Danube
Donau, Dunaj, Duna, Дунав/Dunav, Dunărea, Дунáй (Dunay)
The Iron Gate, on the Romanian–Serbian border (Iron Gate natural park and Đerdap national park)
Countries	Germany,  Austria,  Slovakia,  Hungary,  Croatia,  Serbia,  Romania,  Bulgaria,  Moldova,  Ukraine
Cities	Ulm, Regensburg, Passau, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Brăila, Galaţi
Primary source	Brigach
- location	St. For the Iron Gates built by Alexander the Great in the Alexander Romance, see Gates of Alexander. The Iron Gate natural park ( Romanian: Parcul Natural Porţile de Fier) is a Natural park located in southwestern Romania. The Đerdap National Park ( Serbian: Национални парк Ђердап or Nacionalni park Đerdap) stretches along the right bank of the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Ulm (ˈʊlm is a City in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. Regensburg ( also Ratisbon, Ratisbona Řezno originally Castra Regina) is a City (population 131000 in 2007 in Bavaria, Germany Passau ( Latin: Batavis or Batavia, also Passavium; Italian: Passavia; Czech: Pasov) is a town in Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Novi Sad ( Cyrillic: Нови Сад 'nɔviː 'saːd; Hungarian: Újvidék Slovak Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Brăila (pronunciation in Romanian: /brə'ila/ Браила Ibrail is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and Galaţi (gaˈlaʦʲ Kalas Galatz Gałacz is a city in eastern Romania ( Moldavia) the capital city of Galaţi County on the banks of the Danube Brigach is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The shorter of the two streams that form the river Danube, Brigach has its source at 925 metres Georgen, Black Forest, Germany
- elevation	925 m (3,035 ft)
- length	43 km (27 mi)
- coordinates	48°06′25″N 08°16′57″E / 48.10694, 8.2825
Secondary source	Breg
- location	Black Forest, Germany
- elevation	1,078 m (3,537 ft)
- length	49 km (30 mi)
Source confluence
- location	Donaueschingen
Mouth	Danube Delta
Length	2,860 km (1,777 mi)
Basin	817,000 km² (315,445 sq mi)
Discharge	for before delta
- average	6,500 m³/s (229,545 cu ft/s)
Danube River

The Danube (In German: Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow, run", Slovak Dunaj, Hungarian Duna, Romanian Dunăre, Old Norse Duná, Turkish Tuna, ancient Greek Istros, Serbo-Croatian Dunav/Дунав, Bulgarian and Macedonian Дунав, Russian Дунай) is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga. For the suburb of Adelaide, please see Black Forest South Australia; for the CDP in Colorado, please see Black Forest Colorado. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. 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Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c The Serbo-Croatian language or Croato-Serbian language (cрпскохрватски језик srpskohrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic Diasystem Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group Macedonian () is the official Language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in It originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance of some 2850 km (1771 miles), passing through several Central and Eastern European capitals, before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine. For the suburb of Adelaide, please see Black Forest South Australia; for the CDP in Colorado, please see Black Forest Colorado. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Brigach is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The shorter of the two streams that form the river Danube, Brigach has its source at 925 metres The Breg is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the right-side and longer one of the two streams that form the river Danube. Donaueschingen is a German town in the southwest of the federal state Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar District near the confluence The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey The Danube Delta ( Romanian: Delta Dunării; Ukrainian: Дельта Дунаю Del'ta Dunaju) is the second largest delta Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe.

Known to history as one of the long-standing frontiers of the Roman Empire, the river flows through — or forms a part of the borders of — ten countries: Germany (7. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. 5%), Austria (10. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich 3%), Slovakia (5. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million 8%), Hungary (11. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic 7%), Croatia (4. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between 5%), Serbia (10. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country 3%), Romania (28. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania 9%), Bulgaria (5. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian 2%), Moldova (1. Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania 7%), and Ukraine (3. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. 8%)

In addition, the drainage basin includes parts of nine more countries: Italy (0. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 15%), Poland (0. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland 09%), Switzerland (0. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation 32%), Czech Republic (2. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, 6%), Slovenia (2. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west 2%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (4. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan 8%), Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, and Albania (0. Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! The Republic of Macedonia (Република This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. 03%).

Name

The English language has, since the Norman invasion, used the French word Danube. In other languages, particularly those spoken in the countries the river flows through:

• Czech and Slovak: Dunaj
• German: Donau
• Hungarian: Duna
• Slovenian: Donava
• Serbo-Croatian and Bulgarian (Cyrillic only on the latter): Dunav/Дунав (Dunaiiro)
• Romanian: Dunăre, Dunărea
• Russian and Ukrainian: Дунáй (Dunay)
• Latin: Danubius, Danuvius, Ister
• Ancient Greek: Istros
• Turkish: Tuna
• Local Yiddish: Duner - דונער or Tin'e - טינע

The variations all ultimately derived from Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow" and its exact equivalent is found in Welsh name of the river Donwy. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language The Serbo-Croatian language or Croato-Serbian language (cрпскохрватски језик srpskohrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic Diasystem Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic" a branch of the greater Indo-European Language family. ^[1]

Ancient Greek Istros was a borrowing from Thracian meaning "strong, swift", akin to Sanskrit is. The Thracian language was the Indo-European language spoken in ancient times by the Thracians in South-Eastern Europe iras "swift", Greek ierós "strong, sacred". ^[2]

Geography

Tributaries

Main article: List of tributaries of the Danube

The Danube River reaches into ten other countries. This is a list of Tributaries of the Danube by order of entrance Some Danubian tributaries are important rivers in their own right, navigable by barges and river boats of shallow draught. Ordered from source to mouth, the main tributaries are:

Iller - Lech - Regen (entering at Regensburg) - Isar (entering just beyond Deggendorf) - Inn (entering at Passau) - Enns - Morava (entering near Devín Castle) - Leitha - Váh (entering at Komárno) - Hron - Ipel - Sió - Dráva - Vuka - Tisza - Sava (entering at Belgrade) - Timiş - Velika Morava - Caraş - Jiu - Iskar - Olt - Vedea - Argeş - Ialomiţa - Siret - Prut

Cities

The Danube Bend is a curve of the Danube in Hungary, near the city of Visegrád. İller means provinces in Turkish see Provinces of Turkey The Iller (ancient name Ilargus) is a river in Bavaria, The Lech (Licus Licca) is a River in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and 264 km in length with a The Regen (Řezná is a River in Bavaria, Germany, a left tributary of the Danube. Regensburg ( also Ratisbon, Ratisbona Řezno originally Castra Regina) is a City (population 131000 in 2007 in Bavaria, Germany The Isar is a river in Tirol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tirol Deggendorf is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Deggendorf. The Inn is a River in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right Tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km Passau ( Latin: Batavis or Batavia, also Passavium; Italian: Passavia; Czech: Pasov) is a town in The Enns is a southern tributary of the Danube River and 254  km long The Morava (March is a River in Central Europe. It is the most important river of Moravia, which derives its name from it Devín Castle ( Slovak: hrad Devín or Devínsky hrad, Hungarian: dévényi vár, German: Burg Theben) is a castle The Leitha ( German: Leitha; Hungarian: Lajta; Czech and Slovak: Litava) is a river in Central Europe Komárno ( Komárom colloquially Révkomárom, Komorn Serbian: Коморан or Komoran) is a town in Slovakia at the This article is about the River Hron For the Rector of Prag-Suchdol see Jan Hron Hron (Hron Gran Garam Granus is a 298 km long left tributary of the Danube Ipeľ or archaic Jupoľ ( Slovak, Hungarian: Ipoly, German: Eipel) is a 232 km long River in Slovakia Sió is an artificial channel in central Hungary. It is the outlet of Lake Balaton. Drava or Drave ( German: Drau; Italian, Croatian, and Slovene: Drava; Hungarian: Dráva Vuka is a river in eastern Croatia, a 114 km long right tributary of the Danube river "Tisa" redirects here For other uses see Tisa (disambiguation and Tisza (disambiguation. The Sava ( Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene: Sava; Serbian: Сава, Sava) is a river in Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. The Timiş or Tamiš (Timiş Serbian: Тамиш or Tamiš; German: Temesch; Hungarian: Temes) is The Velika Morava or Great Morava ( Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Морава) is a final section of the Morava (Cyrillic Морава The Karaš (in Serbian, also Cyrillic Караш or Caraş (in Romanian) is a 110 km long river in the Banat region of Serbia The Jiu ( Latin: Rabon; Hungarian: Zsil) is a river of southern Romania. The Iskar (Искър Latin: Oescus) is with a length of 368 km, the longest river that runs solely in Bulgaria, and a tributary of the The Olt River ( Romanian and Hungarian; German: Alt; Latin: Aluta or Alutus) is a River in The Vedea River ('vedea in the southern part of Romania rises from the Cotmeana Plateau and runs into the Danube, having a total length of 224 km Argeş (Argyas is a river of Southern Romania. It starts at the junction of headwaters Buda and Capra in the Făgăraş Mountains The Ialomiţa (râul Ialomiţa is a river of Southern Romania that rises from the Bucegi Mountains in the Carpathians and flows into the Danube The Siret River ( Ukrainian: Серет, Russian: Сирет, Hungarian: Szeret) is a River that rises Prut, or Pruth, (Прут is a 953 km long river in Eastern Europe. With a land area of 93030 square kilometers Hungary is a country in Central Europe. Visegrád Group Visegrád is a small Castle town in Pest County, Hungary. The Transdanubian Medium Mountains lie on the left bank, while the Northern Medium Mountains on the right. The Transdanubian Medium Mountains ( Hungarian: Dunántúli-középhegység) are a mountain range in Hungary covering about 7000 km² This page is about the Hungarian geographical region called "Northern Medium Mountains"

The Danube flows through the following countries and cities (from source to mouth ordered):

• Germany
  • Tuttlingen in the State of Baden-Württemberg - the first city it flows through
  • Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg
  • Ulm in Baden-Württemberg
  • Ingolstadt in Bavaria
  • Regensburg in Bavaria
  • Passau in Bavaria
• Austria
  • Linz, capital of Upper Austria
  • Vienna - capital of Austria, where the Danube floodplain is called the Lobau, though the Innere Stadt is situated away from the main flow of the Danube (it is bounded by the Donaukanal - 'Danube canal'). Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Tuttlingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the district Tuttlingen. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Sigmaringen is a Town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Ulm (ˈʊlm is a City in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. Ingolstadt (ˈɪŋgɔlˌʃtat Austro-Bavarian: Inglstådt) is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, Germany Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Regensburg ( also Ratisbon, Ratisbona Řezno originally Castra Regina) is a City (population 131000 in 2007 in Bavaria, Germany Passau ( Latin: Batavis or Batavia, also Passavium; Italian: Passavia; Czech: Pasov) is a town in Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Linz is the third largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich Upper Austria (Oberösterreich Horní Rakousko is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. The Lobau is a Floodplain of the Danube located on the northern side of the river in Vienna and partly in Großenzersdorf, Lower Austria The Innere Stadt is the first Viennese Municipality District.
• Slovakia
  • Bratislava - capital of Slovakia
  • Komárno
  • Štúrovo
• Hungary
  • Győr
  • Komárom
  • Esztergom
  • Visegrád
  • Vác
  • Szentendre
  • Budapest - capital of Hungary
  • Százhalombatta
  • Ráckeve
  • Dunaújváros
  • Paks
  • Baja
  • Mohács
• Croatia
  • Vukovar
  • Ilok
• Serbia
  • Apatin - province of Vojvodina
  • Bačka Palanka - province of Vojvodina
  • Novi Sad - capital of the province of Vojvodina
  • Belgrade - the capital of Serbia
  • Smederevo
  • Donji Milanovac
• Romania
  • Moldova Nouă
  • Orşova
  • Drobeta-Turnu Severin
  • Calafat
  • Corabia
  • Turnu Măgurele
  • Zimnicea
  • Giurgiu
  • Olteniţa
  • Călăraşi
  • Feteşti
  • Cernavodă
  • Hârşova
  • Brăila
  • Galaţi
  • Isaccea
  • Tulcea
  • Sulina - the last city it flows through
• Bulgaria
  • Vidin
  • Lom
  • Kozlodui
  • Nikopol
  • Belene
  • Svishtov
  • Rousse
  • Tutrakan
  • Silistra
• Ukraine
  • Reni
  • Izmail
  • Kiliya
  • Vylkovo

The Danube flows through four capital cities (shown in bold), more than any other river in the world. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Komárno ( Komárom colloquially Révkomárom, Komorn Serbian: Коморан or Komoran) is a town in Slovakia at the Štúrovo (Párkány Ciğerdelen is a town in Slovakia, situated on the River Danube. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Győr (ˈɟøːr, known under alternative names) is the most important city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron county and lies Komárom ( Croatian: Komoran, German: Komorn, Serbian: Komoran or Коморан) is a city in Esztergom (known by alternative names) is a City in northern Hungary, about 50 km north-west of the Capital Budapest. Visegrád Group Visegrád is a small Castle town in Pest County, Hungary. Vác (ˈvaːts approximately "vats" (Vacov Waitzen Vacium is a city in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 33000 inhabitants Szentendre ( Medieval Latin: Sankt Andrae; Serbian: Сентандреја Sentandreja; German: Sankt Andrä; Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Százhalombatta ( Croatian: Bata) is a town in Pest county, Hungary. Ráckeve is a town on Csepel Island in Hungary. It is situated in the Pest County. Dunaújváros ( Dunapentele, 1951&ndash1961 Sztálinváros; Croatian: Pantel(ija) is a city in Central Hungary, along the Paks is a town in Tolna county central Hungary, on the banks of the Danube River Baja ('bɒjɒ is a city in southern Hungary. It is the second largest city in Bács-Kiskun county after the county seat Kecskemét. Mohács ( Croatian and Bunjevac: Mohač, Serbian: Мохач German: Mohatsch, Turkish: Mohaç Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Vukovar is a city and municipality in eastern Croatia, and the biggest River Port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka Ilok is the easternmost town and municipality in Croatia. Located in the Syrmia region it lies on a hill overlooking the Danube river which Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Војводина or Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina; Hungarian: Vajdaság Bačka Palanka (Бачка Паланка is a city and municipality located in Serbia, on left bank of the Danube, at 45 The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Војводина or Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina; Hungarian: Vajdaság Novi Sad ( Cyrillic: Нови Сад 'nɔviː 'saːd; Hungarian: Újvidék Slovak Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Smederevo (Смедерево is a city and municipality in Serbia on the Danube at 44 History From his genesis this city was moved three times Milanovac populated in XIX century was first town in principality Serbia which was built on city planing Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Moldova Nouă (Újmoldova Neumoldowa Nová Moldava or Bošňák) is a town in southwestern Romania in Caraş-Severin County (the historical region of Orşova ( German: Orschowa, Hungarian: Orsova, Орсово Orszawa Oršava is a port city on the Danube river in southwestern Drobeta-Turnu Severin (pronunciation /dro'beta 'turnu seve'rin/ Hungarian: Szörényvár, Северин Serbian: Дробета-Турну Calafat is a city in Dolj County, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by ferryboat Corabia is a small Danube port located in Olt County, Romania, which used to be part of the now-dissolved Romanaţi County before World War Turnu Măgurele is a municipality in Teleorman County, Romania (in the informal region of Wallachia) Zimnicea is a town in Teleorman county Romania (in the informal region of Wallachia) a port on the Danube opposite the Bulgarian Giurgiu is the capital city of Giurgiu County, Romania, in the Greater Wallachia. Olteniţa (/ol'tenitsa/ is a city in Romania in the Călăraşi County on the left bank of the Argeş River where its waters reach the Danube Călăraşi (/kələ'raʃʲ/ the capital of Călăraşi County is situated in south-east of Romania, in Wallachia, on the bank of Feteşti is a city and municipality in Ialomiţa County, Romania, with a population of 33197 Cernavodă (tʃerna'vodə historical names Axiopolis, Boğazköy is a town in Constanţa County, Dobrogea, Romania with a population of Hârşova (also spelled Hîrşova; pronounced in Romanian: /'hɨr Brăila (pronunciation in Romanian: /brə'ila/ Браила Ibrail is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and Galaţi (gaˈlaʦʲ Kalas Galatz Gałacz is a city in eastern Romania ( Moldavia) the capital city of Galaţi County on the banks of the Danube Tulcea ('tultʃe̯a Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian: Тулча Tulcha; Turkish: Hora-Tepé or Tolçu Sulina is a town and Free port in Romania, at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Vidin (Видин is a town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. Lom_Freedom_Squarejpg|thumb|300px|right|Freedom Square - another view]] Lom (Лом is a town in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Montana Kozloduy (Козлодуй is a town of 13871 inhabitants in northwestern Bulgaria, located in Vratsa Province, on the river Danube. Nikopol (Никопол historically Νικόπολις Nicopolis is a town in northern Bulgaria, part of Pleven Province, on the right bank of the Danube Belene (Белене is a Town in northern Bulgaria. It is located in Pleven Province and is close to Svishtov. Svishtov (Свищов known as Ziştovi during Ottoman rule is a town in northern Bulgaria located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Rousse (also transliterated as Ruse or Russe; Русе) is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria with a population of near 175600 Tutrakan ( Bulgarian: Тутракан Romanian: Turtucaia) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province Silistra (Силистра, historically Bulgarian: Дръстър Drastar, ( and Romanian: Dârstor) is a Port city of northeastern Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. For the class of Russian warships see Izmail class battlecruiser. Kiliya (Кілія translit Kiliya, Килия translit Kiliya, Chilia (-Nouă Kilia also referred to as Kiliya or Novo Vylkove (Вилкове Вилково Vâlcov is a small City located in the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta, at utmost South-West of Ukraine

Sectioning

• Upper Section: From spring to Devín Gate. Devín Gate or Hainburger Gate (Devínska brána formerly Porta Hungarica in Austria Hainburger Pforte) is a natural gate in the Danube valley at Danube remains a characteristic mountain river until Passau, with average bottom gradient 0. Passau ( Latin: Batavis or Batavia, also Passavium; Italian: Passavia; Czech: Pasov) is a town in 0012%, from Passau to Devín Gate the gradient lessens to 0. 0006%.
• Middle Section: From Devín Gate to Iron Gate. Devín Gate or Hainburger Gate (Devínska brána formerly Porta Hungarica in Austria Hainburger Pforte) is a natural gate in the Danube valley at For the Iron Gates built by Alexander the Great in the Alexander Romance, see Gates of Alexander. The riverbed widens and the average bottom gradient becomes only 0. 00006%.
• Lower Section: From Iron Gate to Sulina, with average gradient as little as 0. For the Iron Gates built by Alexander the Great in the Alexander Romance, see Gates of Alexander. Sulina is a town and Free port in Romania, at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube. 00003%.

Modern navigation

The Danube in Budapest

The Danube is navigable by ocean ships from the Black Sea to Brăila in Romania and by river ships to Kelheim, Bavaria; smaller craft can navigate further upstream to Ulm, in Germany. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Brăila (pronunciation in Romanian: /brə'ila/ Браила Ibrail is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Kelheim is a municipality in Bavaria, capital of the district Kelheim. Ulm (ˈʊlm is a City in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. About 60 of its tributaries are also navigable.

Since the completion of the German Rhine–Main–Danube Canal in 1992, the river has been part of a trans-European waterway from Rotterdam on the North Sea to Sulina on the Black Sea (3500 km). The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal (also called Main-Danube Canal, RMD Canal or Europa Canal) located in Bavaria Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. Sulina is a town and Free port in Romania, at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube. In 1994 the Danube was declared one of ten Pan-European transport corridors, routes in Central and Eastern Europe that required major investment over the following ten to fifteen years. The ten Pan-European transport corridors were defined at the second Pan-European transport Conference in Crete, March 1994, as routes in Central and Eastern Europe The amount of goods transported on the Danube increased to about 100 million tons in 1987. In 1999, transport on the river was made difficult by the NATO bombing of three bridges in Serbia. The North Atlantic Treaty Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The clearance of the debris was finished in 2002. The temporary pontoon bridge that hampered navigation was finally removed in 2005.

At the Iron Gate, the Danube flows through a gorge that forms part of the boundary between Serbia and Romania; it contains the hydroelectric Iron Gate I dam, followed at about 60 km downstream (outside the gorge) by the Iron Gate ll dam. For the Iron Gates built by Alexander the Great in the Alexander Romance, see Gates of Alexander. For the song see CANYONMID. For the band see Canyon (band. A canyon (rarely cañon) or gorge Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees On 2006-04-13, a record peak discharge at Iron Gate Dam reached 15,400 m³/s. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople

There are three artificial waterways built on the Danube: the Danube–Tisa–Danube Canal (DTD) in the Banat and Bačka regions (Vojvodina, northern province of Serbia); the 64 km Danube–Black Sea Canal, between Cernavodă and Constanţa (Romania) finished in 1984, shortens the distance to the Black Sea by 400 km; the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal (about 171 km), finished in 1992, linking the North Sea to the Black Sea. Danube - Tisa -Danube Canal (DTD (Kanal Dunav-Tisa-Dunav (DTD Канал Дунав-Тиса-Дунав (ДТД is a unique hydro-engineering The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries the eastern part lies in Romania (the counties Bačka ( Serbian: Бачка or Bačka, Hungarian: Bácska, Croatian: Bačka, Slovak: Báčka, The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Војводина or Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina; Hungarian: Vajdaság Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Danube-Black Sea Canal (Canalul Dunăre-Marea Neagră is a Canal in Romania which runs from Cernavodă on the Danube to Agigea Cernavodă (tʃerna'vodə historical names Axiopolis, Boğazköy is a town in Constanţa County, Dobrogea, Romania with a population of Constanţa (pronunciation in Romanian: /kon'stanʦa/ historical names Tomis, Κωνστάντια or Constantia, Köstence The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey

The Danube delta

Main article: Danube Delta

The Danube Delta has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. The Danube Delta ( Romanian: Delta Dunării; Ukrainian: Дельта Дунаю Del'ta Dunaju) is the second largest delta A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Its wetlands (on the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance) support vast flocks of migratory birds, including the endangered Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus). This is the list of Wetlands of international importance as defined by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization The Pygmy Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax pygmaeus) is a member of the Cormorant family of Seabirds It breeds in southeastern Europe Rival canalization and drainage scheme threaten the delta: see Bastroe Channel. The Bystroye Channel (also known as Bastroe Canal, Bâstroe or Bystroe Channel, etc

Geology

Đerdap gorge, Serbia, overlooking Romania

Although the headwaters of the Danube are relatively small today, geologically, the Danube is much older than the Rhine, with which its catchment area competes in today's southern Germany. For the Iron Gates built by Alexander the Great in the Alexander Romance, see Gates of Alexander. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge This has a few interesting geological complications. Since the Rhine is the only river rising in the Alps mountains which flows north towards the North Sea, an invisible line divides large parts of southern Germany, which is sometimes referred to as the European Watershed. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. The European Watershed is the line which divides the Drainage basins of the major rivers of Germany; the Rhine river, which originates in the Swiss

However, before the last ice age in the Pleistocene, the Rhine started at the southwestern tip of the Black Forest, while the waters from the Alps that today feed the Rhine were carried east by the so-called Urdonau (original Danube). An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets The Pleistocene ('plaɪstəsin is the epoch from 18 million to 10000 years BP covering the world's recent period Parts of this ancient river's bed, which was much larger than today's Danube, can still be seen in (now waterless) canyons in today's landscape of the Swabian Alb. The Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb is a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km After the Upper Rhine Valley had been eroded, most waters from the Alps changed their direction and began feeding the Rhine. Today's upper Danube is but a meek reflection of the ancient one.

Since the Swabian Alb is largely shaped of porous limestone, and since the Rhine's level is much lower than the Danube's, today subsurface rivers carry much water from the Danube to the Rhine. The Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb is a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 On many days in the summer, when the Danube carries little water, it completely oozes away noisily into these underground channels at two locations in the Swabian Alp, which are referred to as the Donauversickerung (Danube Sink). Most of this water resurfaces only 12 km south at the Aachtopf, Germany's wellspring with the highest flow, an average of 8500 litres per second, north of Lake Constance — thus feeding the Rhine. The Aachtopf is Germany 's biggest natural spring, producing an average of 8500 liters per second Under the designation Lake Constance or Lake of Constance ( German Bodensee) one summarizes the three independent bodies of water Obersee The European Water Divide thus in fact only applies for those waters that pass beyond this point, and only during the days of the year when the Danube carries enough water to survive the sink holes in the Donauversickerung.

Since this enormous amount of underground water erodes much of its surrounding limestone, it is estimated that the Danube upper course will one day disappear entirely in favor of the Rhine, an event called stream capturing. Stream capture, river capture, or stream piracy is a geomorphological phenomenon occurring when a stream or river Drainage system or

Human history

Danube in Ulm, where it separates Ulm in Baden-Württemberg and Neu-Ulm in Bavaria

At Esztergom and Štúrovo, the Danube separates Hungary from Slovakia

River Danube in Vienna

The Danube between Belene and Belene Island, Bulgaria

A look upstream from the Donauinsel in Vienna, Austria during an unusually cold winter (February 2006). Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Neu-Ulm is a town in Bavaria, capital of the Neu-Ulm district. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Esztergom (known by alternative names) is a City in northern Hungary, about 50 km north-west of the Capital Budapest. Štúrovo (Párkány Ciğerdelen is a town in Slovakia, situated on the River Danube. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Belene (Белене is a Town in northern Bulgaria. It is located in Pleven Province and is close to Svishtov. Belene Island ( остров Белене, also known as Persin Island, bg ''остров Персин'' is the biggest Island in Bulgarian The Donauinsel ( Danube Island) is an island of 211 Kilometres length which is only 70-210 metres broad accompanying the river Danube along Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich A frozen Danube is a phenomenon experienced once or twice in a lifetime. (Details)

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The Danube basin was the site of some of the earliest human cultures. The Danubian Neolithic cultures include the Linear Pottery cultures of the mid-Danube basin. The term Danubian culture was coined by the Australian archaeologist Vere Gordon Childe to describe the first agrarian society in central and eastern Europe The third millennium BC Vučedol culture (from the Vučedol site near Vukovar, Croatia) is famous for its ceramics. The Vučedol culture was a culture that flourished between 3000 and 2200 BC (the Eneolithic period centered in eastern Slavonia on the right bank of the Danube Vukovar is a city and municipality in eastern Croatia, and the biggest River Port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Many sites of the sixth-to-third millennium BC Vinča culture are sited along the Danube. The Vinča culture was an early culture of Europe (between the 6th and the 3rd millennium BC stretching around the course of Danube in what today is Serbia The river was part of the Roman empire's Limes Germanicus. The Limes Germanicus ( Latin for Germanic frontier) was a remarkable line of frontier ( Limes) forts that bounded the ancient Roman

Of importance for the Danube is also the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR). The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR is an international organisation consisting of 13 cooperating states ( Germany, Austria, The ICPDR is an international organisation consisting of 13 member states (Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine) and the European Union. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in ICPDR, established in 1998, deals not only with the Danube itself, but with the whole Danube River Basin, which also includes its tributaries and the groundwater resources. The goal of the ICPDR is to implement the Danube River Protection Convention, promoting and coordinating sustainable and equitable water management, including conservation, improvement and rational use of waters for the benefit of the Danube River Basin countries and their people. The Romans often used the river Danube as a border for their vast empire.

Danube Bike Trail

Main article: Donauradweg

The Danube Bike Trail (also called Danube Cycle Path or the Donauradweg) is a bicycle trail along the river. The Danube Bike Trail (also called Danube Cycle Path; German: Donauradweg; Dunajská cyklistická cesta is a bicycle trail along Europe’s second longest

The Danube Bike Trail (Donauradweg) is divided into four sections:

1. Donaueschingen-Passau (550 km)
2. Passau-Vienna (320 km)
3. Vienna-Budapest (330 km)
4. Budapest-Black Sea

Cultural significance

The Danube is mentioned in the title of a famous waltz by Austrian composer Johann Strauss, An der schönen, blauen Donau (By the Beautiful Blue Danube). Donaueschingen is a German town in the southwest of the federal state Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar District near the confluence Passau ( Latin: Batavis or Batavia, also Passavium; Italian: Passavia; Czech: Pasov) is a town in Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey The waltz is a ballroom and folk Dance in time, performed primarily in Closed position. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Johann Strauss II (also known as Johann Strauss the Younger, Johann Strauss Jr The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau op This piece was composed as Strauss was traveling down the Danube River. This piece is well known across the world and is also used widely as a lullaby. A lullaby is a soothing Song, usually sung to Children before they go to sleep

Another famous waltz about the Danube is The Waves of the Danube (Romanian: Valurile Dunării) by the Romanian composer Ion Ivanovici (1845–1902), and the work took the audience by storm when performed at the 1889 Paris Exposition. The waltz is a ballroom and folk Dance in time, performed primarily in Closed position. The Danube Waves ( Romanian: Valurile Dunării) ( listen here is a Waltz composed by Ion Ivanovici, and is perhaps the most famous Romanian tune in the Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Ion Ivanovici (alternatively Iosif Ivanovici, Josef Ivanovici, baptised as Jovan Ivanović) (born 1845 in Timişoara, died September 28

Joe Zawinul wrote a symphony about the Danube called Stories of the Danube. Josef Erich Zawinul ( July 7 1932 &ndash September 11 2007) was a Jazz keyboardist and Composer. A symphony is a Musical composition, often extended and usually for Orchestra. It was performed for the first time at the 1993 Bruckner festival, at Linz. Anton Bruckner (4 September 1824 &ndash 11 October 1896 was an Austrian composer known primarily for his symphonies, masses, and Motets Linz is the third largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich

The Danube figures prominently in the Bulgarian National Anthem, as a symbolic representation of the country's natural beauty.

The German tradition of landscape painting, the Danube school, was developed in the Danube valley in the 16th century. The Danube School or Donau School (German Donauschule or Donaustil) is the name of a circle of painters of the first third of the 16th century

The most famous book describing the Danube might be Claudio Magris's masterpiece Danube (ISBN 1-86046-823-3). Claudio Magris (b April 10 1939, Trieste) is an Italian scholar translator and writer

The historical fiction Earth's Children series by Jean Auel refers to the Danube as the Great Mother River.

The river is the subject of the film The Ister (official site here). The Ister is a 2004 Film directed by David Barison and Daniel Ross.

Parts of the German road movie Im Juli take place along the Danube. Im Juli ( English: In July) is a 2000 German Road movie directed by Fatih Akın and starring Moritz Bleibtreu

Noted horror writer Algernon Blackwood's most famous short story, "The Willows" concerned a trip down the Danube. Algernon Henry Blackwood, CBE ( 14 March 1869 &ndash 10 December 1951) was an English writer of Fiction

In the PC Space Simulator Freelancer the battle cruiser Donau is destroyed during the first cutscene.

Economics of the Danube

Drinking water

Along its path, the Danube is a source of drinking water for about ten million people. In Baden-Württemberg, Germany, almost thirty percent (as of 2004) of the water for the area between Stuttgart, Bad Mergentheim, Aalen and Alb-Donau (district) comes from purified water of the Danube. Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Bad Mergentheim (Mergentheim until 1926 is a town in the Main-Tauber district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Aalen ( pronounced) is a Town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Other cities like Ulm and Passau also use some water from the Danube. Ulm (ˈʊlm is a City in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. Passau ( Latin: Batavis or Batavia, also Passavium; Italian: Passavia; Czech: Pasov) is a town in

In Austria and Hungary, most water comes from ground and spring sources, and only in rare cases is water from the Danube used. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Most states also find it too difficult to clean the water because of extensive pollution; only parts of Romania where the water is cleaner still use a lot of drinking water from the Danube. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania

Navigation and transport

As "Corridor VII" of the European Union, the Danube is an important transport route. The ten Pan-European transport corridors were defined at the second Pan-European transport Conference in Crete, March 1994, as routes in Central and Eastern Europe The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Since the opening of the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, the river connects the Black Sea with the industrial centers of Western Europe and with the Port of Rotterdam. The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal (also called Main-Danube Canal, RMD Canal or Europa Canal) located in Bavaria Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of The waterway is designed for large scale inland vessels (110×11. 45 m) but it can carry much larger vessels on most of its course. The Danube has been partly canalized in Germany (5 locks) and Austria (10 locks). Further proposals to build a number of new locks in order to improve navigation have not progressed, due in part to environmental concerns.

Downstream from the Freudenau river plant's locks in Vienna, canalization of the Danube was limited to the Gabčíkovo dam and locks near Bratislava and the two double Iron Gate locks in the border stretch of the Danube between Serbia and Romania. Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Dams (more exactly Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Waterworks) is a large barrage project on river Danube. These locks have larger dimensions (similar to the locks in the Russian Volga river, some 300 by over 30 m). Downstream of the Iron Gate, the river is free flowing all the way to the Black Sea, a distance of more than 860 kilometers.

The Danube connects with the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal at Kelheim, and with the Wiener Donaukanal in Vienna. Apart from a couple of secondary navigable branches, the only major navigable rivers linked to the Danube are the Drava, Sava and Tisza. In Serbia, a canal network also connects to the river; the network, known as the Dunav-Tisa-Dunav canals, links sections downstream.

Fishing

The importance of fishing on the Danube, which used to be critical in the Middle Ages, has declined dramatically. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Some fishermen are still active at certain points on the river, and the Danube Delta still has an important industry. The Danube Delta ( Romanian: Delta Dunării; Ukrainian: Дельта Дунаю Del'ta Dunaju) is the second largest delta

Important tourist and natural spots along the Danube, including the Wachau valley, the Nationalpark Donau-Auen in Austria, the Naturpark Obere Donau in Germany, Kopački rit in Croatia, Iron Gate and Danube Delta in Romania. The Wachau (vaˈxaʊ is an Austrian valley with a landscape of high visibility formed by the Danube river The Danube-Auen National Park covers 93 square kilometres in Vienna and Lower Austria and is one of the largest remaining Floodplains of the Danube The Naturpark Obere Donau, founded in 1980 lies in the south of Baden-Württemberg in Germany and encloses primarily the districts of Tuttlingen and Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Kopački Rit (Kopački Tršćak is a Nature park in eastern Croatia. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Danube Delta ( Romanian: Delta Dunării; Ukrainian: Дельта Дунаю Del'ta Dunaju) is the second largest delta Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania

Important National Parks

• Naturpark Obere Donau (Germany)
• Nature protection area Donauleiten (Germany)
• Nationalpark Donau Auen (Austria)
• Duna-Ipoly Nemzeti Park (Hungary)
• Naturalpark Kopački Rit (Croatia)
• Đerdap National park (Serbia)
• Iron Gate natural park (Romania)
• Biosphere reserve Danube Delta (Romania)

Notes

See also

• 2006 European floods
• List of crossings of the Danube River

External links

• Bibliography on Water Resources and International Law See Danube River. From February to April 2006 many rivers across Europe especially the Elbe and Danube, swelled due to heavy rain and melting snow and rose to record levels This is list of crossings of the Danube river, from its source in Germany to its mouth in the Black Sea. Peace Palace Libray
• Claudio Magris' gorgeous book, a 'biography' of the river and all the literary places it travels through, is Danube: A Sentimental Journey From the Source to the Black Sea (1986).
• Patrick Leigh Fermor's wonderful travel book: Between The Woods and the Water: On Foot to Constantinople from The Middle Danube to the Iron Gates (1986) tells of his journey in 1934. Sir Patrick 'Paddy' Michael Leigh Fermor DSO OBE (born 11 February 1915, London) is a British author scholar and soldier
• Andrew Archibald Paton's 2-volume book: Researches on the Danube and the Adriatic: Contributions to the Modern History of Hungary and Transylvania, Dalmatia and Croatia, Servia and Bulgaria (1861).

• Dun.AV — The Danube Panorama Project
• Danube river image pool on Flickr
• Danube Watershed map and informationPDF (265 KiB)
• International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
• The Danube / Danube Tourist Commission | A River's lure
• Map Of The River Danube