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Heritage tourism is recognized as a sustainable economic alternative. In the area of the city of Giurgiu, the medieval fortress could represent an important alternative for local development, given the economic decline in which the latter finds itself. Our study tries to determine the extent to which the success and sustainability of this type of development, based on ruin-like tourism kind or on material – archeological cultural tourism kind, depends on the support obtained from the local residents. From a methodological point of view, a questionnaire was applied among the resident population. The number of questionnaires applied was 198, including persons of different sexes, ages and professional training. The content of the questions was based on the knowledge of the residents regarding the patrimonial value of the fortress of Giurgiu, from the proximity of the dwelling and, to what extent it could come to support the heritage tourism, as an alternative to local development. The methodology used was able to give a clear explanation of the insufficient knowledge of the local history by the residents, which is in contrast to the desire to develop heritage tourism. The obtained results offer a favorable framework for supporting the local population on what concerns the historical knowledge, so that heritage tourism may become a natural phenomenon by itself. Even better documentation of the residents, as an activity supported by local authorities, could lead to the development of sustainable heritage tourism.

THE SUPPORT OR INDIFFERENCE OF THE RESIDENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HERITAGE TOURISM IN THE CITY OF GIURGIU, ROMANIA