| Summary: | Studies and researches on the role of a local community in tourism
development of rural areas emphasize the significance of inhabitants’
attitudes about the state and perspectives of this activity. In this context,
in the professional literature, the term CBT (community-based tourism) is
used, which implies the involvement of local communities and planning of
tourism development. The aim of the study is to determine the local
population’s influence on starting an initiative for a tourist arranging of
the village Zabrega in the Municipality of Paraćin, especially the sacral
objects in the Crnica River Gorge. The following methods were applied: method
of direct observation, analysis, synthesis, interview and survey in which the
questions were of a closed and open type. Results of the research survey were
analyzed in the software package for statistical processing and analysis of
the data SPSS 20.00. It has been stated that the population has a positive
attitude about the Society Petrus, which is the main organizer of the
activities when the prosperity of the village Zabrega is in question, and
that the local community is interested in engaging in the tourist activities,
as demonstrated by numerous practical examples. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke
Republike Srbije, br. 176017 i br. 176008]
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