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Cultural Heritage, Tourism and the Sustainable Development of the Local Communities: The Case of the Saxons’ Fortified Churches of Transylvania

In: Innovative Business Development—A Global Perspective

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  • Călin Vegheș

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

  • Ioana Cecilia Popescu

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

Abstract

Established in the perimeter of the Seven Cities (Brașov, Sibiu, Sebeș, Cluj, Bistrița, Mediaș and Sighișoara) of the Siebenbürgen, in the first decades of the 13th century, the Transylvanian Saxons have built more than 150 fortified churches with the main scope to defend their small rural communities in front of the various perils of those times. Most of these have succeeded to survive until today as proud remembrance of the heritage conveyed to the future generations. Using secondary data regarding the existing cultural heritage, its tourism marketing related environment and the performances of cultural tourism, as well as the primary data provided by representatives of the stakeholders of this heritage, the paper assesses the ways local communities succeed to care for, promote and capitalize a cultural heritage of more than 800 years old by attracting tourists to discover, explore, experience and enjoy it in order to support their sustainable local development.

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  • Călin Vegheș & Ioana Cecilia Popescu, 2018. "Cultural Heritage, Tourism and the Sustainable Development of the Local Communities: The Case of the Saxons’ Fortified Churches of Transylvania," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Ramona Orăștean & Claudia Ogrean & Silvia Cristina Mărginean (ed.), Innovative Business Development—A Global Perspective, pages 397-414, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-030-01878-8_34
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01878-8_34
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