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Film tourism as one of the new tourism trends is becoming more popular between the visitors of some countries. This form of tourism may consist of some other forms including visiting the film locations, film studios or film festivals. Moreover, some film locations worldwide might attract high amount of visitors and generate higher return. The Game of Thrones movie is supposed to generate 10 % out of all visitors in Dubrovnik, Croatia, where the film was shot. The article deals with the most famous film locations w...

After the military defeat of Poland, the course of the border with Slovakia changed. Germany and Slovakia signed in autumn 1939 in Berlin the Treaty, on the basis of which Slovakia regained the Northern parts of Spiš, Orava and Kysuce region, which had been joined to Poland between 1920 and 1938. One of the most significant problems was the determination of the definitive course of the new border. The border was determined by negotiations between the Slovak and the German side until 1940. On each section of the Sl...

The concept of political extremism is used by lay and expert public in various contexts. Because of a diversity of its perception in political, societal, journalist, official, criminal, scientific, or lay context, it is extraordinary vague concept, which belongs among the most amorphous concepts in the social sciences. The issue of the extremism has attracted, during the last 30 years, attention of the major part particularly the European political science community. Development and research of this phenomenon is ...

Landscape development is a long-term process which is influenced both by natural and anthropogenic factors. Coal mining and the associated processes, such as subsidence, are in most cases the primary driving forces that influence the landscape and land use in coal mining areas. Moreover, coal mining usually triggers a series of ecological and environmental problems that may result in social and economic issues. The aim of the article is to analyze and assess land use changes, their causes and consequences in the m...

Several groups of the population are threatened by unemployment. These groups include graduates from secondary schools and universities, individuals in the retirement age, persons with disabilities, persons with low level of education and other groups. One large group represents secondary school and university graduates. The aim of this article is to compare and evaluate the amount and causes of unemployment of this population group in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic. Although Slovakia and the Czech Republic in...