Okrug

Okrug in the Russian Federation, Serbia and Bulgaria was a term for an administrative unit. The term is similar in both the importance as well as in word formation the German circuit. Literally translated okrug circling.

Serbia

Serbia is divided into a total of 29 Okruge (Pl. okruzi ). The authorities are mostly translated as district or county.

Russian Federation

In the administrative divisions of Russia, there are five types of local authorities whose names contain the word Okrug:

• Federal districts or General Government ( федеральные округа, Federalnyje okruga ): they are the highest administrative unit.
• Autonomous circuits ( автономные округа, awtonomnyje okruga ): they include larger, more sparsely populated areas in the north and east of the country with partly indigenous population, which is why they have autonomous status; they are one of the types of the Federation subject
• Cities ( городские округа, gorodskije okruga ): administrative level below the federal subjects on a level with the Rajons; In contrast to this, they are influenced urban and mostly consist of larger cities with their surrounding countryside and the rural settlements located there; were gradually introduced since 2003 with administrative reform and are now in many cases the former "subject subordinate cities"; currently there are over 500
• Counties or districts ( сельские округа, selskije okruga ): do not correspond to the counties in the German-speaking countries, but about rural communities; Administrative level below the rayon or two levels below the federal subjects; this term is used only in a few subjects of the federation
• Inner-city administrative units: Administrative districts ( административные округа, okruga administrativnyje ) the first level (above the Rajons ) in the capital of Moscow (see list of Moscow administrative districts and neighborhoods)
• Municipal districts ( муниципальные округа, munizipalnyje okruga ) the second level (below the Rajons ) in Saint Petersburg ( see administrative divisions of the city of Saint Petersburg )

Bulgaria

Today's oblasts were called in Bulgaria 1959-1999 Okrug. From 1987 to 1999, several Okruge were combined into oblasts, respectively. 1999 Okruge were renamed oblasts.