Natural values of the kuyavian-pomeranian voivodeship as a basis for the development of tourism

Abstract

The aim of this papers is to analyze the environmental conditions Kuyavian- -Pomeranian Voivodeship for touristics functions as a factor of economic development. The basis for analysis was synthetic indicator was work out taking into the consideration area of forest, lakes protected areas as well as natural monuments. Kuyavian-Pomerianian Voivodeship has different natural values. A lot of lakes is located in the southern and north-eastern parts. Forests are in the north, in the center of the region and in the valleys of the Vistula and Drwęca rivers. In these areas, with high natural beauty, tourism is welldeveloped. Tourism function was examined by using synthetic measure. It takes into account indicators Baretje-Defert, density accommodation, Schneider and Defert. However, comparing to the tourist regions of the country, in rural areas of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship tourism is at a low level. Therefore, to test a smaller region other criteria should be adopted. The application of the criteria used to test the tourist regions gives a little different view. Many of the attractive areas have a poorly developed tourist function. The most often there are regions with many forests and lakes, but their tourist centre is a small town. For this reason in the study of rural areas should be take into account the whole region, together with the towns. Tourist function also occurs in rural areas, located in the suburban area of the big cities. This area is for the inhabitants of the cities nearest tourist area, where they can relax and go away for the weekend. In the rural economy of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship tourism does not matter much. This is due to the agricultural nature of the region. Two areas ‒ Kujawy Black and Chełmno Land ‒ have very good conditions for growing plants. In other regions there are worse soil (Kujawy White and Dobrzyń Land), but their agricultural nature stems from the historical past. In the voivodeship is not used a full chance to increase income of rural population by conducting farm tourism. Such farms are present in greater numbers in some municipalities, mainly in the north of the region. Tourism have a local significance only in places where tourists come attracted by natural beauty (landscape parks) or anthropogenic values (Biskupin).