A HUNGARIKUMOK SZEREPE A TELEPÜLÉSEK FEJLŐDÉSÉBEN

Abstract

Due to the national strategic significance of the topic, the Research Institute for National Strategy
aimed to examine the impact of Hungaricums in the development of the affected settlements. In
the literature review, we examined the development of the concept of Hungaricum, evaluated its
national strategic significance, and discussed the impact of Hungaricum on local and national
identity. During the primary research, we conducted a questionnaire survey among those
Hungaricums in the Hungaricum Collection, which are related to a settlement. We looked for the
answer to the question, among other things, to what extent the Hungaricum determines the
practice of settlement development, how the management of the settlement relates to it and how
the population. We also asked the organizations concerned to what extent the Hungaricum has an
impact on job creation and cooperations in the given settlement and region. The results showed
that if, in the opinion of the respondents, a Hungaricum plays a more significant role in the
development of the settlement, the inhabitants are also more proud of these values. It also turned
out that in addition to the greater utilization of Hungaricum in settlement development, the value
can have an impact on job creation and community building at a higher territorial level (not only
at the settlement level, but also at the regional, national or even international level).