Tourism Education Studies and Practice, 2014, Vol.(1), № 1
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Published in the Russian Federation
Tourism Education Studies and Practice
Has been issued since 2014.
ISSN: 2312-0037
Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 31-40, 2014
DOI: 10.13187/issn.2312-0037
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The Culture of National Minorities as Part of Vojvodina Tourist Offer
1
Tatjana Pivac
2
Sneţana Besermenji
3
Ivana Blešić
4
Miroslav Vujiĉić
5
Igor Stamenković
1
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
PhD, Assistant professor
E-mail: tatjana_pivac@yahoo.com
2
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
PhD, Full professor
E-mail: atena21000@yahoo.com
3
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
PhD, Assistant professor
E-mail: ivana.blesic@gmail.com
4
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
MSc, Assistant professor
E-mail: vujicicm@gmail.com
5
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
MSc, Assistant professor
E-mail: igorrrogi@yahoo.com
Abstract. According to the 2011 census, there are over 26 nationalities and national and
ethnic groups in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, which makes it a highly multi-ethnic
environment. Each ethnic group nurtures a distinctive culture and tradition, which are recognized
as having a highly significant potential for tourism development in Vojvodina. This paper presents
the results of a survey conducted with the aim of determining the activities of tourist organizations
that are focused on implementing achievements of these cultures into a tourism product. The
survey included 27 tourist organizations from the territory of Vojvodina. The results indicate a high
level of interest of tourist organizations in promoting national minorities living in their
municipalities.
Keywords: national minorities; culture; tourism; tourist organizations; Vojvodina.
Introduction
The AP of Vojvodina covers 24.4 % of the territory of the Republic of Serbia, i.e. 21,588 km
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in the north of the Republic. According to the last census from 2011, the AP Vojvodina has a
population of 1,931,809, or 21.56 % of the total population of the Republic of Serbia. Serbs are the
majority population (66.76 %), followed by: Hungarians (13 %), Slovaks (2.60 %), Croats (2.43 %),
Roma (2.19 %), Romanians (1.32 %), Montenegrins (1.15 %), Bunjevci (0.85 %), Ruthenians