The perspectives of rural development of tourism in Varaždin County

Ovim diplomskim radom Perspektive razvoja ruralnog turizma u Varaždinskoj županiji daje se uvid u turističku ponudu i razvoj ruralnog područja Varaždinske županije. Turizam kao masovna pojava, svojim učestalim širenjem stvara nove oblike turizma. Za to su zaslužni i turisti koji žele zadovoljiti svoje turističke potrebe i želje koje se razlikuju od pojedinca do pojedinca. U radu poseban naglasak stavlja se na ruralni turizam koji unatrag nekoliko godina postaje sve poželjniji. Razvojem ove vrste turizma stvaraju se brojne prednosti u ekonomskom i neekonomskom smislu. Stvaraju se nova radna mjesta, povećava se proizvodnja, brine se o očuvanju starih građevina te brojne druge prednosti koje su spomenute u nastavku rada. Varaždinska županija svojim djelovanjem potiče razvoj ruralnog turizma. Na svom području broji 315 zaštićenih, pokretnih i nepokretnih, materijalnih te nematerijalnih kulturnih dobara što je čini jednom od najbogatijih kulturno – povijesnih županija. Svojim prirodnim ljepotama privlači mnogobrojne turiste u svoje krajeve. Na kraju rada provedeno je istraživanje na ispitanicima koji su posjetili Varaždinsku županiju te su putem anketnog upitnika dali svoje mišljenje o perspektivama razvoja ruralnog turizma Varaždinske županije iz kojeg se izvodi cjelokupni zaključak rada.The graduation thesis „The perspectives of rural development of tourism in Varaždin county“ gives insight into the tourism offers, and also the development of the rural region of the county of Varaždin. Tourism, as a mass phenomenon, creates new forms of tourism with its frequent expansion. Tourists are also responsible for this, as they wish to satisfy their wants and needs, which differ between individuals. Rural tourism is especially focused on in this thesis, as it has become increasingly desirable over the past few years. With the development of this kind of tourism come several advantages and disadvantages in an economic and non economical sense. New workplaces are established, production increases, care is put into the preservation of old buildings, and numerous other advantages that will be addressed in this thesis. The county of Varaždin encourages the development of rural tourism. In its borders, there are 315 protected moveable and non-moveable cultural assets as well as material and non-material cultural assets, which make it one of the most culturally and historically bountiful counties. It also attracts numerous tourists with its extraordinary natural beauty. A study, which is provided at the end of the thesis, was conducted with the help of an anonymous poll of people who visited the county of Varaždin, with which they were allowed to give their opinions on the perspectives of rural developments of tourism in Varaždin county. This study is then used to form the conclusion of this thesis