LOESSFEST'09 | Aug. 31st – Sept. 3rd, 2009 |Novi Sad-Serbia

Touristification of Loess Sequences in Vojvodina

Nada I. Vidić1

1Faculty of Sports and Tourism,TIMS,Novi Sad

Introduction

Nowdays, natural heritage sites are the most important motive for tourism movement in the world. Thus, loess paleosequences can be considered as very important touristic attractions, based on which a new type of tourism can be developed – loess tourism.

Loess sequences - touristics atractions

Vojvodina is the region where considerably thich loess paleosol sequences are located. It could be stated that all loess exposures can be considered as great tourist potential.

This paper concentartes on the possibility of touristification of loess sequences in Vojvodina, that are located:

  • on the right banks of Danube rivers and at one on the north montain Fruska gora: Neštin, Mišeluk, Perovaradin, Stari Slankamen, Surduk, Batajnica
  • on the Srem loess plateau: Irig, Ruma
  • on the right banks Tisza river: Titel, Mošorin
  • on the righ banks Tamiš: Orlovat
  • on the Bačka loess plateau: Sivac, Crvenka, Kula, Bačka Topola, Novo Orahovo, Senta

The base of touristification methodology lies within:

  • degree protection of loess profiles
  • characteristic tourim activities: nowdays and future

Corresponding author: Nada I. Vidić | nada.vidic@tims.edu.rs