Danube

: For other uses of "Danube", see Danube (disambiguation).

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The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Donava in Slovene; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian and Serbian; Dunav or ????? in Bulgarian; Dun?re in Romanian; ????? (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europe's second-longest river (after the Volga).

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German - Slovak - Slovene - Hungarian - Croatian - Serbian - Bulgarian - Romanian - Ukrainian - Latin - Europe - River - Volga

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It rises in the Black Forest in Germany as two smaller rivers – the Brigach and the Breg – which join at Donaueschingen, and it is from here that it is known as the Danube, flowing south-eastwards for a distance of some 2850 km (1771 miles) before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania.

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Black Forest - Germany - Brigach - Breg - Donaueschingen - Black Sea - Danube Delta - Romania

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The Danube has been an important international waterway for centuries, as it remains today. 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, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine.

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Roman Empire - Germany - Austria - Slovakia - Hungary - Croatia - Serbia - Bulgaria - Romania - Moldova - Ukraine

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The Danube flows through the following large cities:

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• Ulm - Germany
• Regensburg - Germany
• Linz - Austria
• Vienna - capital of Austria, where the Danube floodplain is called the Lobau
• Bratislava - capital of Slovakia
• Budapest - capital of Hungary
• Novi Sad - capital of the Serbian province of Vojvodina
• Belgrade - capital of Serbia
• Ruse - Bulgaria
• Br?ila - Romania
• Gala?i - Romania
• Tulcea - Romania
 
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