Usporedba hrvatskih i slovenskih vikendaških kretanja na hrvatskim otocima: primjer općine Dobrinj
The Comparison between Croatian and Slovenian Second Home Mobilities on Croatian Islands: the Case Study of the Municipality of Dobrinj

Summary/Abstract: Second home owners from Slovenia prevail in the structure of international second home mobilities on Croatian coast and islands. The same phenomenon can be seen in the example of Istria and the Kvarner region, particularly on the island of Krk, due to proximity and traffic accessibility. The main goal of this research is to compare spatial and structural characteristics between Croatian and Slovenian second home mobilities in a receiving second home area. The Municipality of Dobrinj was chosen as a representative example of the receiving second home region due to an almost equal share of Croatian and Slovenian owners. It is also the municipality with the biggest number of Slovenian second home owners on the island of Krk. Methodo¬logy of the research relies on analysis of referral literature, statistical analysis of the quantitative population census data and the data from the administrative archive of the Municipality of Dobrinj referring to floor area of second homes and the place of permanent residence of the owners according to Croatian counties and Slovenian statistical regions, both NUTS-3 level. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, Chi-square test and t-test in identifying differences between Croatian and Slovenian sub-sample. The City of Zagreb, Primorje–Gorski Kotar County and Zagreb Coun¬ty in Croatia, and Central Slovenia and Savinja Region in Slovenia were identifi¬ed as main emissive second home regions. Conclusions are as follows: there are no statistically significant differences in preferences towards coastal/inner settlements between Croatian and Slovenian owners; there are no statistically significant diffe¬rences in floor areas of “Croatian” and “Slovenian” second homes; Croatian owners live in emissive settlements closer to receptive settlements in the Municipality of Dobrinj comparing to Slovenian owners; the settlements of permanent residence of Croatian owners are on average larger than those of Slovenian owners; and that the City of Zagreb and Zagreb County are more dominant as main emissive regions in the Croatian quota than Central Slovenia (with Ljubljana) in Slovenian.

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