Raziskovalna postaja ZRC SAZU Nova Gorica 1 Regional strategy of Goriška region THETRIS project Output 3.3.11 Regional strategy of the development of the Goriška region, with the description of the regional church route Prepared by: Jasna Fakin Bajec PP9 - Znanstenoraziskovalni center Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti, Raziskovalna postaja v Novi Gorici – Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Research Station Nova Gorica Contact:
[email protected] Nova Gorica, April 2014 Raziskovalna postaja ZRC SAZU Nova Gorica 2 Regional strategy of Goriška region Contents: 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………..………………3 2. Main content of the regional SWOT analysis …………………………………..………..5 3. Tangible and intangible cultural curiosities of the Goriška region ……….……………9 4. Description of the regional church route from the Julian Alps to the Karst ………....18 5. Reasons for the development of the regional church route………………….…..……23 6. Regional strategy………………………………………………………….……………….24 7. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………….31 Raziskovalna postaja ZRC SAZU Nova Gorica 3 Regional strategy of Goriška region 1. INTRODUCTION Goriška is a historical and statistical region in the western part of Slovenia with the territory of 2,326 km2 and 119,056 inhabitants. It is the 4th biggest region in Slovenia, composed of 13 municipalities, which are organised in four sub-regions (the Upper Soča Valley (Posočje), the territory of Idrijsko and Cerkljansko, the sub-region of Nova Gorica and the Upper Vipava Valley). The wonders of the Goriška region include the beautiful mountain peaks and valleys of the Triglav National Park, the enchanting winegrowing areas of Goriška Brda and the Vipava Valley, and the hills around Cerkno and Idrija.