Until 1920, most of the present-day district belonged to the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Hont, apart from Močiar and Podhorie in the north (Tekov) and Kozelník in the east (Zvolen county).
Before 1920, a significant portion of the current district was part of the Kingdom of Hungary's Hont county, except for Močiar and Podhorie in the north (Tekov) and Kozelník in the east (Zvolen county).