Relict boundary as a tourist attraction/destination: A case of
the Bohemian-Moravian historical land boundary

a 2022

Relict boundary as a tourist attraction/destination: A case of the Bohemian-Moravian historical land boundary

MAREK, Petr

Základní údaje

Originální název

Relict boundary as a tourist attraction/destination: A case of the Bohemian-Moravian historical land boundary

Autoři

MAREK, Petr (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

The 9th Nordic Geographers Meeting: Multiple Nordic Geographies, 2022

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Konferenční abstrakt

Obor

50701 Cultural and economic geography

Stát vydavatele

Finsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00129478

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

ISBN

978-952-61-4585-3

Klíčová slova anglicky

relict boundary; tourist attraction; tourist destination; tourism; Bohemian-Moravian boundary; Bohemia; Moravia

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

Změněno: 11. 8. 2022 23:38, RNDr. Petr Marek, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Boundaries have long been in the attention of geographers. Currently, they are also increasingly discussed in the context of tourism. State borders and sub- and supra-state boundaries may be seen as tourist attractions/destinations. Scholars focus mainly on current state borders, while the boundaries with the political function in the past – relict boundaries – are much less studied. The relict boundaries such as the Great Wall of China, Hadrian’s Wall, the Iron Curtain, or the Berlin Wall are highly used in tourism. Motivations of people to visit the boundaries differ. Concerning the relict ones, cultural-historical motives may often prevail. Depending on the boundary length, a visit to it can also be understood as a sports activity, as evidenced by trails along Hadrian’s Wall or the Iron Curtain, for example. The abovementioned relict boundaries are attractive in that they served as defensive. However, this paper aims to point out that even the „peaceful“ borders (without a defensive function in the past) can attract tourists. An example of such a boundary is the Bohemian-Moravian historical land boundary. It served as an administrative border from the Middle Ages until 1948, when the Czech lands in then Czechoslovakia were abolished by the new communist government and divided into smaller regions. The paper introduces the attractions along the about 450km-long Bohemian-Moravian boundary and analyses its tourist potential based on an online questionnaire survey. More than 76% (of 357) respondents stated they would visit the educational trail along the Bohemian-Moravian boundary. Marking this boundary for tourist purposes can thus contribute to the diversification of the tourism offer in the Czech Republic and relief of crowded destinations such as Prague or some mountains in the Czech borderland. It can also bring rural development to the so-called inner periphery. Marking the Bohemian-Moravian boundary will also foster awareness about this historical/relict boundary, which is currently very fuzzy (fueling a resistance identity of some Moravians) due to administrative reforms after 1948. The case study of the Bohemian-Moravian boundary might be an inspiration to use also other historical/relict boundaries, perceived as heritage, in tourism.

Návaznosti

TL03000154, projekt VaV

Název: Rekonstrukce průběhu česko-moravské zemské hranice a zmapování hraničních znaků pro účely jejich prohlášení za kulturní památku (Akronym: Zpamátnění hranice)

Investor: Technologická agentura ČR, Rekonstrukce průběhu česko-moravské zemské hranice a zmapování hraničních znaků pro účely jejich prohlášení za kulturní památku

Citovat

MAREK, Petr. Relict boundary as a tourist attraction/destination: A case of the Bohemian-Moravian historical land boundary. In The 9th Nordic Geographers Meeting: Multiple Nordic Geographies. 2022. ISBN 978-952-61-4585-3.

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MAREK, Petr. Relict boundary as a tourist attraction/destination: A case of the Bohemian-Moravian historical land boundary. In \textit{The 9th Nordic Geographers Meeting: Multiple Nordic Geographies}. 2022. ISBN~978-952-61-4585-3.

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