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Development of tourism and second homes
in the area of Sviščaki in southwestern
Slovenia
Gregor Kovačič, Miha Koderman
Abstract
The hamlet Sviščaki is located in the Municipality of Ilirska
Bistrica and is one of the largest mountainous second home ar-
eas in southwestern Slovenia. It lies in the close vicinity of Veliki
Snežnik Mountain (1,796 m a.s.l.), the highest mountain in south-
ern Slovenia. In this chapter, we present the development of
Sviščaki in the context of the tourism development on Snežnik
Plateau. We analyse the current condition of tourist infrastruc-
ture, while focusing on spatial analysis of second homes and other
communal and tourism infrastructure in Sviščaki. We also eval-
uate future perspectives for the tourism development of Sviščaki
according to the Municipal Detailed Spatial Plan for the Sviščaki
Tourist Centre. Spatial analysis of second homes was carried out
with the help of the Real Estate Registry and the Public Insight
into Real Estate website, which is managed by the Surveying and
Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia. The evaluation of
the future development of the area as a tourist centre was based
on professional documents related to the process of implementa-
tion of the aforementioned spatial plan for the Sviščaki Tourist
Centre.
Key words: second homes, tourism development, protected area,
geography, Sviščaki, Snežnik, Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7055-08-5.145-172 145
Development of tourism and second homes
in the area of Sviščaki in southwestern
Slovenia
Gregor Kovačič, Miha Koderman
Abstract
The hamlet Sviščaki is located in the Municipality of Ilirska
Bistrica and is one of the largest mountainous second home ar-
eas in southwestern Slovenia. It lies in the close vicinity of Veliki
Snežnik Mountain (1,796 m a.s.l.), the highest mountain in south-
ern Slovenia. In this chapter, we present the development of
Sviščaki in the context of the tourism development on Snežnik
Plateau. We analyse the current condition of tourist infrastruc-
ture, while focusing on spatial analysis of second homes and other
communal and tourism infrastructure in Sviščaki. We also eval-
uate future perspectives for the tourism development of Sviščaki
according to the Municipal Detailed Spatial Plan for the Sviščaki
Tourist Centre. Spatial analysis of second homes was carried out
with the help of the Real Estate Registry and the Public Insight
into Real Estate website, which is managed by the Surveying and
Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia. The evaluation of
the future development of the area as a tourist centre was based
on professional documents related to the process of implementa-
tion of the aforementioned spatial plan for the Sviščaki Tourist
Centre.
Key words: second homes, tourism development, protected area,
geography, Sviščaki, Snežnik, Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia
doi: https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7055-08-5.145-172 145
