Surveys on cultural tourism in Lusatia region - Results published

By surveying guests and the population in the Lieberose/Oberspreewald district, scientists of the IOER investigated the question of what opportunities and challenges exist for cultural tourism in this part of Lusatia region. Questions about the influence of the Corona pandemic on tourism in rural areas were also included in the study. The results of the surveys have now been published online.

What is the state of cultural tourism in Lusatia and how can it be further developed for the benefit of the region and its guests? These questions are the focus of the EU project SPOT. Part of the project involved surveys of the region's population and guests conducted by researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER). The project team published the first interim results of the residents' survey vin March 2021. Now the results of the visitor survey are also available. The overall view of the results has been published as a brochure and is available online.

Publication
Ralf-Uwe Syrbe, Peter Wirth, Bianca Eckelmann, Ina Neumann:
Kulturtourismus im Ländlichen Raum - Ergebnisse einer Besucher- und Einwohnerbefragung im Amtsbereich Lieberose/Oberspreewald (Brandenburg) im Corona-Jahr 2020
Dresden: IÖR, 2021.
Document language: German
Link to the publication

Contact at the IOER
Dr. Ralf-Uwe Syrbe, E-Mail: R.Syrbeioer@ioer.de
Dr. Peter Wirth, E-Mail: P.Wirthioer@ioer.de

Background
The EU project SPOT (Social and Innovative Platform on Cultural Tourism and its Potentials for Deepening European Rapprochement) is carried out within the framework of the EU funding program Horizon 2020. In the period 2020-2022, case studies from 15 European regions will be examined in a large network. Cultural tourism is understood as a type of travel that combines recreation with getting to know the cultural attractions of the destination regions. Until now, the focus has been set on so-called "high culture" (i.e., opera, theatre, galleries or museums), which is primarily found in cities. Nowadays, rural regions with their personalities, events, sights, (cultural) landscape attractions and historical heritage are increasingly coming into focus. In the Lusatia region, the IOER team is investigating how the unique cultural landscape can be used for tourism and sustainable regional development. The scientists, together with local stakeholders, are also looking for new ways to make cultural tourism economically viable for the surrounding communities. Ideas and strategies that may emerge from this process will be incorporated into the project platform.

Further information on the SPOT project

The Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development is jointly funded by the federal government and the federal states.

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