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

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

Open Access
|Jun 2014

Abstract

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.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2014-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2082-8799 | Journal ISSN: 1899-1998
Language: English
Page range: 36 - 41
Submitted on: Dec 17, 2013
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Accepted on: Jan 9, 2014
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Published on: Jun 6, 2014
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2014 Elżbieta Stach, Aneta Pawłowska, Łukasz Matoga, published by University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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