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Danube River
The Danube connects central and southeastern Europe, flowing from Germany toward the Black Sea. Its main channel, tributary basin and navigation network cover different sets of countries.
Fast Facts
- Headwaters: Black Forest region, including the Breg and Brigach; course generally east and southeast; mouth: the Danube delta on the Black Sea.
- Facing downstream, the Inn, Drava and Sava enter from the right; the Tisza enters from the left.
- The main channel passes through or along ten countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine. Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade lie on it.
Connected lessons
- Danube RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Europe: four drainage destinationsGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Black SeaRelated places
- Rhine RiverRelated places
- AlpsRelated places
- CarpathiansRelated places
- Dniester RiverRelated places
- Black ForestRelated places
- PusztaRelated places
- Balkan PeninsulaRelated places
- Black SeaDrains into
- Central EuropeRelated places
- BalkansRelated places