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The Danube Bike Trail starts at the origin of the Danube and ends where the river flows into the Black Sea. It is divided into four sections: Donaueschingen–Passau (559 km or 347 mi) Passau–Vienna (340 km or 210 mi) Vienna–Budapest (306 km or 190 mi) Budapest–Black Sea (1,670 km or 1,040 mi)
The Danube river, emanating from the Abnoba mountains, was considered to be a river or spring goddess. In contrast to the more mythical role, the hydrological significance of the source of the Danube is notably small; this is because a significant portion of the Danube's headwater is channelled into the Rhine , both above and below Tuttlingen ...
Map of most important tributaries of the Danube. This is a list of tributaries of the Danube by order of entrance.. The Danube is Europe's second-longest river.It starts 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 generally eastwards for a distance of some 2,850 km ...
Regensburg is situated on the northernmost part of the Danube river at the geological crossroads of four distinct landscapes: to the north and northeast lies the Bavarian Forest with granite and gneiss mountains, wide forests and its national park; to the east and south-east is the fertile Danube plain (Gäuboden) which are highly cultivated ...
The other two main branches of the Danube are the Chilia branch to the north and the Sfântu Gheorghe branch to the south. [1] The Sulina branch starts at a bifurcation of the Tulcea distributary , at Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea , [ 2 ] runs east for 71.7 km (44.6 mi), [ 3 ] and reaches the Black Sea at the port of Sulina .
Map of the Danube and the major cities it passes through. This is a list of the cities and towns located on Danube river. This list does not include parts of cities, suburbs, neighbourhoods, etc. Any city or town which is located on the bank of Danube river can be included in this list. The cities and towns on Danube river could be sorted by ...
Galați is a port town on the Danube River. [8] [9] and the sixth largest of all cities on the Danube river. According to the 2021 census it is the 8th most populous city in Romania. [3] [10] Galați is an economic centre based around the port of Galați, the naval shipyard, and the largest steel factory in Romania, Galați steel works.
As a right tributary of the Danube, the river belongs to the Black Sea drainage basin. [19] [20] The Sava River is the third longest tributary of the Danube, [21] slightly shorter than the 966-kilometre (600 mi) Tisza and the 950-kilometre (590 mi) Prut—the Danube's two longest tributaries—when the Sava Dolinka headwater is excluded from ...