THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HERITAGE PRODUCTS AND TOURISM IN THE DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS OF TOWNS IN HAJDÚ-BIHAR COUNTY

Abstract

Heritage tourism can be considered as one of the fastest developing branches of tourism today but the prerequisite of the success of local authorities in this filed is a proactive approach. In the spirit of the above, the aim of the present paper is to examine the development documents of the most important settlements of Hajdú-Bihar county (Hungary) and to answer the question how the heritage products appear in the specific documents concerned. As a result it can be concluded that firstly From among the values to be preserved in connection with heritage, the biggest emphasis is on the build environment; at the same time – due to the unique historical past of the towns – a very significant role is also given to the unique settlement structure. Secondly among the possible areas of the utilisation of heritage, the first place is occupied by the physical appearance of the settlements (building stock, settlement structure); at the same time, an important role is also played in the social life of the towns (e.g. the preservation of identity, shaping communities).

Keywords

• heritage products
• tourism
• hajdu-bihar county