Military facilities in rural areas as a product of regional tourism Cover Image

Obiekty militarne na obszarach wiejskich jako produkt regionalnej turystyki
Military facilities in rural areas as a product of regional tourism

Author(s): Piotr Godlewski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Agriculture, Sociology, Rural and urban sociology, Tourism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: rural агеаs; rural tourism; military' tourism; touristic regional product

Summary/Abstract: Poland shows a considerable potential as regards military tourism. Many historical facilities are situated in rural areas. Among these attractive are those mat were built by the Germans during WW2. The largest number i3 found in western provinces, mainly Zachodniopomorskie and Lubuskie опез. Currently, a vital issue is their regeneration and development of these facilities to tourist ends, and, then, to use them as tourist at-tractions. It can be predicted that once developed, these facilities may contribute to a growth in cultural and military tourism, not only on a country-wide scale, but may make for an attractive destination on a European or worldwide scale. The paper accounts for issues in military facilities tourism in rural areas seen asa regional touristic product basing on an example of military tourism in Lubuskie province. The author relies chiefly on review of documents. The information contained in the paper may be practically used to build a product strategy as regards the development of military tourism.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 257-265
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish