TITLE: GRADING AND STRUCTURE OF THE ROADS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ARRIVAL OF FOREIGN TOURISTS IN MACEDONIA

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3 TITLE: GRADING AND STRUCTURE OF THE ROADS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ARRIVAL OF FOREIGN TOURISTS IN MACEDONIA C. Koteski, Z. Jakovlev, T. Angelkova, S. Bardova, V. Kitanov University,,Goce Delcev - Stip, Faculty of Tourism and Business Logistics Gevgelija ABSTRACT St: November 7 bb Postal. n.1480 Gevgelija Macedonia cane.koteski@ugd.edu.mk For the development of tourism in our country of great importance is the road infrastructure. In this research paper will be presented by category of roads: National, Regional and Local. According to the type of road, a review of local roads by municipalities across the state and the arrival of tourists by country of origin in the country. Keywords: National, regional and local roads, road type, foreign tourists. 1. ROADS AND ROAD CATEGORIES Object and purpose of the research: as an object of research are roads, their categorization in the Republic of Macedonia, their impact on the development of tourism and the role road infrastructure on the arrival of foreign tourists by statutes in our country. The purpose of the survey is over: text, tables and statistical data to be thoroughly and scientifically presented: roads, road categorization populated places and the number of foreign tourists by country who arrived in our country. Methods research: research methods used are geographical methods, text method, information methods, method of field research, cartographic methods, mathematical, statistical, methods and techniques, the method of survey and analysis of the data collected. For the development of tourism in the Republic of Macedonia of great role is road infrastructure. To better present and analyze the state of the roads and the categorization of roads in the Republic of Macedonia, many of which affect the arrival of foreign tourists will use the data from table 1.

4 Table 1. Roads and categorization of roads in the republic of Macedonia In kilometres Years TOTAL Of which asphalt and cobbled roads * BY CATEGORY OF ROADS Trunk Asphalt and cobbled roads Macadam Dirt and designed roads Regional Asphalt and cobbled roads Macadam Dirt and designed roads Local Asphalt and cobbled roads Macadam Dirt and designed roads ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE Asphalt and cobbled roads Of which motorways Asphalt Cobbled Macadam Dirt and designed roads International E roads Bridges-Total Length in meters-total Trunk roads Length in meters Regional roads Length in meters Local roads Length in meters Permanent Length in meters Temporary Length in meters ) Data are collected from the agency of State Roads, Statistical Review /700 Analysis of the date: According to the table we see that 2010 the total road network in the Republic of Macedonia was 13934km. According to the categorization of roads in the Republic of Macedonia in 2010, the length of motorways is 911km Regional 3771km and local 9552km. According to the type of road under the asphalt pavement of the republic of Macedonia in 2010 has 8091km on motorways 251km International E roads 553km roads 467km regional roads 627km off local roads 472km.

5 Also for the development of tourism in the Republic of Macedonia major role have local roads. To see in more detail what the structure of the local roads network is in the Republic of Macedonia, we will use the data from table 2. Table 2 Review of local road in the Republic of Macedonia condition In kilometers total Asphalt and cobbled roads Macadam Dirt Designed all asphalt cobbled roads REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Skopje Aerodrome Butel Gazi Baba Gjorche Petrov Karpoch Kisela Boda Saraj Centar Chair Shuto Orizari Arachinovo Berovo Bitola Bogdanci Bogovinje Bosilovo Brvenitsa Valandovo Vasilevo Vevchani Veles Vinica Vraneshtica Vrapchiste Gevgelija Gostivar Gradsko Debar Debarca Delcevo Demir Kapija Demir Hisar Dojran Dolneni Drugovo Zhelino Zajas Zelenikovo Zrnovci Ilinden Jagunovce

6 Table 2(continued) In kilometers total Asphalt and cobbled roads Macadam Dirt Designed all asphalt cobbled roads Kavadarci Karbinci Kichevo Konche Kochani Kratovo Kriva Palanka Krivogastani Krusevo Kumanovo Lipkovo Lozovo Mavrovo and Rostusha Makedonska kamenica Makedonski brod Mogila Negotino Novaci Novo selo Oslomej Ohrid Petrovec Pehchevo Plasnica Prilep Probistip Radovis Rankovci Resen Rosoman Sveti Nikole Sopiste Staro Nagorichane Struga Strumica Tearce Tetovo Centar Zupa Chaska Chesinovo-Oblesevo Chucher-Sandevo Stip Statistical review /700 Analysis of the data: According to data from the table we see that total lenghth of the local road network in the Republic of Macedonia is 9252km, from which asphalt 4257km cube 156km tarmac 763km Earth 2760km and unaveraged 1306km. According to the tablewe see that the great length of local roads has Skopje Kavadarci 532km 295km and Ilinden 271km. While the longest local road network under the asphalt have Skopje Ilinden 312km 271km and Gostivar 243km. Finally we can safely conclude that the arrival of foreign tourists in the Republic of Macedonia major role have roads and their quality substrate. To see that tourists and which countries mostly come in our country, we will use the data from Table 3.

7 Table 3. Review the arrival of tourists, according to the country of origin in the Republic of Macedonia in the period from year. Year Toatal DOMESTIC TOURIST FOREIGN TOURISTS Astria Albania Belgium Belarus Bosnia and Hercegovina Bulgaria Great Britain Germany Greece Denmark Estonia Ireland Iceladn Italy Cyprus Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luhembourg Malta Norway Poland Portugal Romania RussianFederation Slovakia Slovenia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia Turkey Ukraine Hungary Finland France Netherland Croatia Montenegro Chez Republic Switzerland Sweeden Spain Other European countries South Africa Other African countries Canada USA Other North American countries Brazil Other Countries of South and Middle America Israel Japan China Korea Other Asian countries Australia New Zeland Other country of Oceania Other non-european country ) Kosovo / UNSCR 1244, Statistical review /681 Analysis of the data: According to the table we see that in 2010 Macedonia had 586,241 total tourists, of which 324,545 are domestic tourists and 261,696 foreign tourists. Accorting to the data from the table for foreign tourists by country of origin by 2010, most

8 of them come from the following countries: Serbia Greece Albania 17,110 tourists. USA 7655, from other European countries 4274, Australia 3967, by other Asian countries in 2015, Israel 2885, Japan 1621, etc. According to the data from the table for foreign tourists by country of origin is the largest number of tourists from neighboring countries. Suggestions: The length of national, regional and local roads have to be increased and updates in the Republic of Macedonia under urgently to 2015 to follow the trend of competition in the neighboring countries; The road network by type of road with asphalt have much more to increase especially highways, international E roads, national, regional and local roads in all municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia in the period to Review of the 2010 local road network in the Republic of Macedonia conclude that require rapid modernization in the period up to 2015, all local roads in the state because it s still a large number of macadam, earth and unaveraged roads that negatively influence the development of tourism and attracting foreign tourists to our country; CONCLUSION The arrival of foreign tourists in the period , according to the country of origin in the Republic of Macedonia are mostly from neighboring Balkan states Serbia,Greece and Albania; In the period up to 2015/2016, the Republic of Macedonia must urgently be retrofitted Corridors 8 and 10 if he wants to keep the status of the transit country for foreign tourists and transport goods especially Albania, Greece and Bulgaria. If you do not take the abovementioned measures Macedonia for the period 2015/2016 year can afford to lose the status of a transit country for foreign tourists and the transport of goods to neighboring countries.

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