ELEMENTS AND ASPECTS OF COHESION IN THE TOURISM OF SĂLAJ COUNTY

Abstract

This present research highlights leisure time, through the potential of various cultural resources, offered and practiced throughout history in the current perimeter of Sălaj County. The sites of human settlements in the studied area show that the inhabitants of these lands have found a favorable place here to form developed communities, which is an important perspective in describing the topics covered. The tourist activity is getting amplified at county level also due to the strategies undertaken by the Tourist Information Centers. They are involved in organizing and developing events for promotion and capitalization, offering new perspectives for certain traditional activities, which in their absence would risk being lost due to lack of profitability. Thus, tourism receives a cohesive character, determining the maintenance of local values and their transformation into economic goods. The centers with the highest degree of cohesion are those in Zalău and Șimleu Silvaniei, which have managed to develop a tradition of annually organized festivals.