%A Charlotte Oosterhuis
%L theses_frw3290
%X This research takes place in Norg. Norg is a village in northern Drenthe, which attracts many tourists and where festive events are organised at a regular basis. The paper describes a quantitative research used answer the research question: “How do festive events taking place in Norg contribute to residents’ place attachment to the village?” It does this by answering the sub-questions: “What is meant with these festive events, and what kind of festive events are there in Norg?”; “In what ways do residents of Norg participate in festive events in their village?”; and “What are factors that influence place attachment?”. Empirical data was collected with the use of questionnaires, which was then analysed and compared to the existing literature. According to this research, residents of Norg who often go to festive events in Norg have a significant higher place attachment to the village, compared to respondents who answered ‘neutral’ to the question on whether they often go to these festive events. This paper contributes to creating a wider knowledge on the influence of festive events in rural communities on place attachment.
%T Place Attachment and Festive Events in the Village of Norg
%D 2020