Freistadt District (German: Politischer Bezirk Freistadt, Czech: Politický okres Fryštát, Polish: Powiat polityczny Frysztat) was a political district (equivalent to okres in the Czech Republic and powiat in Poland) in Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary existing between 1868 and 1920 (superseded by Czechoslovak Okres Fryštát).

Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire led to various social, legal and also administrative reforms.

[2] According to the censuses conducted in 1880, 1890, 1900 and 1910 this 34 municipalities (317 km²) had a combined population of:[3] Such a large growth in population was owing to an industrial development within the district luring a large influx of migrant workers, mostly from western Galicia.

After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary the region of Cieszyn Silesia including the territory of Freistadt political district became disputed land between Czechoslovakia and Poland.

This led to Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division of the region and district on 28 July 1920, by a decision of the Spa Conference.