Great tourist potentials of Nova Varoš - organization of ski track "Briježđa" starts in August

Source: eKapija Wednesday, 29.07.2009. 14:27
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- The works on organization of ski track "Briježđa" on Zlatar mountain may start already at the end of August. Municipality of Nova Varoš and the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development will invest 20m RSD in these works. The starting point of the track with a four-seat ski lift is at the height of 1,200 meters, while the finish line is at 1,010 meters above the sea level. The track is 954 meters long and 50 meters wide. The ski lift can transport 1,189 persons per hour, gondolas have four seats, while the ride lasts for 5.45 minutes - Boban Vasiljević from public company Directorate for Building Land and Construction of Municipality of Nova Varoš, which is the technical carrier of the investment, told "eKapija".

- Within the scope of tourism infrastructure development projects for year 2009, the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development has provided 10m RSD, while the rest of the investment will be provided from the municipal budget. In addition to organization of the track, 50m RSD worth of investments in artificial snow production system is also in the pipeline - Vasiljević announced and pointed out that the project comprised several phases.

As he explained, the first phase of the investment concerned construction of four-seat ski lift for the needs of the ski track.

- Construction works on the ski lift have been finished, a substation has been built, and it is expected that baskets will be installed soon and that the ski lift will be put in trial operation. The value of the works is now close to 200m RSD.

Preliminary project and main project have been elaborated by Kraljevo-based company "Amiga" in association with Austrian company "Doplermeier", and they are also deliverers of the equipment for the ski lift, that is, contractors. The project for organization of the ski track and anti-erosion protection of the track are parts of the second phase of the investment, while the selection of contractors is in progress. Belgrade-based company "Knićanin" has elaborated the project for construction works on the track, as well as the project for installation of the artificial snow system, while the project for anti-erosion protection has been done by the Faculty of Forestry Engineering in Belgrade.

- The project anticipates forming of 30-centimeter snow cover on our track by means of 7 snow cannons after 100 hours of work on the whole surface.

In addition to organization of the track and construction of the ski lift, says Vasiljević, it is necessary that the accompanying equipment be procured. Also, electronic system for ski pass payment should be installed, personnel must be trained to "run" the track, and construction of accompanying hotel complexes through equipping of interesting location with necessary infrastructure should be commenced.

Upper and middle parts of the track are good for beginners, while lower sections will represent a challenge even for experienced skiers. According to the words of Vasiljević, ski track "Briježđa" is unique because of its connection with the city and main route M21, which singles it out from all other tracks in the surroundings. The top point provides a panoramic view of Nova Varoš and neighboring slopes of Zlatar mountain.

- If you are coming by car, you should take the regional road to Sjenica and it will take you five minutes to reach the parking lot on Zlatar mountain, right next to the ski center. In addition, we will, definitely, organize transportation of tourists, while tourist trains will be introduced in summer period - says our collocutor.

Tourism potentials of Nova Varoš

After a long time, municipality of Nova Varoš has finished the procedure for resolving ownership relations with both physical persons and public company "Srbijašume", and the Plan for general regulation of Zlatar's tourist zone has been passed in the meantime.

- According to the plan, land-utilization projects should enable construction of high-category hotels in the most interesting locations. At the same time, the projects that should resolve the problem of accompanying infrastructure for the needs of hotels are being elaborated. Realization of the project for construction of feces sewerage is in progress, while the strengthening of capacities of power supply network, that is, construction of substation, is in the pipeline. Water supply does not represent a problem in this phase, but the projects for enlargement of capacities of the water supply system are still being elaborated.

Accompanying facilities, that is, hotel-suite and entertainment contents, should be built in the vicinity of the ski track, in the location of Pucarevina, at the outskirts of Nova Varoš.

- Having in mind the proximity of the accompanying infrastructure, we will offer this location to interested investors. Besides, there is an excellent location in the city for construction of sports center, and it is owned by the municipality. Financial study with preliminary project for construction of sports hall, sport hotel and outdoor fields for tennis, skate, skating rink and aqua park have already been designed for that location. The whole that space is offered to serious investors, and the presentation of the project can be found on webpage http://www.sportskicentar-novavaros.com/). We are sure that, with the ski track and football stadium at 1,000 meters above the sea level, this complex can be very interesting in top sport and recreational tourism.

According to Vasiljević, the ambition of Nova Varoš is to obtain ski center that is similar to the best European ski centers, primarily the ones in Austria and France.

- What is most important at this moment is that ski track "Briježđa" starts living and attracting as many skiers as possible. That will most likely be the generator of investments in aforementioned projects. There are plans for construction of two parallel tracks in this location, as well as for construction of new tracks on northern slopes of Zlatar. At the same time, we are working on sustainable use of rich lake potentials, the Uvac river canyon, which has been declared a national preserve, and the Spatial plan for the territory of special purpose is just being made for that location.

Accommodation capacities

Institute "Zlatar" and hotel "Panorama" have about 500 beds, and there are also about hundred beds in private accommodation. Private initiative in construction of suites is now more intensive, so that these capacities are getting larger every year.

- There are all natural preconditions for development of tourism on Zlatar mountain - excellent climatic conditions (the largest number of sunny hours during the year in Serbia), air currents, continental and Mediterranean high air ionization, healthy food, abundance of flora and fauna, four lakes rich with fish. By building infrastructure, Zlatar will develop into the center of winter, summer, sports, hunting, welness and recreational tourism - Vasiljević concluded.

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