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