Danube

**Danube**
	second-longest river in Europe
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Instance of	river; transboundary river;
Location	Baden-Württemberg; Odesa Oblast; Germany; Austria; Slovakia; Hungary; Croatia; Serbia; Romania; Bulgaria; Moldova; Ukraine;
Has part(s)	Moson-Danube; Borcea branch; Szentendrei Danube; Ráckeve-Soroksár Danube;
Length	2,850 ±1 km;
Origin of the watercourse	Brigach (48°6′24.001″N 8°16′50.999″E, left headwater); Breg (48°5′44.002″N 8°9′18″E, right headwater);
Mouth of the watercourse	Black Sea (45°13′3″N 29°45′41″E);
Drainage basin	Danube basin;
Basin country	Germany;
Tributary	Inn; Sava; Tisza; Drava; Isar; Lech; Riss; Westernach; Olt River; Argeș River; Siret River; Rusenski Lom; Prut; Weihung; Leibi; Günz; Roth; Biber; Leitha; Morava; …;
Lake on watercourse	Lake Đerdap;
Different from	Dunaj ;
Said to be the same as	Hister
	45° 13′ 19″ N, 29° 44′ 36″ E
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Беларуская: Дунай — другая па даўжыні рака ў Еўропе пасля Волгі.

Български: Дунав е втората по дължина река в Европа след Волга.

Čeština: Dunaj je druhá nejdelší řeka v Evropě po Volze.

Deutsch: Die Donau ist der zweitlängste Fluss Europas.

English: The Danube is the second longest river of Europe (after Volga).

Esperanto: Danubo estas la dua plej longa rivero (post Volgo) en Eŭropo.

Español: El Danubio es el segundo río más largo de Europa

Suomi: Tonava on Volgan jälkeen Euroopan toisiksi suurin joki.

Français : Le Danube est le deuxième fleuve européen après la Volga.

Hrvatski: Dunav druga po veličini rijeka u Europi posle Volge.

Magyar: A Duna Európa második leghosszabb folyója. (a Volga után)

Italiano: Il Danubio è il secondo fiume europeo per lunghezza dopo il Volga.

Lëtzebuergesch: D'Donau ass den zweetlängste Floss vun Europa.

Nederlands: De Donau is na de Volga de tweede langste rivier van Europa.

Norsk bokmål: Donau er den nest lengste elva i Europa, (etter Volga).

Polski: Dunaj druga co do wielkości rzeka w Europie (po Wołdze)

Português: Danúbio é o segundo maior rio Europeu, após o Volga

Română: Dunărea este al doilea cel mai lung fluviu al Europei (după Volga)

Русский: Дунай — вторая по длине река в Европе после Волги.

Slovenčina: Dunaj je druhá nejdlhšia Európska rieka po Volge.

Slovenščina: Donava je druga najdaljša evropska reka (prva je Volga).

Српски / srpski: Дунав друга по величини река у Европи после Волге.

Українська: Дунай друга за величиною річка у Європі після Волги.

中文：多瑙河為歐洲第二長河，次於伏爾加河。

Along the Danube[edit]

Germany[edit]

See also: Danube in Germany

Source in the Donaueschingen palace gardens
Brigach & Breg forming the Danube at Donaueschingen
Donauversickerung
Oberes Donautal
Wildenstein, Oberes Donautal
Ulm
Kloster Weltenburg
Donaudurchbruch near Kelheim
Befreiungshalle in Kelheim
Kelheim
Ferry in Matting
Mariaort
Steinerne Brücke in Regensburg
Wörth an der Donau Background Bayerischer Wald
Straubing
Dredge ship Gründling in Vilshofen
Fire & police boats in Vilshofen
Luitpoldbrücke in Passau
Dreiflüsseeck in Passau (Inn, Ilz & Danube)
Jochenstein

Panorama of Passau

Austria[edit]

See also: Danube in Austria

Schlögener Schlinge
Schlögener Schlinge
Cargo ships in Linz
Linz
Melk, flood in 2002
Wachau valley west of Aggstein castle
Wachau at Dürnstein
Krems an der Donau
Danube in Vienna
Eisstoß auf der Donau im Jänner/Februar 2006
Donaukanal in Vienna
Brigittenauer Brücke crossing Neue Donau, Donauinsel and Donau in Vienna
Donaubrücke in Hainburg
Marchmündung in die Donau

Slovakia[edit]

See also: Danube in Slovakia

Danube in Bratislava, Slovakia, the New Bridge
Donauufer in Bratislava
Bratislava, flood in 2006
The Mária Valéria bridge, connecting Esztergom in Hungary with Štúrovo in Slovakia
a downstream view across Danube from Slovakia to Hungary at southernmost part of Slovakia
an upstream view across Danube from Slovakia to Hungary at southernmost part of Slovakia

Hungary[edit]

See also: Danube in Hungary

Budapest, looking south from Margit Bridge, summer 2004
Hungarian Parliament Building
Budapest, flood 2009
Danube in Esztergom, Hungary
Tanosveny
The Danube Bend (Dunakanyar) in Visegrád, Hungary

Danube Bend at Visegrád

Croatia[edit]

See also: Danube in Croatia

Croatian/Serbian border in Batina
Šarengrad
Vukovar

Serbia[edit]

See also: Danube in Serbia

Sand barrages, Novi Sad is preparing for flood (8th April 2006)
Some small flooding by the river in Novi Sad (8th April 2006)
Sand barrages, Novi Sad is preparing for flood (8th April 2006)
Danube in Futog (near Novi Sad), Serbia on 8th of April 2006.
Satellite image of flooding
Iron Gate between Serbia and Romania

Bulgaria[edit]

See also: Danube in Bulgaria

Ferry between Vidin (Bulgaria) and Calafat (Romania)
Archar
Nikopol
Vardim
Rousse

Danube in Romania[edit]

See also: Danube in Romania

Moldova Nouă
Dubova
Orșova
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Trajan's Bridge
Calafat
Calafat
Vidin-Calafat Bridge
Bechet
Corabia
Turnu Măgurele
Giurgiu
Giurgiu
Friendship Bridge
Oltenița
Călărași
Borcea branch
Cernavodă
Anghel Saligny Bridge (right) and Cernavodă Bridge (left)
Cernavodă
Danube-Black Sea Canal
Danube-Black Sea Canal
Hârșova
Giurgeni-Vadu Oii Bridge
Brăila
Galați
Galați
Isaccea
Tulcea
Tulcea
Danube Delta
Sulina branch
Sulina
Danube Delta
Sfântu Gheorghe branch
Sfântu Gheorghe
delta

Ukraine[edit]

See also: Danube in Ukraine

Picture of Ismail harbour
0 km, Danube Delta
Danube Biosphere Reserve
Ptichya Spit
Flood in Kilia
Danube in Vylkove
Great white pelican
Rapa whelk

Danube delta in Vylkove

Other[edit]

Chilia arm of the Danube Delta
Danube Delta
Danube Delta
Danube Delta
Shells from Danube river

Maps[edit]

Map of the startpoint of the Danube
Map of the Danube, German texts
Map of Danube basin & afflents, endonymes and German names
Map of the Danube, German texts
Map of the Danube, Hungarian texts
Map of the Danube, French texts
Nicolaes Visscher I: The Danube, ~1680
map of the new river regulation in Vienna, 1875
The Danube isles taken by USSR from Romania
Island of Šarengrad, Croatian island on Danube, disputed by Serbia
The Danube-Black Sea Canal
Landsat satellite photo of Danube delta
Danube Delta, 1867
Danube Delta, 1898
Danube Delta, 1901
Contributions

Historical images[edit]

Kazan Gorge, 19th c.
Sperrschiff (in Vienna), 1873
Flood in Passau, 1954

Paintings and drawings[edit]

Wolf Huber: Donaulandschaft bei Krems (Danube landscape near Kerms), 1529
Georg Braun; Frans Hogenberg: Straubing, 1572
Innere Donaubrücke, Neustadt an der Donau, 16th c.
Houfnagel: Komárom castle, 1595
Houfnagel: Visegrád, 1595
Buda Pest , 1684
Donaulandschaft bei Wien (Danube landscape near Vienna), Johann Christian Brand, circa 1760
Jakob Alt: Ansicht vom Donaustrudel, 1833
Miklós Barabás: Quay of the Danube in Buda, 1843
Alexander Marx: Kanal-Ausmündung in die Donau bei Kehlheim, 1845
Adolphe Rouargue: Budapest, ~1850
Military Post on the Danube, Crimean War, 1853
Kasparus Karsen: Passau an der Donau, <1858
Carol Szathmari: Vedere din Brăila, 1870
grand opening of the new river regulation in Vienna, 1875
Franz Xaver Reinhold: Blick auf Melk, <1893
Heiligenstadt, 19th c.
László Mednyánszky: At the Iron Gate, 19th c.
Pressburg (Bratislava), ~1900
Ingolstadt, ~1914
Koekkoek: Swimming the Danube to Save the Colours, 1916
Fritz Lach: Donauenge Kasan, 1928