...

A list of all Slovak districts

Banská Bystrica, Banská Štiavnica, Bardejov, Bánovce nad Bebravou, Brezno, Bratislava I, Bratislava II, Bratislava III, Bratislava IV, Bratislava V, Bytča, Čadca, Detva, Dolný Kubín, Dunajská Streda, Galanta, Gelnica, Hlohovec, Humenné, Ilava, Kežmarok, Komárno, Košice I, Košice II, Košice III, Košice IV, Košice - okolie, Krupina, Kysucké Nové Mesto, Levice, Levoča, Liptovský Mikuláš, Lučenec, Malacky, Martin, Medzilaborce, Michalovce, Myjava, Námestovo, Nitra, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Nové Zámky, Partizánske, Pezinok, Piešťany, Poltár, Poprad, Považská Bystrica, Prešov, Prievidza, Púchov, Revúca, Rimavská Sobota, Rožňava, Ružomberok, Sabinov, Senec, Senica, Skalica, Snina, Sobrance, Spišská Nová Ves, Stará Ľubovňa, Stropkov, Svidník, Šaľa, Topoľčany, Trebišov, Trenčín, Trnava, Turčianske Teplice, Tvrdošín, Veľký Krtíš, Vranov nad Topľou, Zlaté Moravce, Zvolen, Žarnovica, Žiar nad Hronom Banská Bystrica District (Slovak: okres Banská Bystrica) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ... Banská Å tiavnica District (okres Banská Å tiavnica) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ... Bardejov District (okres Bardejov) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Bánovce nad Bebravou District (okres Bánovce nad Bebravou) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. ... Brezno District (okres Brezno) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ... The Old Town of Bratislava (Slovak Staré Mesto) is the name of the historic center and one of the city parts of the town of Bratislava in the Bratislava Region in Slovakia. ... Bytča District (okres Bytča) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. ... ÄŒadca District (okres ÄŒadca) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. ... Detva Servis s. ... Dolný Kubín District (okres Dolný Kubín) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. ... Dunajská Streda District (okres Dunajská Streda) is a district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. ... Galanta District (okres Galanta) is a district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. ... Gelnica District (okres Gelnica) is a district in the KoÅ¡ice Region of western Slovakia. ... Hlohovec District (okres Hlohovec) is a district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. ... Humenné District (okres Humenné) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Ilava District (okres Ilava) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. ... Kežmarok District (okres Kežmarok) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Komárno District (okres Komárno) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. ... Krupina District (okres Krupina) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ... Kysucké Nové Mesto District (okres Kysucké Nové Mesto) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. ... Levice District (okres Levice) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. ... Levoča District (okres Levoča) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Liptovský Mikuláš District (okres Liptovský Mikuláš) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. ... Lučenec District (okres Lučenec) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. ... Malacky District (okres Malacky) is a district in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia. ... Martin District (okres Martin) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. ... Medzilaborce District (okres Medzilaborce) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of northeastern Slovakia. ... Michalovce District (okres Michalovce) is a district in the KoÅ¡ice Region of western Slovakia. ... Myjava District (okres Myjava) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. ... Námestovo District (okres Námestovo) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. ... Nitra District (okres Nitra) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. ... Nové Mesto nad Váhom District (okres Nové Mesto nad Váhom) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. ... Nové Zámky District (okres Nové Zámky) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. ... Partizánske District (okres Partizánske) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. ... Pezinok District (okres Pezinok) is a district in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia. ... PieÅ¡Å¥any District (okres PieÅ¡Å¥any) is a district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. ... Poltár District (okres Poltár) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ... Poprad District (okres Poprad) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Považská Bystrica District (okres Považská Bystrica) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. ... PreÅ¡ov District (okres PreÅ¡ov) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Prievidza District (okres Prievidza) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. ... Púchov District (okres Púchov) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. ... Revúca District (okres Revúca) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ... Rimavská Sobota District (okres Rimavská Sobota) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ... Rožňava District (okres Rožňava) is a district in the KoÅ¡ice Region of western Slovakia. ... Ružomberok District (okres Ružomberok) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. ... Sabinov District (okres Sabinov) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Senec District (okres Senec) is a district in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia. ... Senica District (okres Senica) is a district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. ... Skalica District (okres Skalica) is a district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. ... Snina District (okres Snina) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Sobrance District (okres Sobrance) is a district in the KoÅ¡ice Region of western Slovakia. ... SpiÅ¡ská Nová Ves District (okres SpiÅ¡ská Nová Ves) is a district in the KoÅ¡ice Region of western Slovakia. ... Stará Ľubovňa District (okres Stará Ľubovňa) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Stropkov District (okres Stropkov) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Svidník District (okres Svidník) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... Å aľa District (okres Å aľa) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. ... Topoľčany District (okres Topoľčany) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. ... TrebiÅ¡ov District (okres TrebiÅ¡ov) is a district in the KoÅ¡ice Region of western Slovakia. ... Trenčín District (okres Trenčín) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. ... Trnava District (okres Trnava) is a district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. ... Turčianske Teplice District (okres Turčianske Teplice) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. ... Tvrdošín District (okres Tvrdošín) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia. ... Veľký Krtíš District (okres Veľký Krtíš) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ... Vranov nad Toplou occupies the northwest bulge of the East-Slovakian Lowlands in the upper part of the region called Zemplín. ... Zlaté Moravce District (okres Zlaté Moravce) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. ... Zvolen District (okres Zvolen) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ... Žarnovica District (okres Žarnovica) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ... Žiar nad Hronom District (Slovak: okres Žiar nad Hronom) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. ...

Note: A list of the districts for each Region can be found in the articles on the respective Regions.