The Development of Tourism at Military-Historical Structures and Sites – A Case Study of the Building Complexes of Project Riese in the Owl Mountains

• Authors: Elżbieta Stach , Aneta Pawłowska , Łukasz Matoga
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Introduction. During WWII, the Owl Mountains were the site of a large-scale military investment codenamed Riese. This project called for the construction of underground passages using concentration camp prisoners as laborers. Material and methods. On the basis of terrain inventory, analysis was conducted of the tourism management of six military-historical complexes of Project Riese and their environs. Tourists were polled to determine how attractive they found one of these - the Rzeczka complex - as a tourist destination. Results. The results obtained in the study led to the conclusion that the complexes' infrastructure and tourist attractions meet the needs of tourist activity in the area. In the case of the municipalities where complexes are located, it was determined that they are not being adequately developed. Conclusions. At present, the Project Riese complexes are seeing the development of various forms of tourism. An important problem with the development of tourism there is the conflict between the need to protect the environment and cultural heritage and the development of commercial and recreational tourism services.

Keywords

EN

military cultural tourism; dark tourism; tourism development; Riese Project; Owl Mountains

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 36-41

Dates

published

1 - 3 - 2014

received

17 - 12 - 2013

online

6 - 6 - 2014

accepted

9 - 1 - 2014

Contributors

author

Elżbieta Stach

• Jagiellonian University, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Department of Tourism and Health Resort Management

author

Aneta Pawłowska

• Jagiellonian University, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Department of Tourism and Health Resort Management

author

Łukasz Matoga

• Jagiellonian University, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Department of Tourism and Health Resort Management

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pjst-2014-0005