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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-087-0-0106

DESIGNING A RECREATIONAL GREENWAY IN A FORMER RAILWAY CORRIDOR: THE RADOŠINKA CYCLING ROUTE

Attila Tóth1, Branislav Králik1
1 Institute of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, SUA Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia


This paper presents a landscape architectural design proposal for a regional cycling route in the Radošinka microregion in western Slovakia. The project explores the potential transformation of a former railway corridor between Zbehy and Radošina into a recreational greenway connecting the cities of Nitra and Piešťany. The aim is to develop a sustainable cycling corridor that supports everyday mobility and recreational use while simultaneously enhancing the landscape accessibility of the surrounding rural environment. The study is based on a comprehensive landscape analysis focusing on settlement structure, landscape character, visual relationships and existing mobility networks within the predominantly agricultural landscape of the microregion. Based on these analyses, the proposal defines the main cycling route primarily outside major roads and complements it with thematic cycling loops linking individual municipalities, landscape landmarks and cultural heritage sites. Attention is given to the design of rest areas, viewpoints and small-scale landscape architectural elements that integrate the cycling route into the open landscape and strengthen regional identity. The design approach emphasises a sensitive relationship between recreation and landscape protection, ensuring that the proposed infrastructure respects the visual structure, ecological values and character of the rural landscape. The project demonstrates how the reuse of abandoned infrastructure corridors can support sustainable recreation, landscape protection and regional development.

Klíčová slova: rural landscapes; landscape accessibility; landscape architecture; sustainable mobility; green infrastructure

stránky: 106-109, Publikováno: 2026, online: 2026



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