Tourism potentials of selected medieval fortresses in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ranko Mirić (Author), Nusret Drešković (Author), Boris Avdić (Author)

Abstract

The medieval heritage in the context of cultural and historical tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina is often neglected, but the practice of other European countries shows that this segment of history can be exploited on a very high level. This is primarily related to large objects in the form of fortresses, which generally have a dominant position over the surrounding area. In Bosnia and Herzegovina there are a large number of such forts (over a hundred), which testify to the turbulent medieval past. The fact is also that a large number of such facilities are in an inadequate state, but there are also those who may or already have their tourist function. Within this paper, four examples of medieval forts in Bosnia and Herzegovina - two in the Bosna River valley and two in Northeast Bosnia, from the aspect of their tourism attractiveness and degree of valorization have been analyzed. The methodology in this paper is based on detailed empirical research conducted through very extensive field observation, with the application of combined qualitative and quantitative comparative method of tourism valorization. The particular method used in the paper was based on the application of GIS cartographic models for adequate spatial representation of the study objects.

Keywords

Bosna in Hercegovina;kulturna dediščina;trdnjave;srednji vek;turistična ponudba;ne zaključna dela;Bosnia and Herzegovina;cultural heritage;fortress;middle ages;tourist offer;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2017
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
UDC:	338.483.12:719
COBISS:	298069504
ISSN:	1854-665X
Parent publication:	Revija za geografijo
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	Kulturna dediščina;Utrdbe;Srednji vek;Turizem;Bosna in Hercegovina;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 71-83
Volume:	12
Issue:	ǂ[št.] ǂ2
Chronology:	2017
ID:	10927248