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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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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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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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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Danube related Images and Photos (experimental)

Danube River Cruiser and Stari Grad Along Sava River Belgrade Serbia

View of the Danube

The Russian Army Crossing the Danube in June 1877 1878