Weekend tourism and unplanned construction in Deliblato Sands

Abstract

On sites of former Deliblato Sands' vineyards, the present-day weekend settlements have been built. Devojački bunar is the most frequently visited one among them and it has the longest and the most significant touristic tradition which includes the largest number of weekend homes for resting and recreation (even 1.392, according to the latest registration). Considering the special quality and ecological significance of Deliblato Sands that enable development of numerous selectable forms of tourism (among which is the weekend tourism), it is necessary to reflect about the factors that are the bases of touristic movements: those are attractiveness, accessibility and residing conditions of the site itself. This paper treats the problem of interconnection of unplanned (illegal) construction of weekend homes (meaning dwelling conditions) and development of weekend tourism, together with a given overview of the existing weekend settlements in the territory of five municipalities that have a share in Special Nature Reserve (SNR) 'Deliblato Sands'. A comparative analysis has been used, based on the data gathered from Republic Statistical Office of Serbia for the registration periods of 1981-2011.