Izvorni znanstveni članak
Transport and Tourism Significance of the Podravina Highway
Goran Kos
; Institut za turizam, Zagreb
Petar Feletar
orcid.org/0000-0002-3517-9851
; Fakultet prometnih znanosti, Zagreb
Matija Orešić
; Touring Croatia d.o.o., Zagreb
Sažetak
This paper provides an analysis of the D-2 state road, better known as the Podravina Highway, whose route over the majority of its course dates back to the Roman era. This significant two-lane longitudinal road connects Northwest Croatia with Eastern Croatia over a length of 350 kilometres, and passes through the Drava corridor through several cities (Varaždin, Koprivnica, Virovitica, Osijek) and through many smaller towns and settlements. The road has international significance as it connects the northeastern area of the Republic of Slovenia and the northwestern area of the Republic of Serbia through Croatian territory. The Podravina Highway is analysed from a transport perspective (permeability strength of the road and level of transport safety) and from the tourism perspective (number and type of attractions and their signage along the highway). An analysis of the trajectory of the road and its elements include recommendations for building new city bypasses. Based on the conducted research, it also is possible to increase traffic safety on the highway, considering that the degree of risk of traffic accidents is unacceptably high. The Podravina Highway also passes through significant tourism areas. Therefore, the research tourism attractions are in the gravitational zone of the Podravina Highway, and recommendations are provided for increasing the amount of tourism (brown) signage along the route.
Ključne riječi
Podravina Highway; traffic; traffic safety; tourism; tourism attractions
Hrčak ID:
112963
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.12.2013.
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