(Religiosity and its Reflexion in Tourismus in Slovakia)

Abstract: Religiosity and the phenomenon of pilgrimage connected with it, as well as its visualization are strongly fixed in Slovakia. Four decades (1948 – 1989) of political regime did not manage to erase them from the perception of local citizens. Existence of more than 140 pilgrimage centres of different hierarchy level confirms this fact. These nowadays belong with different level of success among centres of pilgrimage. The aim of the article is to evaluate the thematically relevant literature and differences between pilgrimage tourism and religious tourism. In the application part we are oriented on identification, spatial differentiation and typology of catholic pilgrimage centres. Special attention is dedicated to pilgrimage centres with Cyril and Methodius tradition, which together with national Marian pilgrimage sites belong to the most promising pilgrimage sites in the field of religious tourism development in Slovakia.

Authors: Krogmann, Alfred – Nemčíková, Magdaléna – Oremusová, Daša – Ambrosio, Vitor – Mróz, Franciszek

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2017.10.2.178-190

Publication order reference: Doc. RNDr. Alfred Krogmann, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geography and Regional Development, Trieda A. Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

RNDr. Magdaléna Nemčíková, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geography and Regional Development, Trieda A. Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

RNDr. Daša Oremusová, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geography and Regional Development, Trieda A. Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Doc. Vitor Ambrosio, PhD.; ESHTE (Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril), Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies, Av. Condes de Barcelona, Estoril, 2765-470, Portugal, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dr. Franciszek Mróz, PhD.; Pedagogical University of Cracow, Institute of Geography, Department of Tourism and Regional Research, ul. Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2017, vol.: 10, issue: 2, pages: 178-190 (PDF file)

Keywords: RELIGIOUS TOURISM, CATHOLIC PILGRIMAGE PLACES, SPATIAL DIFFERENCE, TYPOLOGY

Language: SLOVAK