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Anton Gosar Layers of Tourism in Protected Ecosystems of Slovenia

Figure 1 Second Homes in the Triglav National Park (TNP), Slovenia in 2015.
Source Miha Koderman (2017)

continued anyway. Most have been built without re- In September 2012, there were 129 such cases under
quired permits. Municipalities have unwillingly legal- consideration by the nation--states or municipality
ised them; rare buildings were demolished. Named inspectorates (see Figure 1; Koderman, 2017).
problems have often been lead stories in mass media, Since the dawn of the 21st century, the national in-
exposing the removal dilemmas (Gosar, 1989; Koder- terest in was within the Triglav National Park has en-
man & Salmič, 2013). In the village of Goreljek (7 full- forced by changing/improving the TNP Bill. The main
time residents), 25 new second homes were built since aim was to increase nature protection and implement
1981, and just one was legally demolished. Most of the local initiatives. Some “national interests” also mirror
year, the named village, with about 70 buildings, is a the military infrastructure (high-mountain battle-
ghost town (despite several urban owners registering field) and enlarged sports facilities. As the Slovenian
permanent residency there). According to the Reve- biathlon team showed significant results in the inter-
nue Office of Slovenia, 3.344 second homes are locat- national competition, the idea to develop a biathlon
ed on the territory of municipalities associated with centre in the park’s core area has received nation-
TNP (see Figure 1). Between 400 and 600 are illegally wide support. On the Plateau of Pokljuka, 1347 me-
constructed within the limits of the park. The man- ters above sea level, construction began in 2008. The
agement of the Triglav National Park reports about investment was worth close to 10 million Euros and
30 cases of suspected new illegal objects every year. was with 6.5 million Euros founded by the European

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