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rur al tourism in the surroundings of krka national park ...
tion facilities in the surrounding area, in order to incentivise longer stays.
Nonetheless, their intention is to place all visitor centres outside of the Park
in nearby local communities. The Park also invests a part of their funds for
local community development, and cooperates with stakeholders in devel-
oping plans and management strategies.
Factors of development and impacts of rural tourism
in the surroundings of Krka National Park:
a case study of the Town of Drniš
The Town of Drniš is a local self-government unit within Šibenik-Knin
County, situated in the northern Dalmatian hinterland. It covers an area7 of
351.75 km2 consisting of the town Drniš (the main urban centre) and 26 ru-
ral settlements (Fig. 4). The neighbouring municipalities of Unešić, Ružić,
and Promina can be considered a part of the Drniš subregion, as they were
part of the area of the former, larger Municipality of Drniš, which existed
until 1992.
Fig. 4 Geographical position of the Town of Drniš
7 Calculated based on the Central Registry of Spatial Units (CGA, 2013).
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tion facilities in the surrounding area, in order to incentivise longer stays.
Nonetheless, their intention is to place all visitor centres outside of the Park
in nearby local communities. The Park also invests a part of their funds for
local community development, and cooperates with stakeholders in devel-
oping plans and management strategies.
Factors of development and impacts of rural tourism
in the surroundings of Krka National Park:
a case study of the Town of Drniš
The Town of Drniš is a local self-government unit within Šibenik-Knin
County, situated in the northern Dalmatian hinterland. It covers an area7 of
351.75 km2 consisting of the town Drniš (the main urban centre) and 26 ru-
ral settlements (Fig. 4). The neighbouring municipalities of Unešić, Ružić,
and Promina can be considered a part of the Drniš subregion, as they were
part of the area of the former, larger Municipality of Drniš, which existed
until 1992.
Fig. 4 Geographical position of the Town of Drniš
7 Calculated based on the Central Registry of Spatial Units (CGA, 2013).
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