Development of tourism in the Klodzko (Poland) region with particular emphasis on tourism in industrial and post-industrial areas against the current socio-economic changes in the region

The article presents the development of tourism in the Klodzko region (Poland) in 2004-2016, with particular emphasis on the development of tourism in industrial and post-industrial areas. The background for the description is the characteristics of contemporary processes and socio-economic changes occurring in the studied area. The analyses are based on statistical data from the Local Data Bank and REGON database as well as on the basis of field research. The article shows that, compared to other economic activities, tourism in the Klodzko region is characterized by a stable development and is of great importance for selected areas of the studied region. Due to the unique anthropogenic values related to the economic history of the Klodzko region, industrial and post-industrial tourism is currently developing intensively in this area. The development potential of this form of tourism in this area has not yet been fully used and in the future it may be an important tourist asset of the region.