Abstract
The article defines concepts related to mining tourism and the reasons why some destinations are chosen as the sites of hundreds of thousands of visitors per year, while others are only visited by “regional fans” of mining history. The authors attempt to ask questions, which will be clarified by formulating a better definition and understanding of mining tourism. Issues discussed include marketing and management of mining tourism, as well as tourists’ preferences. The article focuses on definitions of different forms of tourism, to ultimately argue that mining tourism is a separate type of tourism. A substantial part of the article is devoted to historical personalities, whose activities and interests in historic mining regions of present-day Slovakia can be considered as the beginnings of mining tourism.
Highlights
The history of exploitation and extraction of raw materials is as old as the human history itself
The well-known and currently frequently sought-after underground mining pits are found in Krzemionka Opatowskych in the Silesian Mountains in Poland, while similar, but slightly smaller pits have been found in Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic
Significant medieval mining sites in Europe are concentrated in modern Slovakia, Romania, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Spain the United Kingdom,Scandinavia and other countries
Summary
The history of exploitation and extraction of raw materials is as old as the human history itself. An organized form of mass and long-term tourism in underground spaces is conducted in open public caves, or in mining works mass-attended by the public, respecting the visiting rules.
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