Geographia Polonica (2010) vol. 83, iss. 2
Tourism development in the borderlands of Poland
Geographia Polonica (2010) vol. 83, iss. 2, pp. 67-81 | 
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doi: https://doi.org/GPol.2010.2.5
Abstract
The essential objective of this study has been to analyse the role and significance of politicalboundaries in the functioning of tourism in near-border areas. It was important to makeapparent the influence of a boundary on the development of tourism structure (tourist trafficand tourist infrastructure) within near-border areas of Poland. An attempt was also made todemonstrate the manner in which changes in the functions of boundaries influence the developmentof tourism, as well as the extent to which a boundary may of itself represent a touristattraction.
Keywords: tourism, border, borderlands, Poland, European Union
[marekw@twarda.pan.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00‑818 Warszawa, Poland