Tourist valorization of haymaking competitions in Serbia and surroundings

• Published in: Glasnik Srpskog geografskog društva (1948) Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 149 - 163
• Main Authors: Bjeljac, Zeljko, Brankov, Jovana, Popovic, Ivan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serbian Geographical Society 2009
• Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina; competition; Montenegro; mowing; Serbia; tourism; valorization
• ISSN: 0350-3593; 2406-078X
• DOI: 10.2298/GSGD0902149B

Haymaking has always been the most important period for the existence of the population settled in the mountainous regions. There are numerous of competitions in haymaking organized at the meadows which present folklore, religion, customs and whole tradition of mountain regions of Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specific ness of this events, completed with artistic and entertaining programs and connected with other social and geographical characteristics of the area of maintenance, present important part of total tourist offer. The work, according the economic and geographic criteria, separate competitions in haymaking of those which are strong enough and one that has the potential to become a leading force of destination and carrier of faster and better development of tourism. The aim of this paper is to assess the importance of this tourism events and to determine their rank. Kosenje trave je od davnina najvazniji period za egzistenciju stanovnistva naseljenog u brdsko planinskim prostorima. Da bi se istakla vaznost toga, na livadama se odrzavaju takmicenja u kosenju trave, kojima su ocuvani folklor, religija, obicaji, tradicija brdsko-planinskih prostora Srbije, Crne Gore i BiH. Specificnosti ovih takmicenja, obogacene zabavnim i umetnickim programima i povezane sa drugim drustveno geografskim karakteristikama mesta ili regiona odrzavanja, predstavljaju vazan sadrzaj turisticke ponude. U radu su prema ekonomskoj i geografskoj grupi kriterijuma izdvojena takmicenja u kosenju trave koje vec predstavljaju ili imaju dovoljno snazan potencijal da postanu vodeca kontraktivna snaga destinacije i nosilac kvalitetnijeg razvoja turizma. Cilj rada je da oceni turisticki znacaj ovih manifestacija i utvrdi njihov rang.