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Significance of the Hitler’s Highway with Regard to Traffic Safety, Historical and Cultural Heritage

HRINKO, Martin, Petra VRTALOVÁ and David PALIČKA

Basic information

Original name

Significance of the Hitler’s Highway with Regard to Traffic Safety, Historical and Cultural Heritage

Authors

HRINKO, Martin (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Petra VRTALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and David PALIČKA (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

17. vyd. Jihlava, Topical Issues Of Tourism, p. 125-135, 11 pp. 2023

Publisher

Published by College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Jihlava (Czech Republic), 2023 Tolstého 1556/16, 586 01 Jihlava 1 st edition

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

60101 History

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

References:

Topical Issues Of Tourism

RIV identification code

RIV/27590101:_____/23:00000213

Organization unit

CEVRO University

ISBN

978-80-88064-68-8

Keywords in English

Hitler’s highway. Cultural and historical significance. Travelling. Safety.

Tags

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Změněno: 12/6/2023 21:29, doc. Ing. Martin Hrinko, Ph.D., MBA, LL.M.

Abstract

V originále

The purpose of the study is to describe and recognize the reasons, purpose, original construction plans and failure during the completion of the highway, which, according to the plans of the German builders, was originally supposed to follow the highway from Germany and Poland and go through the territory of our country from Wrocław to Vienna, when this constructed highway known as the so-called Hitler’s highway was supposed to be important for the safety and acceleration of road transport, tourism and the transport of goods across Central Europe. Some sections of the highway under construction still fulfil their purpose, while others, on the other hand, have become a torso and a permanent remnant of the construction. The idea of building a Germany-funded highway in the 1940s laid the foundations that are still relevant to the Czech historical and cultural heritage today. The authors will examine the extent of the heritage for tourism, evaluate the idea of building such a road link between Berlin and Vienna, and further describe the background of the construction and non-completion of the highway from the perspective of the political and historical events of the time. The paper will contain the main findings after the qualitative and quantitative analysis, the conclusion of the paper will be an interpretation of the findings and a proposal for further benefits not only for the safety when travelling through the middle of Europe, which one of the greatest mass murderers in world history decided to build.
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