Przestrzenne rozmieszczenie miejsc letniego wypoczynku urlopowego w Polsce w 2010 roku
Spatial distribution of holiday destinations in Poland in 2010

Summary/Abstract: During the summer holiday season in 2010, the early presidential election was held in Poland. So many holidaymakers went to vote that the number of votes cast in some resorts was significantly higher than the number of their permanent residents. The data on the number of non-residents taking part of the voting has been used to conduct an analysis of the popularity of various areas of Poland as summer holiday destinations. The research resulted in identifying 21 groups of communities serving as holiday destinations. The most of holidaymakers chose municipalities lying close to water (at the Baltic seaside and on lakes) and in the mountains. Such a spatial distribution is accompanied by very strong polarisation – almost all holiday tourism is concentrated on the northern and southern edges of the country. Other regions, even if they have recreational values, do not play the major role in holiday tourism.

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