<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape, as a transboundary World Heritage Site of Hungary and Austria, possesses unique cultural and natural values. The examined areas can be characterised as meeting places of different cultures. We examined the role of small towns in Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape, which play an important role in regional development. In the last 25 years, different levels of cooperation started among the Hungarian and Austrian settlements aiming at nature and cultural heritage protection and tourism development. We formulated suggestions to maintain and strengthen the existing co-operation and relations.</p></abstract>

Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape, as a transboundary World Heritage Site of Hungary and Austria, possesses unique cultural and natural values. The examined areas can be characterised as meeting places of different cultures. We examined the role of small towns in Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape, which play an important role in regional development. In the last 25 years, different levels of cooperation started among the Hungarian and Austrian settlements aiming at nature and cultural heritage protection and tourism development. We formulated suggestions to maintain and strengthen the existing co-operation and relations.

The Role of Small Towns in a Potential Ecoregion through the Example of Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape

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Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape, as a transboundary World Heritage Site of Hungary and Austria, possesses unique cultural and natural values. The...

The Role of Small Towns in a Potential Ecoregion through the Example of Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape

Article Category: Research Articles

Published Online: Oct 18, 2016

Page range: 278 - 295

Received: Apr 15, 2016

Accepted: Aug 31, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/euco-2016-0020

Keywords
small towns, ecoregion, Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape, cultural landscape, cross-border tourism, world heritage

© 2016 Ágnes Sallay et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Role of Small Towns in a Potential Ecoregion through the Example of Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape

Article Category: Research Articles

Published Online: Oct 18, 2016

Page range: 278 - 295

Received: Apr 15, 2016

Accepted: Aug 31, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/euco-2016-0020

Keywordssmall towns, ecoregion, Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape, cultural landscape, cross-border tourism, world heritage

© 2016 Ágnes Sallay et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
small towns, ecoregion, Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape, cultural landscape, cross-border tourism, world heritage