Zeljko Bjeljac

Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts · Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijic"

Резиме: Најновија виноградарска рејонизација Србије урађена је у другој декади овог века, и може се приметити да је сваки виноградарски рејон, у оквиру својих граница, укључује мање или веће урбано насеље. Последњих година, у градским центрима виноградарских рејона, прати значајно повећан ниво развоја и урбанизације, што је доста угрозило зелене по...

Traditional sports and games represent the folk tradition and culture of certain regions, part of the people's intangible cultural heritage. Numerous traditional sports and games have been preserved in ex-Yugoslav republics, which are most often affirmed through village Olympiads and competitions in order to keep them from being forgotten. The aim...

The Homeland Association “Stanoje Glavaš” (Glibovac, municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia), in cooperation with local elementary school organizes the event “Days of Stanoje Glavaš” (he is significant figure in Serbian history, one of the leaders of the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire). The program includes competition in se...

The analysis of the relevant literature, especially earlier empirical research of serious pandemics (not including the forces of nature and the processes they create), refers to the assumption that man is (directly or indirectly) guilty of them. Given that the media transmits information related to the intensity of the spread of the pandemic, the d...

In the 21st century, many countries are starting to use geothermal energy (GTE) as a new energy source. Serbia also has the potential to use it as a renewable energy source. The complex geological structure of its terrain has given rise to a large number of thermomineral springs and geothermal wells. Based on the existing measurements, the geotherm...

The history and cultural memory of hajduk's and uskok's movements in the Balkan territory are well-documented, and even became recognized as a part of tangible and intangible heritage through the Balkan region. The historical and cultural importance of those movements is mostly reflected in oral epic literature, toponomastics, and some local tradit...

Apstrakt: Razvoj cikloturizma doprinosi putovanju trasiranim stazama na biciklu i turističkoj valorizaciji manje razvijenih područja. Cikloturizam utiče na javno zdravlje, bolji kvalitet vazduha i smanjenu emisiju CO 2 , ali isto tako otvara mogućnosti za kreiranje novih radnih mesta i razvoj ekonomije. Vojvodina zahvaljujući ravničarskom i blago z...

Tрадиционални спортови и игре су у савременом добу препознати као важан сегмент културне баштине и локалног идентитета. Oни су израз креативности у домену спорта и рекреације становника у регионима у којима су настали. Улога и значај традиционалних спортова и игара су посебно истакнути последњих тридесетак година кроз различита саопштења, деклараци...

Sažetak Stari narodni sportovi i igre duboko su ukorenjeni u kulturni identitet naroda u kojem su nastali, kao deo narodne tradicije i kulture, a tokom istorije su se veoma malo menjali. Uglavnom su vezani za ruralna područja, a UNESCO ih je prepoznao kao zaštićene elemente nematerijalnog kulturnog nasleđa u XXI veku. Geografski prostor naseljavanj...

Abstract. Spanish flu, which appeared in the last decade of the 20th century at the end of World War I, got the epithet of a pandemic since it affected most of the world's countries. It is estimated that around 500 million people have been infected globally and about 50 million deceased. For the territory of Serbia, only partial data on certain ter...

Planed migrations represent the phenomenon of global proportions. Aim of this paper is critically discusses the causes and consequences of the state planned migrations in Vojvodina (Serbia), as well as the formation of new settlements through a planned migration, using dif erent statistical data sources, selected empirical studies and cartographic...

The analysis made on a random sample imposed by the available information indicates that from the consequences of the Spanish deceased about 2.8% of the population. However, it must be borne in mind that this is not a representative sample, but a sample that represents only 6% of the population of pre-war Serbia. Two also important facts are the ne...

Abstract: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) make it easier for tourists to organize their trips and find various alternatives that save money and time. Tourism provides numerous opportunities for the application of ICTs in business on the B2C (business to consumer) route, and increasingly through the C2C (consumer to consumer) route...

The data of social media are increasingly used as the source of research in a variety of domains. Big data, which is collected in a huge amount, are useful for the researchers of tourism. Geovisualization of tourist data can be used in the policy of tourism management. These data can provide insights of tourist visit of major events in real-time, t...

The strategic planning of rural development is focused on both economic growth and sustainable development. Sustainable rural development is essential for conserving and improving resources, while economic growth contributes to a better standard of living. The aim of the research is to determine, using the participatory rural appraisal (PRA) method...

The primary goal of this paper is to point out the replacement of old historical narratives with new, ideological ones through a case study from the city of Val�jevo. Two narratives have been singled out. The first prevailed in the Second World War, and he continued to merge the two narratives that united the focus of the historical and cultural...

Primarni cilj ovoga rada je da se kroz studiju slučaja iz grada Valjeva, ukaže na zamene starih istorijskih narativa novim, ideološkim. Izdvojena su dva narativa. Prvi je preovlađivao do Drugog svetskog rata, a nastao je spajanjem dva narativa koji su objedinjavali fokus istorijskog i kulturnog nasleđa Valjeva, od Seče knezova do završetka Prvog sv...

Traditional sports games are an expression of folk creativity in the field of sports and recreation, the result of the creativity of the people in the culture of sport. According to the venue, they are mostly related to the rural areas from which they originated. The importance of traditional sports and games is reflected in being an element of tou...

30-тих година XX века завршена је аграрна реформа у Краљевини Југославији. Колонизација добровољаца је била покренута упоредо са аграрном реформом. Аграрна реформа, али ни колонизација, нису спроведене до краја. Национално-политички мотиви, пре свега, нису дали жељени резултат, те је покренута иницијатива за нову колонизацију српског становништва н...

Apstrakt: Tradicionalne sportske igre su izraz narodnog stvaralaštva u domenu sporta i rekreacije, rezultat kreativnosti naroda u sportskoj kulturi. Prema prostoru održavanja najviše su vezane za ruralne sredine iz kojih su i potekle. Tradicionalne sportske igre su u XXI veku prepoznate kao element nematerijalnog kulturnog nasleđa, koje treba štiti...

Primary implications of term ecotourism are support for conservation and provision of the optimal conditions for satisfying both the needs of tourists and the local population. The research was carried out in Carska bara Special Nature Reserve (SNR), located in the Serbian part of Banat, in order to determine whether the achieved development of tou...

Apstrakt: Tradicionalne sportske igre su izraz narodnog stvaralaštva u domenu sporta i rekreacije, rezultat kreativnosti naroda u sportskoj kulturi. Prema prostoru održavanja najviše su vezane za ruralne sredine iz kojih su i potekle. Tradicionalne sportske igre su u XXI veku prepoznate kao element nematerijalnog kulturnog nasleđa, koje treba štiti...

Despite the significant natural potential, geothermal energy in Serbia has traditionally been used in balneology and recreation, while its share in the country’s total energy balance is almost negligible (0.05%). The present paper deals with the City Municipality of Vranjska Banja as a pioneer in the territory of Serbia in using geothermal energy f...

Lecture to participants and visitors of the events : Čobanski dani (Pastoral games) in Kosjerić, july; Day of Stanoje Glavaš in Glibovac (Smederevska Palanka), august and Vojvođanska olimpijada starih sportova (The Olympics of old sports in Vojvodina), Bačko Gradište (Bečej) as part of project Research, Evaluation and Documentation of Traditional S...

The publication that is before the reader, entitled From the Notebooks of Jovan Cvijić – Selected Pages and Interpretations, is the result of cooperation between the Belgrade City Museum and the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA. It has been prepared with a deep awareness of the importance of Jovan Cvijić’s scientific research work and wit...

Mountains represent an important natural resource for the development of tourism. In Serbia, four mountain centers with a multivalent tourist offer were separated. The aim of the paper is to determine, based on the research of the attitudes and opinions of the inhabitants of Novi Sad who are participants in mountain tourism, which mountain centers...

SAFETY OF TOURISTS AND VISITORS AT THE EVENTS IN URBAN AREAS Summary Tourism has become a global phenomenon and an important source of income for many countries and regions. In total, Travel & Tourism generated US$7.6 trillion (10.2% of global GDP) and 292 million jobs in 2016, equivalent to 1 in 10 jobs in the global economy. The sector accounted...

This paper presents the principles of the event classification and categorization, applied on the categorization of carnival celebrations in Serbia, but also included some traditional events in Serbia. Additionally the Carnival ,,Pročka” in Prilep (Macedonia) was also evaluated. In order to determine the profile of the target group of visitors for...

The article aims to indicate to the basic cultural meanings of carnival as well as to present the process of development of carnival events, by following the historical development of some contemporary forms of carnival. Moreover, the tourist function of carnival is shown, as it is becoming a dominant issue, even overcoming its social and cultural...

Подручје Косова и Метохије је одувек интригирало истраживаче, укључујући и истакнутог географа Јована Цвијића, како због свог стратешког положаја и физичко-географских особености, тако и због динамичних етнографских процеса. Насељен словенским племенима од најстаријих времена, највећи процват доживљава у средњевековној немањићкој држави. Након пада...

This study gives an insight into the geographical distribution of the customary practices and the inter-cultural exchange between the societies that live in the Balkans. It focuses on finding the similarities and differences in some traditional customs of different nations practiced on St. George’s Day. By examining and comparing practices of Ortho...

The Internet has become the most powerful medium in disseminating information. Its significance is reflected in the application of constantly improving tools that enhance the company's business on a global scale. Thus, special services have developed, among which the concept of group purchasing is distinguished. In Serbia, the emergence of group pu...

Since tourist activities are directly related to natural resources, it is clear that the quality of the environment significantly determines the tourist visitation of certain destinations and regions. This paper presents the results of an analysis of the indicators of sustainable tourism developed by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), based on...

From the second half of 20th century carnivals have been growing in importance as a tourist destination. In Serbia, carnivals have been included in tourist arrangements since the first decade of 21st century. In contrast to most of the carnivals around the world, that are held during the season of Lent, carnivals in Serbia are held from May to Sept...

development of tourism in rural areas can contribute to the strengthening of economy and economic empowerment of the villages. Rural tourism in Serbia has been developing since the 1970s. Today, many forms of accommodation and additional activities are being offered to tourists, and the population discovers additional sources of income in otherwise...

The area of Kosovo and Metohija has always attracted researchers, including a prominent geographer Јovan Cvijić. This was due to its strategic position, physical-geographical features, but also because of the dynamic ethnographic processes. Populated by Slavic tribes from the earliest times, the greatest rise was experienced in the medieval Nemanji...

From the second half of 20th century, around the world, carnivals have been growing in importance as a tourist destination. In Serbia, carnivals have been included in tourist arrangements since the first decade of 21st century. In contrast to most of the carnivals around the world, that are held during the season of Lent, carnivals in Serbia are he...

With its location and natural resources, Fruška gora mountain has always attracted people who were on it found a number of resources for various economic activities: extraction of coal, the exploitation of stone, cement, mining trachyte, the exploitation of wood and others. Thanks to its richness in flora and fauna, Fruška gora mountain was named t...

Na teritoriji Srbije, se održavaju sportske igre i veštine, koje imaju svoju dugu tradiciju. Predstavljene su kao narodni običaji tokom crkvenih sabora, pastirske igre hajdučke igre ili zabave. Danas, modifikovane, održavaju se kao samostalne ili sastavni deo drugih manifestacija (pre svega etnografskih, zabavnih i sportsko rekreativnih). Neke od n...

Sporting events are programs, which are dominated by creative and complex facilities, primarily sports, but also recreation and entertainment. As such, they achieve tourism effects and goals and have a socio-economic importance for the city, region or state. Depending on the size and importance of sports event, sport has a different role in the con...

The tourism is often seen as an instrument for development furthermore affecting demographic change in tourist areas. By contrast, demographic change has implications on tourism supply and demand. Due to a large number of mineral springs, spas have traditionally been an important part of the tourist offer of Serbia, but with domination of domestic...

Седамдесетогодишњи развој Географског института „Јован Цвијић“ САНУ, презентован у овој библиографској монографској публикацији прегледног је карактера, утемељен на анализи доступног архивског материјала и савремених научноистраживачких активности Института. Хронолошки приказ истраживачког опуса активности запослених сарадника Института, подразумев...

Вашари и сајмови осим привредног карактера, представљају и део туристичке понуде Србије (као део верског, сајамског, градског и М.И.Ц-Е туризма). Вашари (сабори), као место окупљања, где су се људи могли упознати, забавити, купити робу, а у новије време и упознати са занатима који полако нестају, представљају и прве облике данашњих сајмова. У раду...

Књига Из бележница Јована Цвијића – прикази и тумачења настала је као резултат сарадње Музеја града Београда и Географског института „Јован Цвијић“ САНУ. Ова публикација приређена је са дубоком свешћу о значају научно-истраживачког рада Јована Цвијића и у уверењу да се књигом, концепцијски домишљеном, стручно написаном и брижљиво уређеном, непознат...

Cultural routes may become interesting tourist destinations because of their thematic and traveling experience, making connections to renown places, events and personalities. The process of forming cultural routes as tourist products is considered a new principle of protection, revitalization, use and presentation of cultural heritage. Europe in pa...

The article is consisted of several chapters, disscussing the process of migration flows in northern parts of the newly established state of Yugoslavia after the Second World War. It gives historical outlook to the happenings in Vojvodina region considering migration flows of diferent ethnicities in Vojvodina, as well as two great colonization flow...

Since the 60s of the 20th century to the present, the study of tourism has a dualistic character, i.e., it has been studied in terms of geography (tourism geography) and the economy (tourism economics). This paper explores the place and role of geography in tourism education, from the aspect of higher education in Serbia during the period of transi...

The purpose of this paper is to fully observe the differences in the structure of the audiences attending permanent museum collections and to point to museums’ present day tasks. While the introductory part examines the problematic concerning museum audiences and the varieties of museum programs, the main portion of the paper presents the results o...

The short history about the settling of Czechs in Vojvodina Province was given at the beginning of the paper. It was followed by an analysis of their spatial distribution. Demographic structure of the Czechs in Vojvodina is elaborated. Particular attention was given to the period after the Second World War, e.g. the second half of the 20th and the...

Gastronomic events have been an important part of the tourist offer of some state. They, through the culinary techniques and gastronomic specialties, represent the tradition, folklore and customary practices, as well as economic potential. They can become an independent tourist attraction, thematic route, but also the element of the intangible cult...

During the process of choosing the first group of intangible cultural heritage assets as a part of national database of National committee and Center for intangible cultural heritage, in 2012 to national register as an element of intangible cultural heritage entered the cultural event „Vuk’s parliament“ (Tršić). Even though, at the first sight, the...

The folk artistry of Serbia is rich in spiritual values tied to customs, celebrations, music, song, dance, games, stories and legends, and this kind of cultural heritage is presented through numerous festivals, events and tourist manifestations. In 2012, the network for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage was formed, comprised of the N...

The article is the part of research including social - demographic structure and motivations of visitors of tourist events in Serbia. The main goal is to identify the characteristics and motivations of visitors, as well as their satisfaction with the event, using a survey method. The research was focused on a tourist event “Nušićijada” in town of I...

Тhe paper examined the life cycle model of an agritourism destination and its consequences. To achieve that, authors of the paper used Butler’s model, as one of the most complete and most widely accepted models of a tourist destination life cycle. According to presented approach, tourist destinations pass through the cycle, which consists of six ba...

Saint George is one of the most popular Christian saints throughout the world. There are numerous and quite diverse customs related to his celebrations. However, the most interesting and wide-spread customs integrated, largely into the national identification, are those traditionally practised among some of the Balkan nations. This research gives i...

One of the initial stages of the tourist development is the assessment of the elements or the entire area in order to identify priorities that will continue to be presented and economically valorised through specific measures and activities. This is possible to achieve by using different models of evaluation with a tendency to more qualitative char...

The first records of tourist travelling in the territory of Serbia date from the 19th century, and the first destinations mentioned were the spas of Sokobanja, Bukovička Banja and Vrnjačka Banja, as well as the Vršac Mountains, Mount Tara and others. In international scholarly literature, tourism was first mentioned as a geographical scientific dis...

At the annual conference of the Matica Srpska in 1922, Jovan Cvijic stressed the importance of scientific research work of this institution and the need for further, more systematic scientific study. On that occasion he emphasized the importance of fundamental geographic research of Vojvodina. Significant social geographic research of Vojvodina sta...

Apstrakt: U radu su predstavljene pojmovne odrednice agroturizma kroz povezanost s kriterijumima kvaliteta usluga. Na osnovu primera dobrih praksi i iskustava iz evropskih država, Evropska federacija za farmerski (agroturizam) i seoski turizam (skr. EuroGites) je uspostavila jedinstvene standarde za procenu kvaliteta smeštajnih jedinica u ruralnom...

Vrsac mountains with their natural and social geographical characteristics represent a significant potential for tourism development, regarding the overall tourist offer of Banat, Vojvodina and Serbia. As borderline mountain range, they are located in the contact zone of the Serbian and Romanian ethnic groups, suggesting the multi-ethnicity of the...

PROBLEMS IN REVITALIZATION OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AND TOURISM SPATIAL PLANNING IN SERBIA – SPICER'S CASTLE, BEOČIN Summary: Facilities with a characteristic architectonical values, spatial culturalhistoric complexes, memorials and other cultural monuments, due to their cultural, artistic, historical and architectural significance, represent a ve...

Као елемент нематеријалног културног наслеђа на листи Центра за нематеријално културно наслеђе, од 2012. гоодине, налази се и манифестација „Вуков сабор“ (Тршић). Иако се на први поглед може поставити питање откуд једна културна манифестација да буде део нематеријалног наслеђа. Вуков сабор спада међу најстарије културне манифестације у Србији и има...

Even though Serbia is especially rich in intangible cultural heritage and folklore, there is still no established register of intangible cultural assets in Serbia that could evaluate particular elements of folk heritage. The ethnographic heritage of Serbia is rich in spiritual values related to customs, celebrations, music, song, dance, stories and...

Cultural routes can become interesting tourist destinations because of their connections to renown places, events and personalities. The process of forming cultural routes as tourist products is considered a new principle of protection, revitalization, use and presentation of cultural heritage. In Serbia, the concept of cultural routes is in its de...

Тhe paper deals with the examination of the attitude of residents in the village settlements in Vojvodina Province (Northern Serbia), which represent the most developed in terms of agritourism in Serbia. To achieve that, authors of the paper used Tourism Impact Attitude Scale (TIAS), introduced by Lankford and Howard (1994). Exploratory factor anal...

Starting from the theoretical approach, considering the idea of natural disasters and its individual elements, the emphasis is placed on consideration of natural disasters defined by the Spatial Plan of the Republic of Serbia as the highest planning document. The Regional Spatial Plano of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and Spatial plan of Beočin...

The territory of Beočin municipality covers north part of Fruška gora in am area between mountain Fruška gora and The Danube river. According to its, that municipality is unique on observed area because the most part of it is covers the area of National Park ‘’ Fruška gora'’ it also, presents an area with the highest concentration of weekend settle...

The manifestation, event, festival, show are the most common terms used in tourism theory and practice in Serbia, when conducting research or if you are visiting tourist attractive manifestation s. Also, are conceptually different names of this kind of tourism: manifestation tourism and event tourism. All this leads to confusion tourists, organizer...

The research included trends in water temperature of the Danube River at Bogojevo gauge and surface air temperature at the nearby meteorological station Sombor, as well as an analysis of the results obtained in relation to the claims of the existence of the hiatus in global air temperature increase in the period 1998-2012. In the period 1961-2013,...

This paper is a continuation of the research on the socio-demographic structure, as well as the motives of visitors of tourist events in Serbia. So far, the events with the prevailing music, ethnographic, economic and entertaining tourist contents of the program have been explored. In this paper, an event is chosen as a subject of study which has a...

Presented as a part of intangible cultural heritage, Serbian national folklore is rich in spiritual and worldly values and it is transposed in customs, celebrations, music, songs, dances, stories and legends. As a part of tourist offer, these elements are presented in numerous festivals and tourist events. In the year 2012, the Network on the Safeg...

This work is focused on the Bačka territory, historically-geographical region located in the northern part of Serbia. It covers the period from 11 April 1941., when, in The Second World War, Hungarian army entered the territory of Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the goal of conquering, creating the government and incorporation of Bačka to the Hungarian...

Subject of research work related to reconstruction activities in migration processes on demographic development in the territory of Vojvodina, which is traditionally the immigration area and a region with highly heterogeneous ethnic composition of the population. The time period that is treated refers to the end of the 30's and 1941, including the...

Starting from the world trends of tourism development where it has been noticed that the motivation of a potential tourist for choosing the tourist destination goes to the individualization, that is, to the fulfillment of the needs for recreation, adventure, fun, qualitative life, stay in the countryside, etc., we could see that mountains represent...

Carnivals in Serbia have a tradition of holding for more than 150 years. By content they belong to the entertainment tourism events. One of the carnivals, taking place over the past 10 years is the Boat Carnival on the river Sava. This carnival is part of the overall tourist offer of Belgrade and by its holding it also promotes nautical tourism on...

This paper researches which of the possible financing models (self-financing, loan, mutual fund, issuing securities and leasing) is the most convenient for tourism financing on the grounds of opinions and views of student population. Taking into account that future social and economic development depends on student population, that in every society...

In tourism trends on global level became obvious the popularity of cultural tourism. There is a growing interest and connection between natural and cultural heritage with a living societies, with the growing concern for nature and heritage preservation. Importance of tourism and the role of cultural tourism are becoming of strategic importance in g...

Abstract In this paper tourist events organized in the area of Serbian Banat are studied. They represent the base for initial development of tourism, but also some other economic activities in this underdeveloped region. Those events are mostly based on tradition, folklore and customs (ethnographic by type) and agricultural production (fairs, exhib...

Tourismological valorization of intangible cultural heritage of Serbia According to the Hilary du Cros method The folk artistry of Serbia is rich in spiritual values tied to customs, celebrations, music, song, dance, games, stories and legends, and this kind of cultural heritage is presented through numerous festivals, events and tourist manifesta...

Jews in Serbia always represented a micro-community. However, the interesting fact is that even in post-war period, the decline of Jewish population in Serbia continued. The Jewish communities mostly inhabited Belgrade and Vojvodina region (especially Bačka region). The study is based on statistical and historical data about the events concerning t...

Geothermal energy, coal and hydropower are the major resources of Serbia. Serbia has more than 300 mineral and thermo mineral wells and more than 40 spas. Vrnjacka Spa is the most visited spa in Serbia. It is situated in the central Serbia, on the contact of the Goc Mountain and the West Morava valley, e.g. on the 43037‟ of the northern latitude 20...