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Związki geologii z historią jako podstawa tworzenia geoproduktów na obszarze Geoparku Przedgórze Sudeckie - fakty i perspektywy
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2017) Tarka, Robert
The Sudetic Foreland Geopark area includes plenty of interesting objects of high geological value. Their value is highly increased when they originate from human activity. These may be old underground mine workings, objects made with human hands such as stone walls on Ślęża and Radunia mountains, or sites of former open-pit exploitation. Especially interesting in education and tourism is the connection between the area of mineral resources exploitation and both the structures, and the artifacts made from this material. Hence, such objects and areas are cultural geosites important for the region. Their presence increase the tourism value of the region and may also increase the tourist flow there. In order to identify the most interesting cultural geosites located in the Sudetic Foreland Geopark, geotourism valorization of 20 selected objects was run. Thanks to the valorization, it was possible to evaluate the substantive, educational and tourism attractiveness of selected geosites. Evaluation has shown that many described geosites have great potential for tourism despite still insufficient level of their development. There is also a problem of promotion and small amount of relevant information that can be found in public media, including the Internet. The evaluation enabled us to distinguish 10 most valuable cultural geosites in the area of the Sudetic Foreland – the Geo-culture TOP 10. These cultural geosites should be of particular interest to local authorities, institutions and organizations, as many of them require action to improve their tourism infrastructure. Achieving this goal will be possible through cooperation and mutual support of these institutions. Therefore, it may be important for the Sudetic Foreland Geopark to undertake actions and, possibly, to operate as a coordinator of joint activities. Such actions may contribute to the improvement of tourism attractiveness of the region and, consequently, to its socio-economic progress.