Name of the region/Town/City

Sárospatak Town - SárospatakTourism Destination

Sárospatak Tourism Destination

National legislation in tourism European Tourism Council Decision: 2002/C 135/01. About the future of the European Tourism DGXXIII-ban (= Enterprise and Industry Directorates-General) a multi-functional department as part of the Tourism Unit deals with matters of tourism, By the Hungarian Tourist Office initiated law in connection with statements and programs, which are adopted by WTO and EU – Acceptance : 2011 autumn Repeated TDM registration:

National, regional or local documents National Tourism Development Strategy ( ). Northern Hungary Tourism Development Strategy Zemplén region Tourism Development Plan, Zemplén Euroregion concept and program development, Tourism Development Plan Concerning the Sárospatak Destination.

Public institutions in charge of tourism Hungarian Tourism Ltd. - country's international marketing Northern Hungary Board of the Hungarian Tourism Ltd., Eger – regional marketing competencies, BAZ County Assembly- county tourinform office, Goverment of Sárospatak city – local tourism association and TDM Support The House of Culture and Directory - programs, Rákóczi Museum ofHungarian National Museum - attraction

Characteristics of the identified locality for destination management and tourism development Sárospatak Tourism Destination

Sárospatak history one of the famous small town on the Bodrog coast earned numerous awards in recent years: Flower City, a regular winner of the Hungarian City of Culture 2006, the settlement of the Year 2008 regional bus interchange (Bodrogköz, Hegyalja are from here available) it has a railway station on Sátoraljaújhely-Miskolc line

Sárospatak history Sárospatak already received city status in 1201 by King Imre Here was born St. Elisabeth in 1207 In 1968 regained the ranking of urban, ever since the city is called „Bodrog coastal Athens” Famous historical personalities: Perényi family, Lorántffy Zsuzsanna, Bretzenheims, Windischgrätz and Rákóczi family Presently Sárospatak is famous school city, and cultural, historical and tourism center

Uniqueness for cultural and wine tourism Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape The World Heritage – cultural, wine, individual/ groups – Sárospatak will be World Heritage Centre in the future? Wine Festival in Tolcsva (tradition) Árpádházi Saint Elisabeth (St. Elisabeth pilgrim way between Sárospatak and Kosice) Rákóczi – castle (heritage tourism)

Status in national, regional, local documents 2002: Tokaj-hegyalja Wine Region Historic Landscape - The World Heritage, 2004: Zemplen Euroregion Development Strategy 2006: Sárospatak the hungarian city of culture 2008: „European Destinations of Excellence”, „Best Emerging Rural Destinations” - remuneration 2008: local and regional TDM accreditation 2011: Sárospatak TDM registration.

Support organisations University of Miskolc – tourism & catering BA, Tourism Association for Sárospatak and it's region – Tourinform Sárospatak, Saint Elisabeth House, Pataqua Ltd. – Végardó Thermalbath, Sárospatak Reformed College, Zemplén Festival – Interkultur Ltd., Wine Festival in Tolcsva – Goverment of Tolcsva

Public/private partnerships in tourism Tourism Association for Sárospatak and it's region 33 settlement, 60 members (goverments, Institutions, service providers,civilians), Cooperation: state and local government support expectation, lack of initiative is present Tourinform Sárospatak – competitively Service and disclosure TDM Organization: currently 1 person – Kajati Mónika, Organization of Zemplén regional TDM (5 local TDM).

TOP 5 – Tokaj-hegyalja The World Heritage Insert 5 pictures/use 5 slides

TOP 5 – Sárospatak – Rákóczi Castle Insert 5 pictures/use 5 slides

TOP 5 – Zemplén National Park Insert 5 pictures/use 5 slides

TOP 5 – Sárospatak – Végardó - Thermalbath

TOP 5 Tisza River - Cigánd

Barriers for tourism development Lack of unity and cooperation Scarcity of capital of Entrepreneurs, Low level of foreign language skills, Crisis in 2009.: decrease in the volume of tourism, Tourism destination management is still weak.

Current types and forms of tourism in locality Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape - The World Heritage – cultural, wine, individual/ groups, Árpádházi Saint Elisabeth cult - groups Sárospatak-Végardó – thermal - individual Zemplen mountains – sport - individual Tisza & Bodrog rivers – sport - groups