Analysis of notice boards (panels) as general information media in the outdoor mining tourism

information boards installed as part of educational trails have an irreplaceable role in tourism. The aim of the presented study is to point out
the importance of information boards in mining tourism. The first part of the study analyses the theoretical and methodological aspects and
procedures of notice boards, their content classification and suitable use in situ. Methodologically correctly constructed illustrated notice
boards are a suitable and often irreplaceable visual tool of old mining sites or mining trails.
The second part of the article is dedicated to a case study of preparing, making and promoting the installation of illustrated notice
boards using the example of the mining educational trail in Vyhne (Central Slovakia) which was open in 2016 under the name "In the
Footsteps of Mining Activities". The stationary boards installed along the trail serve their function and are actively used in mining tourism.
The third part of the study analyzes the instructions for creating external notice boards from the perspective of the recommended
limits (time intervals) needed for the identification of directions and for reading and understanding pictograms, illustration and texts. The
aim of the questionnaire survey carried out on a group of respondents was to verify the previously published and recommended rules for
compiling the content and range of the information published on boards or to modify them according to the specific conditions defined by a
particular topic and area. The research results show that the text must be well-arranged and brief, graphically interesting containing
appropriate topics.