The identification of geosites as elements of geotourism offer in Kysuce region, Slovakia

Abstract

The paper analyses the origin and evolution of the Kysuce landscape from the Mesozo ic era until the arrival of humans, identifying the relics of these historical evolutionary stages in the present-day landscape. It presents the most important relics from individual evolutionary time horizons as significant elements of geotourism offer. They are syste matised and analysed chronologically, thus allowing geotourists to gain a broader picture of the surveyed region, and bringing them into the focus of geotourists as tangible proof that even a landscape that was formed millions of years ago can continue to stimulate our interest. The paper provides information on authenticity and the opportunity for a potential visitor to "touch" the landscapes' millions-of-years-old relics in the area of the Kysuce region, Slovakia.Keywords: geology, geomorphology, natural heritage, geotourism, geosite, Kysuce, Slovakia NARAVNE VREDNOTE KOT GRADNIKI RAZVOJA GEOTURIZMA: KYSUCE, SLOVAŠKA Izvleček Prispevek se osredotoča na prepoznavanje razvojnega potenciala naravnih vrednot kot gradnikov geoturizma na severozahodu Slovaške (Kysuce). Naravne vrednote so pred stavljene kot preostanki geološke in geomorfološke preteklosti v današnji pokrajini. 116Pavel Hronček et al. / Dela 48 • 2017 • 115-128 Ključne naravne vrednote so kronološko sistematizirane in analizirane. Avtorji ugotavlja jo, da je tovrstna pokrajina zaradi avtentičnosti in velike doživljajske zmožnosti izjemno zanimiva za geoturiste.

Newly Emerging Geosites in the Polish Western Outer Carpathians as an Asset for Geoeducation and Geotourism

“…So, they could be called geosites as well as geomorphosites. The author refers to them as geosites because this term is more frequently used in scientific literature on both sides of the Western Carpathians (Alexandrowicz 2006;Chrobak 2016;Hronček et al 2017;Rybár 2010) with the reference to similar sites.…”