THE LANDSCAPES OF DEATH: RELATION BETWEEN WAR, DEATH AND TOURISM

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THE LANDSCAPES OF DEATH: RELATION BETWEEN WAR, DEATH AND TOURISM

Journal Title: FOLIA GEOGRAPHICA - Year 2017, Vol 59, Issue 1

Abstract

Presented article devoted to the issue of mutual relation between the activities related to travelling, tourism and interest in visiting the places, respectively landscapes marked by death and dying. The aim of this paper is to point out at relationship interaction in historical - anthropological context and on the example of the landscape of death - Poddukliansky region, situated in Slovakia - Polish border. The region has a rich potential and availability of war heritage, generating conditions for the development of alternative forms of tourism, specialized in the creation of offers and products focused on publicity and drawing attention to the cultural - historical heritage of the World War I & II. Particular attention is paid to the war cemeteries, their spatial localization and present state assessment that we have obtained by field research. The results of field research are documented by cartographic attachment developed in a specialized geographic information system QGIS.

Authors and Affiliations

Juliana KROKUSOVÁ, Tomáš PASTERNÁK, Bibiána MIŠČÍKOVÁ, Silvia SLIVKOVÁ

Keywords

PRZESZŁOŚĆ I TERAŹNIEJSZOŚĆ – WPŁYW WIELONARODOWEGO DZIEDZICTWA KULTUROWEGO NA WSPÓŁCZESNY KRAJOBRAZ MIAST POLSKI ŚRODKOWEJ

The past and present of the impact of multi-national cultural heritage on current urban landscape in Central Poland

EP ID EP173576
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