• The European Union's second longest river, the Danube flows for nearly 1,800 miles through some of eastern Europe's most populous and frequently visited cities.

• Fast Facts

  1. Length: 2,850 km
  2. Width: 1.5 km
  3. Depth: Up to 8 meters
  4. Origination: The Black Forest, Germany
  5. Termination: The Black Sea
  6. Sub-regions: upper, middle and lower basiniEarn: The River Danube
  7. The Danube River Basin is home to 81 million people Asia Water Wire: Danube River Basin
  8. Contains 7 fish species found nowhere else on Earth WWF: Danube River
  9. Conservation status: Critical or endangeredWWF: Danube River Delta
  10. 26 major tributaries

• Path of the Danube River

  Starting from the west, the Danube begins in Germany, east of the Rhine. It travels on a north-easterly path, north of Munich, then turns south in Austria. The river crosses Vienna and Bratislava before turning sharply south at Budapest, Hungary. It turns east again in Croatia and crosses Belgrade. The river makes up the border between Serbia, Montenegro and Romania, as well as between Romania and Bulgaria. East of Bucharest, the river turns north toward Moldova and ends at the Black Sea, several hundred kilometers south-west of Odessa.

• Drinking the Danube

  The Danube is a drink water source for over ten million people, especially in Germany. The water is heavily polluted throughout Austria and Hungary, and becomes drinkable again in parts of Romania.

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  Europe | Austria | Germany | Romania | Slovakia | Belgrade | Hungary | Poland | Budapest Vacation

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