Abstract
The Danube Region consists of various countries that are determined by geographic, economic, cultural and socio-demographic characteristics. Certain regions show different trends of development with increasing regional differences. Regarding that the importance gets newly formed EU Strategy for the Danube Region, the Danube Strategy, which represents a new approach to the European Union's macro-regions, and is focused on four main directions of cooperation in the Danube Region: linking macro-regions, environmental protection, building prosperity and strengthening macro-region. Croatia, as a Danube country, accepted the idea of creating a unified European international space, as suggested in the Danube Strategy, and it is actively engaged in the process. The Croatian Danube Region includes two easternmost counties, Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Srijem. The rich cultural and natural heritage of the two counties can be further exploited in the improved tourist offer, advocated by the Strategy. Croatian Danube Region has tourism potentials and with the appropriate measures and incentives this region could become one of the leading regions in continental tourism in Croatia. This article presents and analyzes the Danube Strategy and its importance for Croatia, the tourist and cultural potentials of the Croatian Danube Region with regard to their greater recognition and utilization as crucial for sustainable development of this, in terms of tourism, still insufficiently developed parts of Croatia, and the possibilities of tourism and culture in the Croatian Danube Region within the framework of the Danube Strategy.
Highlights
The EU strategy for the Danube Region, the Danube Strategy, represents a new approach to the European macro-region of the Danube basin
Since the primary purpose of this paper is the detection of potentials of tourism and culture, as well as specifics of the Croatian Danube Region for sustainable tourism development that will include these potentials, research starts from the assumption that future stronger development of the Croatian Danube Region must be based on attractiveness of the area, and on attractive, interesting and acceptable offers, which will include potentials of tourism and culture
The Croatian Danube Region has enough potential for tourism development due to its unique natural resources and rich cultural heritage. These valuable resources are an adequate basis for development of numerous selective forms of tourism in both counties in the Croatian Danube Region, such as rural and ecological tourism, cultural, wine and gastronomical, active tourism such as cycling, fishing and hunting, horseback riding, and others
Summary
The EU strategy for the Danube Region, the Danube Strategy, represents a new approach to the European macro-region of the Danube basin. Due to the spaciousness of the region, its characteristics and development trends in each country, regional differences are present, and the fundamental purpose of the Strategy is to intensify the relationship between the functional and strategic cooperation which should be achieved. It may be claimed, generally looking, that the Danube Strategy represents an excellent frame-. Demonja Damir work for the cooperation of member states and countries that are not European Union members In this regard, Croatia’s place in the Danube Strategy is the realization of new possibilities and potentials for strengthening the economy, regional cooperation and infrastructure development, in which Croatia is committed to proactive participation. The Danube Strategy in the areas of tourism and culture offers many opportunities to increase exploitation of transnational and cross-border cooperation programs, which can unleash the entrepreneurial potentials and can be used to “draw” funds from the European Union, which Croatia has already successfully been implementing
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