Mogućnosti revitalizacije tradicijske baštine na području Krivoga Puta u Senjskome zaleđu
Possibilities of Revitalization of Traditional Heritage in the Region of Krivi Put Near the Town of Senj

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to point to the role of ethnologists and possibilities of ethnological research application in the development of regional tourism, shown through cases of rural tourism in the hinder-land of Senj, in the area of Krivi Put. Starting from principal theoretical guidelines and the very notion of rural tourism, and taking into consideration cognition stemming out from fieldwork in the area of Krivi Put, the potential for revitalization of this region’s traditional heritage is presented. The revitalization of certain segments of traditional heritage in Krivi Put can be conducted in accordance with this area’s original and ambiance features. On the basis of research results gathered in the frame of the project Identity and Ethnogenesis of Coastal Bunjevci, the authors present the attraction basis of the area of Krivi Put, which encompasses all the major segments of the way of living in Krivi Put area: traditional architecture, traditional economy, transportation, water supplying, textile production, traditional nutrition, folk medicine and certain festivities related to customs and popular religiosity (Carnival, Our Lady of the Snow celebration). On the basis of the presented results, they conclude that the micro-region of Krivi Put is rich in natural and anthropogenuous resources. They highlight significance of the role of ethnologists and analyze possibilities of their contribution to the defining of agro-tourist products and contents, as to other factors which could add to the development of rural tourism in this part of Croatia.

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