Abstract: We have noticed an uptick in the popularity of cultural routes in recent decades. They combine several tourist attractions into one product, which is more attractive to a potential tourist than the individual tourist elements by themselves. With its Christian foundations, Europe – including Slovakia – has natural predispositions for pilgrimage routes. In addition to the economic effects for a wider range of beneficiaries along the route, they bring knowledge and peace to the tourists/pilgrims, and they have a spiritual dimension. The goals of this article are multidimensional – identification of the relationship between cultural and religious routes, classification of religious routes according to various criteria against the background of the religious structure of the Slovak population, and analysis of the current state of knowledge about eight religious routes identified on the basis of the patronages in their name. The assessment of their condition leads to the conclusion that they have great potential for development. Their development is mainly provided by the Church, various grants and voluntary activities. However, experience also suggests that state support is essential in maintaining and developing the activities of this type of sustainable tourism.

Authors: Krogmann, Alfred – Kramáreková, Hilda – Petrikovičová, Lucia – Grežo, Henrich – Mróz, Franciszek

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2023.16.1.78-91

Publication order reference: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alfred Krogmann, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1032-6157, WOS Researcher ID: AAC-7693-2020, SCOPUS Author ID: 57198777453

Dr. Hilda Kramáreková, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4503-3634, WOS Researcher ID: AAC-5488-2020, SCOPUS Author ID: 37028493900

Dr. Lucia Petrikovičová, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Regional Development, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3200-794X, WOS Researcher ID: AAC-7917-2020, SCOPUS Author ID: 57212660502

Assoc. Prof. Henrich Grežo, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6235-909X, WOS Researcher ID: ABA-9546-2021, SCOPUS Author ID: 56397138000

Dr. Franciszek Mróz, PhD.; Pedagogical University of Kraków, Institute of Law and Economics, Department of Tourism and Regional Studies, ul. Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6380-387X, WOS Researcher ID: ABG-2352-2020, SCOPUS Author ID: 57198770556

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2023, vol.: 16, issue: 1, pages: 78-91 (PDF file)

Keywords: RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE OF THE POPULATION, RELIGIOUS ROUTES, SLOVAKIA

Language: ENGLISH

Recommended Citation:
Krogmann, Alfred – Kramáreková, Hilda – Petrikovičová, Lucia – Grežo, Henrich – Mróz, Franciszek. 2023. Religious Routes in Slovakia. In Konštantínove listy [Constantine’s Letters] 16/1, 78-91.