Potentials of development of industrial tourism in Leskovac, city of textiles - 'Serbian Manchester'

Abstract

In this paper, the author deals with the presentation of the city of Leskovac as a once strong industrial center, especially known for the textile industry, after which it received a fl attering epithet “Serbian Manchester”. The emphasis is on the textile potentials of the city of Leskovac, the textile museum. The author examines the geographical, economic and cultural position of the town of Leskovac as an industrial and fair city. It also advocates the preservation of old factories as important tourist destinations. It also shows the development of other industrial branches according to which this city is known, as the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and metal industries. The aim of the paper is to point out the signifi cant possibility of tourism development through the adjustment of old industrial plants into craft and industry museums, as there are not many in these regions.