PROTECTED AREAS ON THE SLOVENIAN-HUNGARIAN BORDER: A PLACE AND SPACE OF NATURE AND CULTUREZAVAROVANA OBMOČJA OB SLOVENSKO-MADŽARSKI MEJI

Abstract

Őrseg National Park (440 square kilometers) in Hungary was established in 2002, and Goricko Nature Park in Slovenia (462 square kilometers) in 2003. Both protected areas encompass regions that were purportedly “ forgotten” by progress – on the margins – but are now considered idyllic landscapes with rich cultural history and a high level of biodiversity, which have the potential to function as centers for regional sustainable development. *** Narodni park Őrseg (440 km2) na Madžarskem je bil ustanovljen leta 2002, Krajinski park Goricko v Sloveniji (462 km2) pa leto pozneje. Obe zavarovani obmocji zajemata regije na obrobju dveh držav, ki jih je razvoj “pozabil.” Danes jih dojemajo kot idilicne krajine z bogato kulturno zgodovino in visoko stopnjo biodiverzitete: oboje lahko pomeni potencial za regionalni trajnostni razvoj.