Functional conversion of mining-related cultural heritage with a focus on national cultural heritage (FUNKČNÁ KONVERZIA BANSKÉHO KULTÚRNEHO DEDIČSTVA S AKCENTOM NA NÁRODNÉ KULTÚRNE PAMIATKY)

Abstract

This paper examines the functional transformation of mining town to tourist destinations. We first discuss the theoretical fundamentals of functional conversion and some examples of its successful application to mines and mine-related sites, then we analyze the functional use of selected historical objects in the city of Banská Štiavnica and the village of Hodruša- Hámre and their potential in the tourism industry.

Keywords

• NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE
• INDUSTRIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE
• MINING
• FUNCTIONAL TRANSFORMATION