Hrady a zámky Slovenska – faktor rozvoja cestovného ruchu v rámci strednej Európy

Castles and Chateaus – Factor of Tourism Development in Middle Europe

Daniel Gurňák, Andrea Hujová

In: Geografické informácie (Geographical Information), Ročník (Volume) 18, Číslo (Issue) 1, 2014, p. 44-53, ISSN 1337-9453

DOI: 10.17846/GI.2014.18.1.44-53

Abstract:

The presented paper is devoted to castles and chateaus as one of the very important tourism development factors. The paper is focused on the role of the castles in tourism in the selected countries - Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary and partially Ukraine. The paper deals with the prospects and potential of Slovak castles in the development of tourism in the context of competition neighboring countries.

Keywords: castles, chateaus, tourism, visit rate, middle Europe

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