Danube River

Europe's second-longest river

The Danube is a major European river flowing roughly 1,800 miles from Germany's Black Forest to the Black Sea, passing through or bordering ten countries including Austria, Hungary, and Romania.

It is Europe's second-longest river after the Volga.

Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade all sit on the Danube.

We took a cruise down the Danube.

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Roman Empire · wetlands · Belgrade · migratory birds · aquatic ecosystems · Bratislava · wine regions · shipping routes · Hungary · medieval trade routes · hydroelectric power · Austria · barges · passenger ferry · bridges · castles · flowing · Black Forest

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european river rivalry/cultural symbolism

Danube RiverRhine River

Major German waterway

Rhine · River Thames · Seine River · Volga River · Loire River

water body type

Danube RiverBlack Sea

Landlocked sea near Caucasus

Atlantic Ocean · Mediterranean Sea · Caspian Sea · Pacific Ocean · desert

geographic feature type

Danube RiverAlps

European mountain system

Carpathian Mountains · desert · Sahara Desert · mountain range · plateau

Family

Danube, river, rivers, rivered, riverine, riverside, riverbank, riverbed

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Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G