Danube

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The Danube is one of Europe's longest and most historically significant rivers, flowing from Germany to the Black Sea and passing through numerous Central and Eastern European countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international river
river
biodiversityImportance supports numerous fish and bird species
colorAssociation blue
composerAssociated Johann Strauss II
connectedToSea Black Sea
connectedWaterway Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
continent Europe
drainageBasinAreaApproxSqKm 801463
drainageBasinCountriesCount 19
economicUse fisheries
hydroelectric power
inland navigation
irrigation
environmentalIssue habitat loss in Danube Delta
pollution
flowsThroughCountry Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Hungary
Moldova
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Ukraine
formsBorderBetween Croatia and Serbia
Germany and Austria
Romania and Bulgaria
Romania and Serbia
Romania and Ukraine
Slovakia and Hungary
governingConvention Danube River Protection Convention
hasTributary Drava
Inn
Isar
Sava
surface form: Morava

Olt River
surface form: Olt

Prut River
surface form: Prut

Sava
Tisza
Velika Morava
Yantra
historicalSignificance important trade route since ancient times
northern frontier of the Roman Empire
lengthApproxKm 2850
longestRiverIn European Union
majorCityOnRiver Belgrade
Bratislava
Budapest
Galați
Linz
Novi Sad
Regensburg
Ruse
Tulcea
Ulm
Vienna
mentionedInWork The Blue Danube
mouthLocation Black Sea
mouthRegion Danube Delta
navigableLengthApproxKm about 2415
passesThroughRegion Central Europe
Eastern Europe
rankByLengthInEurope second-longest river in Europe
sourceConfluence Breg
Brigach
sourceConfluenceLocation near Donaueschingen
sourceLocation Germany
sourceRegion Baden-Württemberg
Black Forest
UNESCOStatus Danube Delta is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Tulcea locatedOnRiver Danube
Breg formsHeadwaterOf Danube
Breg confluenceForms Danube
Danube Delta mouthOf Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Pest locatedOn Danube
District I (Castle District) borders Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
District V (Belváros-Lipótváros) borders Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
District XIII bordersRiver Danube
Buda Castle overlooks Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Gellért Hill overlooks Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Great Market Hall locatedNear Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Novi Sad locatedOnRiver Danube
Hungarian Parliament Building locatedOn Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Fisherman's Bastion overlooks Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Pest Plain separatedBy Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Ruse locatedOnRiver Danube
Ruse hasWaterBody Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Slovakia–Germany border crossedBy Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Cumans region Danube
this entity surface form: Lower Danube
Wallachia borderedBy Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Buda Hills overlooks Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Drava mouthRiver Danube
Drava tributaryOf Danube
Linz locatedOnRiver Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Sava mouthRiver Danube
Sava tributaryOf Danube
Velika Morava flowsInto Danube
Czechoslovak Navy theaterOfOperations Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River namedAfter Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Kaisermühlen district of Vienna locatedOnWater Danube
subject surface form: Kaisermühlen
Kaisermühlen district of Vienna locatedOnWater Danube
subject surface form: Kaisermühlen
this entity surface form: New Danube
Kaisermühlen district of Vienna locatedNear Danube
subject surface form: Vienna International Centre
European inland shipping network hasComponent Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Bačka hasMajorRiver Danube
Bačka borders Danube
Margaret Island locatedInWaterBody Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Turnu-Severin locatedOnRiver Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Turnu-Severin isPortOn Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Turnu-Severin borderedBy Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Bács-Bodrog County borderedBy Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Titel municipality locatedNear Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Fountain of the Four Rivers depicts Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
southern Pannonian Plain drainedBy Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Swabian Jura boundedBy Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
Szentendre locatedOnRiver Danube
UFO Bridge locatedOnRiver Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River
UFO Bridge crosses Danube
this entity surface form: Danube River