Okres (Czech and Slovak term meaning "district" in English; from Old Slavic окрьсть - around) refers to administrative entities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The first districts, both in the Czech lands and Slovakia, developed from domains in 1850 by decision of the imperial government of Austria (they've also been called processus (slúžnovský okres) in Slovakia since the 1860s). The organisation and functions of the districts in sta… (More on Okres)