TOURISM AS AN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FORM IN COMMUNE OLSZTYN, POLAND

Agnieszka OCIEPA-KUBICKA ^A, Piotr PACHURA ^B*

Received: January 5, 2015 | Revised: January 15, 2015 | Accepted: February 16, 2015

^A Czestochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 19 B, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
agnieszkaociepa22@wp.pl

^B* Czestochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 19 B, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
ppachura@zim.pcz.pl (corresponding author)

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Abstract
The article describes the tourist aspect of commune Olsztyn situated in the Krakowsko-Czestochowska Upland. The attractiveness of the area and the initiatives aimed at tourism development are emphasised. Also, the investments in the commune’s tourism development are discussed. The funds used for the area’s revitalisation in 2007-2012 are indicated with the emphasis of the significant role of EU funds contribution in the activities of commune Olsztyn.

Key words
Tourism, commune Olsztyn, Krakowsko-Czestochowska Upland

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