European route E75
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 5,639 km (3,504 mi) | |||
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| North end: | Vardø (Norway) | |||
| South end: | Sitia (Greece) | |||
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| Countries: | Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Republic of Macedonia, Greece | |||
| Major cities: | Helsinki, Gdańsk, Łódź, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade, Skopje, Athens | |||
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European route E 75 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe.
The E 75 starts at the town of Vardø on the Barents Sea and it runs south through Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, and Greece. The road ends after about 5,639 kilometres (3,504 mi) at the town of Sitia on eastern end of the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
 European route E75, Crete |
From the beginning of the 1990s until 2009, there was no ferry connection between Helsinki and Gdańsk. However, Finnlines started a regular service between Helsinki and Gdynia. It is also possible to take a ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn and drive along the E67 from Tallinn to Piotrków Trybunalski in Poland and then continue with the E75.
Major towns and cities on the E75 are:
- Vardø
- Varsø
- Nesseby
- Varangerbotn
- Tana bru
- Utsjoki
- Inari
- Ivalo
- Sodankylä
- Rovaniemi
- Kemi
- Oulu
- Jyväskylä
- Heinola
- Lahti
- Helsinki … Gdynia
- Gdańsk
- Toruń
- Włocławek
- Łódź
- Piotrków Trybunalski
- Częstochowa
- Katowice
- Bielsko-Biała
- Žilina
- Bratislava
- Győr
- Budapest
- Kecskemét
- Szeged
- Subotica
- Novi Sad
- Belgrade
- Niš
- Leskovac
- Vranje
- Kumanovo
- Skopje
- Veles
- Gevgelija
- Thessaloniki
- Larissa
- Lamia
- Athens … Chania
- Iraklion
- Agios Nikolaos
- Sitia
Route
Norway
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Vardø – Varsø – Nesseby – Varangerbotn – Tana bru – Utsjoki |
Finland
| 4 | Utsjoki – Inari – Ivalo – Sodankylä – Rovaniemi – Kemi – Oulu – Jyväskylä – Heinola – Lahti – Helsinki |
Poland
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Gdańsk – Toruń – Łódź – Piotrków Trybunalski |
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Piotrków Trybunalski – Częstochowa – Siewierz |
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Siewierz – Tychy |
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Tychy – Bielsko-Biała |
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Bielsko-Biała – Cieszyn –   |
Czech Republic
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Český Těšín |
Slovakia
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– Skalité - Čadca - Žilina  |
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- Považská Bystrica - Trenčín - Trnava - Bratislava  |
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Hungary
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- Érd - Dunaharaszti - _Otszogletu_kek_tabla.svg.png){kind=small} (Budapest bypass) |
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- Kecskemét - Kiskunfélegyháza - Szeged - Röszke –   |
Serbia
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– Horgoš - Subotica - Novi Sad - Belgrade - Niš - Leskovac - Preševo -   |
Republic of Macedonia
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– Tabanovce - Kumanovo - Skopje - Veles - Negotino - Gevgelija -  |
The European Agency for Reconstruction, one of the Agencies of the European Union, has contributed to the reconstruction of the E 75 in the Republic of Macedonia.
Greece
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– Thessaloniki - Larissa - Lamia - Athens - Piraeus |
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Chania – Rethymno - Iraklion - Agios Nikolaos - Sitia |
Gallery
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The E 75 near Vardø, Norway
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The E 75 on the Norwegian–Finnish border
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The E 75, the Sami Bridge on the Norwegian–Finnish border
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The E 75 in winter in Inari, Finland
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The E 75 in Ukonjärvi, Inari, Finland
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The E 75 in Oulu, Finland
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The E 75 in Viitasaari, Central Finland
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The E 75 in Bielsko-Biała, Poland
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The E 75/D1 in Bratislava, Slovakia
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The E 75/M5 in Hungary
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E75 M1 Macedonia
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The E 75 close to Demir Kapija, Republic of Macedonia (southbound view)
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See also
- Finnish national road 4
- Autostrada A1 (Poland)
- E75 in Serbia
- E75 in Macedonia
- Motorway 1 (Greece)
References
- ↑ "International E Road Network" (PDF). Economic Commission for Europe - United Nations.
External links
Media related to E75 at Wikimedia Commons
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