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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 2 MARCH, 2010

NUMBER: 4.4.6/4.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

VISITORS TO MAIN TOURIST SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS

Fourth quarter of 2009

 

In the fourth quarter of 2009, the survey on the number of visitors of main tourist sights and attractions covered 142 museums and galleries. The total number of visitors was 419 687, out of which 315 757 (75%) were domestic and 103 930 (25%) foreign ones. The greatest number of visits to museums and galleries was realised in the City of Zagreb (180 604), the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva (118 641).

 

The greatest number of visits to other sights and attractions was recorded at the Zagreb Fair (160 472 visits), the Croatian National Marian Shrine of Marija Bistrica (104 500 visits) and the Dubrovnik City Walls (87 893 visits).

 

The most visited tourist attraction was the National Park of Plitvice with 57 356 visits, out of which 8 320 (15%) were domestic and 49 036 (85%) foreign ones.

 

 

1.   VISITORS TO NATIONAL PARKS, JANUARY – DECEMBER 2009

 

X. – XII. 2009.

I. – XII. 2009.

 

Total

Domestic visitors

Foreign visitors

Total

Domestic visitors

Foreign visitors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

133 564

32 046

101 518

2 060 353

335 356

1  724  997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brijuni

13 453

4 418

9 035

162 664

62 532

100 132

Kornati

17 320

8 000

9 320

89 300

40 880

48 420

Krka

30 898

5 416

25 482

632 378

84 162

548 216

Mljet

2 212

872

1 340

88 455

16 751

71 704

Paklenica

9 262

2 376

6 886

110 350

12 985

97 365

Plitvička jezera

57 356

8 320

49 036

939 747

90 365

849 382

Risnjak

1 745

1 483

262

21 416

19 392

2 024

Sjeverni Velebit

1 318

1 161

157

16 043

8 289

7 754

 

 

2.   VISITORS TO MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES, BY COUNTIES, JANUARY –DECEMBER 2009

 

X. – XII. 2009.

I. – XII. 2009.

 

Number of
units

Total

Domestic
visitors

Foreign
visitors

Number of
units

Total

Domestic
visitors

Foreign
visitors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

142

419 687

 315 757

 103 930

  159

2 227 686

1 246 838

 980 848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

5

 3 891

 3 652

  239

  6

 25 154

 23 972

 1 182

County of Krapina-Zagorje

7

 15 550

 12 977

 2 573

  7

 79 540

 67 977

 11 563

County of Sisak-Moslavina

3

 3 730

 3 714

  16

  3

 16 043

 15 406

  637

County of Karlovac

7

 4 302

 4 279

  23

  7

 25 230

 24 898

  332

County of Varaždin

2

9 489

8 913

576

2

22 745

20 309

2 436

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

7

 4 876

 4 775

  101

  7

 19 939

 19 115

  824

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

4

 4 652

 4 566

  86

  6

 12 827

 12 357

  470

County of Primorje-Gorski kotar

12

12 080

 10 800

 1 280

  15

 81 696

 58 711

 22 985

County of Lika-Senj

3

  866

  368

  498

  3

 8 212

 7 377

  835

County of Virovitica-Podravina

1

  475

  470

  5

  1

 1 931

 1 899

  32

County of Požega-Slavonia

1

 1 450

 1 450

  0

  1

 7 832

 7 640

  192

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

4

 6 186

 6 069

  117

  4

 20 899

 20 385

  514

County of Zadar

5

 6 285

 5 619

  666

  12

 200 925

 64 774

 136 151

County of Osijek-Baranja

7

 4 995

 4 847

  148

  7

 24 668

 23 898

  770

County of Šibenik-Knin

4

 9 280

 7 283

 1 997

  4

 44 164

 28 552

 15 612

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

4

 3 209

 3 059

  150

  5

 9 073

 8 375

  698

County of Split-Dalmatia

15

 15 713

 13 057

 2 656

  16

 87 392

 68 156

 19 236

County of Istria

9

 11 676

 7 878

 3 798

  10

 101 013

 32 664

 68 349

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

20

 118 641

 41 549

 77 092

  20

 848 840

 204 439

 644 401

County of Međimurje

1

 1 737

 1 695

  42

  1

 8 961

 8 596

  365

City of Zagreb

21

 180 604

 168 737

 11 867

  21

 580 602

 527 338

 53 264

 

 

3.   VISITORS TO MAIN TOURIST SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS, BY COUNTIES, JANUARY – DECEMBER 2009 

 

X. – XII. 2009.

I. – XII. 2009.

 

Total

Domestic
 visitors

Foreign
 visitors

Total

Domestic
 visitors

Foreign
 visitors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Krapina-Zagorje

 

 

 

 

 

 

Castle Stubički Golubovec

-

-

-

272

272

-

Site of Neanderthal Man Hušnjakovo

5 104

4 845

259

30 360

29 122

1 238

Croatian National Marian Shrine of Marija Bistrica

104 500

97 000

7 500

894 500

842 000

52 500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Sisak-Moslavina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lonjsko polje Nature Park

150

150

-

14 250

108 00

3 450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Karlovac

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old city of Ozalj

1 376

1 376

-

5 636

 5553

83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Varaždin

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Trakošćan" Castle

9 338

7 466

1 872

73 416

61 360

12 056

Old city of Varaždin

7 935

7 359

576

36 064

32 142

3 922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old city of Kalnik

-

-

-

2 000

1 600

400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bjelovar Fair

-

-

-

55 218

51 238

3 980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Primorje-Gorski kotar

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Lucia Church and  Baška Table

1 310

1 192

118

14 196

11 289

2 907

Fort of Trsat

2 528

642

1 886

14 665

8 143

6 522

Grobnik Circuit

5 703

2 203

3 500

51 756

15 217

36 539

Krk Fair

-

-

-

60 000

20 000

40 000

Summer Carnival of Novi Vinodolski

-

-

-

12 000

7 000

5 000

Carnival of Rijeka

-

-

-

180 000

175 000

5 000

Ruzica Vinodola Manifestation

-

-

-

10 000

5 000

5 000

Rijeka International Nautical Fair

-

-

-

5 774

5 774

-

Chivalric Crossbow Tournament in Rab

-

-

-

10 700

3 600

7 100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Lika-Senj

 

 

 

 

 

 

Velebit Nature Park

4 436

3 117

1 319

27 391

12 272

15 119

Nikola Tesla Memorial Center

3 123

3 087

36

18 407

17 453

954

The fort of Nehaj

2 654

2 204

450

37 728

19 977

17 751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Virovitica-Podravina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Papuk Nature Park1)

6 200

6 000

200

56 850

53 500

3 350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zadar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telašćica Nature  Park

1 165

291

874

80 502

20 125

60 377

Vransko jezero Nature Park1)

5 950

4 900

1 050

46 766

32 987

13 779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Osijek-Baranja

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pejačević Castle

1 225

1 225

-

6 474

6 359

115

Prandau-Mailath Castle

3 500

2 500

1 000

16 000

13 000

3 000

Kopački rit Nature Park

8 465

7 709

756

21 405

17 984

3 421

Osijek Zoo

9 803

9 503

300

110 242

106 552

3 690

Šokačko-sijelo, festival of traditonal local customs

-

-

-

12 000

11 850

150

Osijek Summer Nights

-

-

- 

35 000

35 000

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Šibenik-Knin

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Children’s Festival

-

-

-

18 255

14 142

4 083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Split-Dalmatia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biokovo Nature Park

-

-

-

35 848

3 076

32 772

Salona Archaeological Locality

2 035

379

1 656

17 556

3 735

13 821

Fort "Klis"

1 262

713

549

10 618

4 938

5 680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Istria

 

 

 

 

 

 

Castle of Pazin

1 624

950

674

15 214

3 014

12 200

Pula Amphitheatre

18 769

2 126

16 643

323 328

26 996

296 332

Pula Film Festival

-

-

-

60 200

58 200

2 000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquarium of Biological Bureau Dubrovnik

2 860

840

2 020

40 698

11 676

29 022

Lokrum Nature Reserve

4 700

2 300

2 400

81 893

27 163

54 730

Trsteno Aboretum

2 664

671

1 993

22 152

7 401

14 751

Home of Marin Držić

197

96

101

1 941

818

1 123

Dubrovnik City Walls

87 893

87 893

-

765 140

291 067

474 073

Revelin Fortress

268

53

215

7 031

1 404

5 627

House of Marko Polo

1 076

215

861

28 705

5 970

22 735

Račić Mausoleum

100

50

50

4 450

850

3 600

Dubrovnik Summer Festival

-

-

-

60 000

40 000

20 000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Zagreb

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zagreb Fair

160 472

153 263

7 209

264 954

250 315

14 639

Zagreb Zoo

33 531

33 531

-

260 760

260 760

-

Floraart

-

-

-

210 000

208 000

2 000

Ice Rink Šalata

14 112

14 112

-

33 447

33 447

-

International Folklore Festival

-

-

-

10 000

9 000

1 000

 

1) See Notes on Methodology

 

 

4.     VISITORS OF BATHING RESORTS, BY COUNTIES, JANUARY – DECEMBER 2009

 

X. – XII. 2009.

I. – XII. 2009.

 

Number

of units

Visitors,
total

Daily
 visitors

Licence for
repeated
entrance

Entrance
with
paid nights

Number

of units

Visitors,
total

Daily
 visitors

Licence for
repeated
entrance

Entrance
with
paid nights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

15

312 448

190 169

64 227

58 052

25

2 199 182

1 649 657

285 973

263 552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Krapina-Zagorje

5

73 003

49 491

919

22 593

5

480 801

350 868

27 028

102 905

Thermal baths

5

73 003

49 491

919

22 593

5

480 801

350 868

27 028

102 905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Sisak-Moslavina

1

22 409

11 382

52

10 975

2

169 307

118 776

428

50 103

Thermal baths

1

22 409

11 382

52

10 975

1

162 734

112 344

287

50 103

Other bathing resorts

-

-

-

-

-

1

6 573

6 432

141

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Varaždin

1

14 161

4 380

142

9 639

1

108 236

61 761

1 202

45 273

Thermal baths

1

14 161

4 380

142

9 639

1

108 236

61 761

1 202

45 273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

1

12 452

5 818

2 390

4 244

1

62 794

36 530

10 454

15 810

Thermal baths

1

12 452

5 818

2 390

4 244

1

62 794

36 530

10 454

15 810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Primorsko-goranska

1

68 100

59 020

9 080

-

2

483 776

472 297

11 479

-

Bathing resorts at the Adriatic coast

-

-

-

-

-

1

180 096

180 096

-

-

Other bathing resorts

1

68 100

59 020

9 080

-

1

303 680

292 201

11 479

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Virovitica-Podravina

-

-

-

-

-

1

21 378

21 372

6

-

Other bathing resorts

-

-

-

-

-

1

21 378

21 372

6

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Požega-Slavonia

-

-

-

-

-

1

13 747

13 438

298

11

Other bathing resorts

-

-

-

-

-

1

13 747

13 438

298

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Osijek-Baranja

2

33 551

22 213

6 228

5 110

7

414 486

338 192

49 216

27 078

Thermal baths

1

18 331

12 671

550

5 110

1

184 161

133 429

23 654

27 078

Other bathing resorts

1

15 220

9 542

5 678

-

6

230 325

204 763

25 562

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Istria

1

3 053

380

15

2 658

1

12 538

1 593

63

10 882

Thermal baths

1

3 053

380

15

2 658

1

12 538

1 593

63

10 882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Međimurje

1

8 916

6 083

-

2 833

1

83 336

71 846

-

11 490

Thermal baths

1

8 916

6 083

-

2 833

1

83 336

71 846

-

11 490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Zagreb

2

76 803

31 402

45 401

-

3

348 783

162 984

185 799

-

Other bathing resorts

2

76 803

31 402

45 401

-

3

348 783

162 984

185 799

-

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Source

 

The data source is the Quarterly Report on Visitors to Main Tourist Sights and Attractions, TU-21 form.

 

Methods of data collection and Coverage

 

Observation units are all main tourist sights and attractions for which a number of visitors was reported in the reference period. The number of visitors is usually obtained through the number of tickets sold, but it is also possible for it to be determined according to other records or expert estimates. The following tourist sights and attractions are covered: national parks, parks of nature, strict reserves, forest parks, significant landscapes, monuments of nature, park architecture monuments, old cities, castles, mines, monasteries, famous people’s birth houses, eco-villages, museums and galleries, cultural monuments, festivals, sports events, other events, thermal baths, baths on the Adriatic coast, other bathing resorts, fairs, zoological gardens, aquariums, arboretums, botanical gardens and other tourist attractions not elsewhere classified.

 

Only attractions that recorded more than 10 000 visitors in 2008 or those important for a certain area were covered in 2009.

 

A certain number of attractions, although important in a particular region, were not processed in this survey, either because they were closed in the reference period or there were not records on the number of visitors or the reporting unit did not give the written consent for individual publishing of the number of visitors.

 

Results obtained in this survey refer to some individual sights and attractions on the basis of the written consent of a reporting unit in question (Article 56 of the Official Statistics Act, NN No. 103/03 and 75/09).

 

The Nature Park Papuk spreads through two counties: of Virovitica-Podravina and of Požega-Slavonia. Data on visitors are expressed as for the County of Virovitica-Podravina.

 

The Vransko Jezero Nature Park also spreads through two counties: of Zadar and of Šibenik-Knin, but data are expressed as for the County of Zadar.

 

Definitions

 

Tourist attraction is an attractive element in a certain tourist destination, such as a cultural-historical heritage, natural entirety or phenomenon, performance or event, which either motivates future tourists to come or is a mainstay of the development of tourism on that destination.

 

National park is a spatial, mostly unchanged area of extraordinary and multiple natural values, which comprises one or more preserved or slightly changed eco-systems.

 

Park of nature is a spatial natural or partly cultivated area with accented esthetical, ecological, educational, cultural, historical, tourist and recreational values.

 

Strict reserve is an area consisting of unchanged or slightly changed natural characteristics, which is intended exclusively for scientific research, providing that it does not change a biological diversity, authenticity of landscape and that it does not affect natural processes.

 

Special reserve is an area with specially accented one or more unchanged natural components, which has a remarkable scientific value and purpose. A special reserve may be of different kinds, as follows: botanical (floristic, reserve of forest plants etc.), zoological (ornithological, ichthyologic etc.), geological, hydrological, sea reserve.

 

Park forest is a natural or planted forest of an outstanding landscape value, intended for rest and recreation.

 

Protected landscape is a natural or cultivated area of either exceptional esthetical, cultural or historical value, or a landscape characteristic for a particular region.

 

Monument of nature is a detached unchanged part or a group of parts of nature, animate or inanimate, which have a scientific, esthetical, cultural or historical value. It may be geological (a mineralogical or paleontological site, structure of layers etc.), geomorphological (caves, solitary rocks etc.), hydrological (well, falls, lake etc.), botanical (rare plant or plant specimen important for the location it grows on etc.), spatially small botanical or zoological locality etc.

 

Monument of park architecture is an artificially formed space (public garden, botanical garden, arboretum, city park, line of trees, group of trees or an individual tree as well as other types of garden and park architecture) that has a remarkable esthetical, stylistic, artistic, cultural, historical or scientific value.

 

Cultural-historical sights include old cities, archaeological sites, castles, mines, monasteries, famous persons, birth places, eco-villages and monuments of culture.

 

Cultural and religious facilities are museums and galleries as well as pilgrimage places.

 

Museums are institutions that systematically and scientifically process, keep and exhibit items that are significant for education, science and art.

 

Events include concerts, festivals, summer games, sports events and other events.

 

Bathing resorts are enclosed and cultivated water areas, usually situated near a water source, intended for bathing. These are recreational bathing resorts.

 

Thermal spas are bathing resorts with water used for health purposes, usually for medical rehabilitation.

 

Coastal bathing resorts are enclosed and cultivated water areas situated near the sea, lake or river.

 

Fairs seen within an overall promotion, are media and means of sale advancement, thatis, of personal communication with the market.

 

Zoological garden is an enclosed space in which live specimens of various animal species are kept, exhibited for public, procreated and examined for scientific and educational purposes.

 

Aquarium is an enclosed space in which live specimens of water fauna are kept in water, exhibited for public, procreated and examined for scientific and educational purposes.

 

Arboretum is a separate space or a part of a botanical garden where trees and bushes are grown for scientific, ornamental and educational purposes.

 

Botanical garden is a space where plants (herbs, bushes) and trees from various parts of the world are grown for scientific, educational and sightseeing purposes.

 

Territorial constitution

 

Data on counties are given by territorial constitution according to the Act on Territories of Counties, Towns and Municipalities of the Republic of Croatia (NN, No. 86/06).

 

Abbreviations

 

etc.

and so on (from Latin: et cetera)

NN

Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

ŠRC

sports and recreational centre

'000

thousand

 

Symbols

 

-  no occurrence