Middle Danube. Danube - international river

Danube River- This is one of the largest in the world. It is the second longest in Europe (the first is the Volga), and the only one so long in the European Union. Crossing several European countries The Danube stretches for almost three thousand kilometers, ultimately flowing into the Black Sea.

The Danube River is deservedly considered an international - or international - river, and this is true, because along its length it flows through the territory of Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. This river passes through several European capitals, worthy of decorating them with its majestic appearance.

The mouth of the Danube is territorially divided between Ukraine and Romania, while the source lies in Germany. The Danube River was repeatedly mentioned in their works by ancient authors - for example, Herodotus. The ancient Greeks called it by the name Istres, and the current name is of a Celtic root, and in most languages it sounds approximately the same.

People have long loved the Danube, because it was a source of water and fish, which is why settlements grew on its banks. Attempts to cultivate the river were observed in ancient times - it is believed that the very first stone bridge across the Danube was built by the Roman emperor Trajan, which happened at the very beginning of the 2nd century AD. Thus, the Danube has been known to many peoples since ancient times, and a variety of tribes and civilizations settled on its banks.

Surprisingly, such a long and truly powerful river flows from two relatively small mountain streams. The source, located in the Black Forest mountains in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, is formed from the confluence of Brigach and Breg. Their length is only about fifty kilometers, and in fact they can be called streams rather than rivers. Here, in the Baden-Württemberg city of Donaueschingen, there is an ancient castle, near which the symbolic source of the mighty river is formed. Thus, the huge Danube flows from small mountain streams, passing further through almost the whole of Europe.

A small part of the river has an underground channel. Shortly after its source, about thirty kilometers later, the Danube River goes underground. Then it seeps through the rock and then spreads to its full width. This can also be considered enough amazing fact when such a mass of water literally comes out of the mountains. Truly, the Danube is unique in many ways.

The direction of the Danube is different in different areas - in places it bends, forms corners and loops. Eventually, the river branches and its delta is quite wide. The delta region is a wetland, replete with lakes, but is itself divided into two main parts. As mentioned above, one of the parts belongs to Ukraine, while the second belongs to Romania. At the same time, the Romanian section of the Danube Delta has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Along the river you can see several islands. Among them, sometimes there are quite large ones - for example, Zhitny Island in Slovakia, considered the largest island on the Danube. Its area is almost two thousand square kilometers, and it is inhabited. People live on the island, wheat and other crops are grown there, and at its southern tip there is a whole series of nature reserves. They contain rare species plants, birds and animals whose existence is in lately endangered throughout the rest of the world. Although the island belongs to Slovakia, mainly Hungarians live there, who are citizens of this state - this has developed historically.

Of course, the Danube River is also noteworthy within the borders of European capitals. Speaking of Hungary, one cannot fail to mention Budapest, through which a river flows, dividing it into two main parts - Buda and Pest. Once upon a time, these were two different independent cities, until they finally united into one, which became the capital of Hungary.

In Budapest, the Danube is lined with stone embankments, and along them there are amazingly beautiful houses that amaze every tourist with their unique architecture. This is the Parliament building, a number of luxury hotels, other buildings, and the famous Gellert Mountain itself is also clearly visible from the Danube embankments. There are seven colorful bridges across the river, which are illuminated in the evening and at night with many lights, which makes the overall picture even more attractive.

In addition to Budapest, the Danube crosses such capitals as Vienna, Belgrade, Bratislava. There are other famous cities located on its banks, which, although not the capitals of states, are no less large and famous for that reason. Among them we can mention the German Passau - the once famous center for the production of edged weapons for almost all of Europe. Galati, Braila, Ruse and Linz - these cities are also located on the Danube. And besides them, there are many hundreds of smaller towns and villages, albeit unknown, but present for centuries on the banks of this great river.

In addition, the Danube River is an important transport artery of great importance for the whole of Europe. It has developed both passenger and transport shipping, and every day during the shipping season hundreds of people and thousands of tons of a wide variety of cargo ply in all directions along the Danube. This communication is interrupted only for a couple of months a year, since for most of the year the Danube is quite navigable.

In addition, a whole network of canals branches out from it, equipped by human hands. These canals connect rivers, cities and countries. Of course, they are also important in an economic sense, and the Danube gives rise to them all.

Today anyone can book a ticket for a river cruise on the Danube. This will be a truly exciting experience, as during the cruise the ship will pass through several countries, through the capitals and smaller cities mentioned above. Stops will be made at various places. You can easily see the whole of Europe and gain a lot of interesting impressions while traveling along the Danube.

Today I won’t torment you with stories about European cities, but I’ll tell you about largest river in the European Union - the Danube, and, of course, I’ll supplement this story with photographs.

The Danube is the second longest river in Europe (after the Volga) and the longest river in European Union. The length of the river is 2960 kilometers, and the basin area is 817,000 km².

The source of the river is located in Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg in a mountain range called the Black Forest (Schwarzwald), which translates from German language means "black forest". Further, the Danube flows or is the border of ten countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. In addition, the Danube basin covers the territories of nine more European countries. The Danube flows into the Black Sea, forming a delta in Romania and Ukraine. The Romanian part of this delta is listed as a property World Heritage UNESCO. Through the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal in Germany, the Danube is connected to the North Sea.

Large cities located on the Danube:

Regensburg - Germany
Passau - Germany
Linz - Austria
Vienna - Austria
Vukovar - Croatia
Bratislava - Slovakia
Budapest - Hungary
Belgrade - Serbia
Ruse - Bulgaria
Vidin - Bulgaria
Braila - Romania
Galati - Romania
Izmail - Ukraine

Although the Danube originates in the mountains, for most of its length it is flat and is a navigable river. The river freezes only in cold weather for a maximum of 1.5 - 2 months. And in the spring there are sometimes floods. For example, in 2013, some cities located on the river were severely flooded, Passau was especially affected. In honor of floods in cities, marks are drawn on the walls of buildings to indicate how high the water has risen.

The river is also important for fishing: it is home to more than 60 species of fish, including various types of sturgeon.

The waterways on the river are suitable for sailing vessels with a maximum size of 110x11.45 m. Naturally, you can go on cruise trips along the Danube. Most Danube cruises start in Germany in the city of Passau and pass through the cities that line the river. The price of such cruises varies depending on the length of the route, time of year, and star rating of river cruises. cruise ships. For approximately a 10-day tour you will pay $1500-4500 per person. It's not that expensive, considering that you don't need to spend time and money on travel between cities, on hotels, and on food - all this is included in the cost of cruises.

Now I will show photographs of cities that I have been to that are located on the Danube.

From the city of Passau, as I already said, it departs large number cruises. The city is also significant in that three rivers converge here in one place: the Danube, Inn and Ilts.

In the Austrian city of Linz you can also take a walk along the Danube and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the river.

In addition to Linz, other Austrian cities are located on the Danube, including Vienna. The photo shows the embankment in Vienna, from where you can take boats to Bratislava.

Opens from the castle in Bratislava interesting view to the SNP Bridge. The bridge is significant in that it is single-pylon and its length is 430 meters. There is a restaurant on top of the bridge pier at an altitude of 85 meters.

I think that the Danube looks most beautiful in Budapest. There are beautiful embankments and stunning architecture.

At night, the illuminated bridges across the Danube look magical, and the coolness of the river attracts crowds of tourists and young people to the embankment.

DANUBE (Greek ̓Ίστρος - Istr; lat. Danubius; German Donau; Hung. Duna; Czech. Dunaj; Serb., Bulgarian Dunav; rum. Dunărea), a river in Europe, flows through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine; second (after the Volga) in Europe in terms of length and water content. Presumably named by the Celts who lived in its upper reaches (Celt. Danu; Danu - impetuous, stormy, fast). Length 2857 km, basin area 817 thousand km 2. The source of D. is considered to be the confluence not big rivers Breg and Brigach on the eastern slopes of the Black Forest at an altitude of 676 m. Flows into the Black Sea, forming a delta. The average slope of the river is 0.24‰. More than 300 tributaries flow into D. In the river basin there are many mountain (mainly in the Alps, Chiemsee, Attersee, etc.), lowland (for example, Neusiedler See, Balaton) and floodplain lakes. D. is divided into Upper, Middle and Lower.

Upper Danube (from the source to the Devin Gate - the narrowing of the valley at the junction of the spurs of the Eastern Alps with the Lesser Carpathians) - typical mountain river, the channel and valley have narrowings and expansions. In the lower part of the section, the width of the channel is from 110 to 300–400 m. The main tributaries: Iller, Lech, Isar, Inn, Enns (right), Altmühl, Nab, Regen, Morava (left). The Middle Danube is limited by the Devin Gate and the Iron Gate, located in the Cataract Gorge, between the Southern Carpathians and the western spurs of the Stara Planina Mountains. In this section the river crosses the Middle Danube Lowland. Below the city of Budapest the direction of the current sharply changes from east to south, and near the city of Belgrade it turns east again. The width of the channel increases to 800–1000 m. The Middle Danube receives many full-flowing tributaries, the largest being the Drava, Sava, Velika Morava (right), Vag, Hron, Ipel, Tisa, Timis (left). The Cataract Gorge was previously a rapids section of the riverbed 117 km long; its narrowest (up to 150–300 m) and deepest places are Kazane and Iron Gates. After construction Djerdap reservoir this area is completely flooded.

The Lower Danube (from the Iron Gate to the mouth) flows through the Lower Danube Lowland. The width of the channel is from 700 to 1200 m. The main tributaries: Timok, Ogosta, Iskar, Vit, Osam, Yantra (right), Jiu, Olt, Argesh, Yalomitsa, Siret, Prut (left). The Lower Danube ends with a large (4200 km 2) low-lying delta (80% of its area is located in Romania, 20% in Ukraine). The Danish delta is characterized by numerous branches, channels, lakes, and floodplains. Total area intra-delta lakes, delta lake-estuaries and lake-lagoons approx. 2000 km 2. At the top of the delta, D. is divided into branches - Kiliya (left, length 116 km) and Tulchinsky (right, 17 km), which, in turn, is divided into Sulinsky (76 km) and Georgievsky (after straightening 77 km) branches. The delta is highly biodiverse; here they count St. 5000 species of plants and animals. The reed beds in the Danish delta are the most extensive (1,560 km 2) and compact in the world. Only here, on delta lakes, are there “plaurs” - floating carpets of living and dead vegetation. In the Danube delta there are the Danube Biosphere Reserves (Ukraine) and Danube Delta(Romania).

The river is fed by mixed water (snow and rain). Long spring-summer floods and summer-autumn low water periods, as well as winter and autumn floods, are clearly distinguished. As a result of climate warming, early snowmelt and increased precipitation, floods in recent decades have occurred more early dates, and its height increased slightly. The construction of numerous reservoirs on the D. and its tributaries had almost no effect on water flow. Floods during floods and floods on the Middle and Lower Danube not only persisted, but also intensified (extreme floods in 2002 and floods in 2006, 2010). The magnitude of seasonal fluctuations in water levels on the Upper and Middle Danube is up to 6–8 m, on the Lower Danube – up to 4 m. The delta is influenced by surge fluctuations in level up to ±1–1.5 m. The average long-term water flow at the top of the delta is 6500 m3 /s (annual flow volume 205 km 3); the most abundant tributary is the Sava (50.8 km 3 /year). The suspended sediment flow is on average 36 million tons/year (before the construction of the Djerdap reservoir 50–65 million tons/year). Freeze-up on the Upper and Middle Danube is usually from mid-January to mid-February, on the Lower Danube - from late January to early February. In recent decades, the duration of the period with ice phenomena has decreased. The waters of D. are polluted, the concentration of heavy metals, petroleum products, nitrogen and phosphorus compounds, phenols and organic matter. The main sources of pollution are waste water industrial enterprises, household and agricultural wastewater.

Water resources D. are widely used by the Danube countries. Shipping issues are regulated by the Danube Commission (Budapest). D. is navigable from Regensburg (Germany). Basic cargo transportation is carried out along the Middle and Lower Danube. To improve navigation conditions and protect against floods, the river is regulated along its entire length by numerous dams, and dredging and channel straightening work is being carried out in shallow sections of the river and in the delta. In 1984, the Danube-Black Sea lock shipping canal was opened in Romania between the river port of Cernavoda and the seaport of Constanta. In the early 1990s. the Danube-Main-Rhine canal was built, connecting the Black and North Sea. Big water potential The river is used for energy purposes (large hydroelectric complex “Jerdap-1” and “Jerdap-2” in Romania and Serbia, a cascade of hydroelectric power stations in Germany and Austria, hydroelectric power station “Gabčíkovo” in Slovakia). In the delta of D. developed agriculture, fishing and fish processing; tourism. Largest cities and ports on the D. (downstream): Regensburg (Germany), Linz, Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary), Novi Sad, Belgrade (Serbia), Ruse (Bulgaria), Braila, Galati , Sulina (Romania), Reni, Izmail (Ukraine).

) originates from the Breg stream, which, joining into one channel with another stream, Brigach, takes the name Danube. The source of Breg lies 7 km north-northwest of Furtwangen, at an altitude of 1000 meters above the sea surface, between the Rossek and Brigbrain mountains, and Brigach begins almost 9 kilometers to the east, 4 kilometers southwest of St. George, flows through Billingen, which lies only 5 km from the sources of the Neckar, and under the city of Donaueschingen, receiving a stream flowing from the castle garden of this city and formerly considered the source of the Danube, it unites into one channel with the Breg stream. The area where these three streams merge is a marshy plain. From here the river takes the name Danube and flows first to the SE, maintaining the direction of Brega, but soon changes it to the SE, which it continues to the city of Regensourg, where it again turns to the SE and flows in this direction to the city of Passau. This city is generally considered to be the terminus of the Upper Danube; from here to the Iron Gates there is the Middle Danube, and from the Iron Gates to the mouth the Lower Danube.

In the upper reaches of the Danube, it first runs from the southern foot of the Swabian Jura to the city of Donauwerth, from here to Regensburg - at the foot of the Frankish Jura. Flowing through this mountainous area, the Danube, with a large slope, is very fast, especially near Ulm, at an altitude of 469 meters. To Ulm, along the right bank there are covered mountains, although in some places there are small swampy ones, and from Ulm, under which the Danube, having received its first tributary Iller, becomes navigable (with a width of 78 meters), its right bank becomes completely flat, the left one remains mountainous and rocky.

The Middle Danube near Passau, the river receives the tributary Inn, causing it to almost double, and, leaving the elevated plains of Bavaria, enters the valley, and its right bank lies in. Already beyond Passau, a gorge begins, stretching over an area of about 120 kilometers to Krems and formed on one side by the southern spurs of the Bohemian Forest, Greinerwald and Mangartswald, and on the other by the northern spurs of the Alps (Sauwald). Here the Danube bed is littered with stones and cluttered, forming the famous Strudel rapids. The water divides into frantic streams around the island, on which the ancient castle of Werfenstein stands in ruins, and rushes rapidly in the general channel, which narrows here to only 146 meters. In the past, a mass of water hit the large isolated rock of Gausstein and formed a terrible whirlpool, but in 1854 the rock was blown up and the path through the rapids ceased to be difficult. Not far from here, the Danube emerges from the mountain gorges, spreads out like a wide tablecloth and is divided into many branches, between which are low-lying islands, the so-called “Auen”, covered with thick grass and overgrown with willows, aspen and poplars. The river bed branches out in the form of many bends, some of which are convenient for navigation, others are cluttered with sandy shoals and gradually turn into swamps. Constrained once again by parts of the Vienna Woods, which it interrupted, the Danube enters the Lower Austrian Lowland, representing the bottom of the ancient lake through which it once flowed. Here it flows along a recently corrected channel near the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Southern part this half has been densely populated for a long time; manufacturing industry is in full swing everywhere, but the country along the northern bank of the river, towards Moravia, Marchfeld, has only recently become covered with cornfields: in the Middle Ages, German emperors deliberately left these places uninhabited and uncultivated in order to be able to defend without much labor its limits from the invasion of wild hordes. From here, at the confluence of the Morava River, the Danube leaves the Austrian-German and enters the borders of Hungary, where it is replaced by the last spurs of the Alps and the foothills of the Lesser Mountains. Having passed the “Hungarian Gate” under Devin (130 m above sea level) and Presburg, the Danube enters the Hungarian Plain and spreads widely on its sloping banks. Here it takes on the character of a real big river with changeable, indefinite banks, except in those places where mountains approaching the water itself cause the river to narrow again for a while. The Danube washes away the banks here, causing large masses of earth to collapse, which are then deposited in the riverbed or near the other shore in the form of numerous sandbanks, sandy arrows and spits, and even entire islands and islets. All this is overgrown with reeds, bushes and trees. Here the banks of the river are densely populated. Of the many islands, two that lie below Pressburg stand out: big islands: Big and Small Schuttes. The first of them (87 kilometers long and about 25 kilometers wide) is called Tsalokez by its inhabitants, and Zhitny Island has about 200 villages. Little Schuette is about 48 kilometers long. Divided into three channels, the Danube again unites into one channel near the city of Komorno and flows in an easterly direction to the city of Gran, again breaking through the “Visegrad Passage” between the protrusions of the Bacon Forest protruding to the south and the foothills of the Novograd Carpathians from the north under the mountains. Weizen D. turns quite sharply to the south and, having passed the Hungarian capital, where its height above sea level is 110 meters, enters the large Hungarian plain-lowland (Alfeld). This area has a character: a huge low-lying plain, in which no significant elevations can be seen over a large area, striking the observer with its monotony both in the nature of the area, both in the plant and animal kingdoms, even the people here are the same throughout almost the entire space most. In Alfeld, the Danube spreads widely and flows slowly between two sloping banks, in places forming real swamps and swamps; and then in a wide channel islands rise from the earth deposited by river waters, or next to the main channel there are numerous branches separated from it, which subsequently merge again with the main river. The most significant of the islands on the Danube in this place are Szent András (between Weizen, Buda), then Csepel, Szar and Margita near Mogacs. Near Buda the depth is 8-12 meters, the width of the Danube here is about 1000 meters, and between Benek and Feldvar it is 570-1260 meters. Below the confluence of the Drava near Vukovar, the Danube is pushed to the ESE by the Sirmian hills (Fruska Gora, see) and flows to Peterwardein (82 m) and Slankamn. Here it receives the largest of its tributaries, the second artery of the Alfeld, the river. Tissu, and flows in the direction of the city of Zemlin, under which its width reaches 1560 m, depth up to 14 m; from here it goes to Belgrade and receives its main right tributary, the Sava; from this point it forms the border between and to Orsova, or Rshava. Near the town of Bazias, the mountains squeezed the river into a gorge for about 130 km to the town of Kladova. This gorge is called Klissura, or the Iron Gate. In this gorge, the height of the Danube above sea level goes from 37.3 to 11 m; with such a strong slope, the river acquires extreme rapidity of flow and is compressed on both sides to the point of incredible (from 1900 meters, its width in the Iron Gate reaches 100 m, and in one place even up to 60 meters); its depth here from 20 meters reaches 50 m and even 75 meters, and the water fall, equal to 4 cm under Baziash. per 1 km, here in Iron Gate it reaches 540 m; These difficulties for navigation are also compounded by the fact that the river bottom is in many places strewn with underwater rocks and stones.

The Lower Danube begins at the river's exit from the Iron Gate. Here it again enters more level terrain, flows with many bends, first to the south, and then, gradually turning to the east in an unbent semicircle, past the town. Vidin, Nikopol, Sistov, Rushchuk, Salistria with a width of 700-1000 meters. and a slight fall passes along the edge of the Great Wallachian Plain among a wide swampy lowland, cut by numerous branches, with huge puddles of stagnant water. At Cernavoda, separated from the sea by only 50 km, the Danube, meeting the flat hills of Dobrudzha, suddenly changes its east. direction and, bypassing it, turns through Girshova and Brailov to the north. In this space it is divided into a whole labyrinth of branches. Only after the confluence of the Seret the Danube again takes on its main character. east direction and takes the Prut on the left side. At a distance of about 7 km above Tulcea, the Danube forms its delta. This is a huge (about 2558 square kilometers) swampy plain, overgrown with high reeds (up to 3 meters in height), in which herds of buffalo and flocks of various water birds find shelter and wolves prowl. The extreme branches of this delta lie 89 km from one another. Of these, the left (northern) one, divided into several parts and overflowing like a lake, passing through Izmail, flows into the Kiliya branch, traveling 101 km and bringing with it 63% of all Danube water into the sea. The right branch beyond Tulcea is divided into Sulina (middle) and St. George (southern). The Sulina branch, after the second division, runs another 90 km, staying almost straight to the east, and flows into, bringing it only 7.4% of the Danube water. This is the most navigable of the Danube branches; its depth reaches 16 meters, on the shallows there are about 5 meters, and before it flows into the sea there is also a significant shallow. This depth was achieved thanks to extensive hydraulic engineering work carried out after the war. The St. George's Arm stretches after the second division over a space of 110 kilometers, has a depth of 6 to 11 meters and before flowing into the sea there is a large shallow covered with water only one and a half meters.

Danube food method: the main role in feeding the river is played by water from melting mountain snow; great value have water from abundant and water.

Tributaries of the Danube: Iller (right), Lech (right), Izar (right), Inn (right), Enns (right), Morava (left), Raba (right), Vag (left), Gron (left), Ipel (left), Drava (right), Tisa (left), Sava (right), Morava (right), Iskar (right), Siret (left), Prut (left).

Inhabitants of the Danube: sturgeon (beluga, sturgeon, stellate sturgeon) and herring (herring, bellyfish), catfish, carp, asp, bream, silver bream, fisherman, pike perch, sterlet, roach, rudd, tench, crucian carp, perch, podust, gudgeon, bleak, ide, barbel, sabrefish, pike, burbot and some others.

Freezing of the Danube: The flood occurs in warm part year; it starts at the end of February and continues until August. The Danube is at its lowest in September and October. It is not observed annually (in January-February).

If a question arises related to the topic “Is the Danube a river in Europe? Yes or no?”, it would not be amiss to pay attention to studying its amazing geographical location, because thanks to its impressive length, the Danube manages to flow through the territories of ten European countries. At the same time, the places near the river amaze with their beauty, and the animals and plants that live both in the river itself and on its banks impress with their diversity, changing in accordance with the type of area.

Where does the Danube flow?

Since the Danube River is the longest in Europe and flows through the territory of many countries, it is popularly called international. Despite the fact that its length is almost 3000 km, this river is still the second longest in the old world after the Volga.

The source of the Danube River originated in Germany, namely in the Black Forest mountains. At the same time, at an altitude of 678 meters above sea level, several mountain streams flow into it at once, the length of each of which exceeds 40 km. Starting its movement in Germany, the Danube passes both through the territory of European countries and along their borders, and ends in Ukraine.

In addition to these countries, the Danube drainage basin is in contact with the territories of nine more European countries. It would also be worth noting the fact that in Romania and Ukraine the Danube River has formed a fairly extensive delta at the point of contact with the Black Sea coast. Moreover, its part, formed in Romania, is such a picturesque and impressive creation of nature that it was included in the UNESCO list of world-class attractions.

History of the Danube River

The first mention of this river was found in works created by the ancient historian Herodotus, who lived in the 5th century BC. It is important that it was thanks to his records that humanity managed to preserve a detailed understanding of the past. He wrote that the Danube River, or, as it was called in ancient Greek, the Ister, originates in the country where the Celts live and crosses the center of Europe. At the same time, the huge delta located in the Black Sea region water artery branches into 7 different length sleeves.

It is believed that modern name It was the Celts who gave it to the river, but at that time it sounded like Danubium and only later acquired more simplified version pronunciation. That is why when the question arises: “Is the Danube a river in Europe? Yes or no?” You can confidently answer in the affirmative.

Pearl of the Danube

Without a doubt, many countries located both in Central and Eastern Europe, would gladly take on the honor of being the capital of the Danube River. However, it is the pearl of Austria, Vienna, with its amazing green hills, that honorably bears the title of the most impressive of the Danube capitals. This is where the Danube reveals its most attractive side. People have managed to preserve a huge number of gardens, lawns and forests, the length of which covers about 20 thousand hectares; you can view them directly from board one of the cruise ships that regularly ply along the Danube.

Danube Valley

Despite the fact that the source of the Danube River originates in the mountains, the most picturesque place in Germany is considered to be the Danube Valley, located in the border city of Passau. It is in this part of Europe that the waters come together three big rec. This:

Ilts.
Danube.

At the same time, the section of the Danube flowing in the Wachau region was recognized world organization UNESCO is a natural heritage on a global scale, thanks to which the nature there has remained in its pristine state for many years. Getting here, a person can completely merge with nature, because civilization seems something distant and abstract.

Romanian Danube Delta

The Danube Delta, located in Romania, is a treasure trove of natural attractions. The area where the Danube River is located is the newest and lowest in Romania. The richness of its flora and fauna is impressive in its diversity, remaining as if in a protected niche.

Initially, this territory was the bottom of the bay, and only later it was transformed into an estuary. Historians believe that thanks to unique nature, a large number of people lived in this area for several thousand years, whose basic needs were more than compensated by what hunting, fishing and reed collection provided. Today, this style of life has been preserved only in villages that are completely isolated by the overflowing canals of a huge water artery - the only way to get to the villages is through them.

Amazing places of the Danube

Based on where the Danube River is located, one can get at least a rough idea of its power, given that the length of the Danube is 2960 km. At the same time, the most mysterious place on the river, without a doubt, remains the area near the city of Immendingen, where the Danube flows under the thickness of the earth. Much of its water in this area seeps through many different holes in the limestone rocks, which make up a large river valley.

At the same time, somewhat south of the place where the Danube goes underground, the most powerful spring in Germany called the Aach spring emerges from under it. The regime of the Danube River drives water at such a speed that the amount of water flowing from the spring reaches more than 8 tons/sec. Thanks to this power, the Aach Spring was able to serve as the beginning of the Radolfzeller Aach River, which flows all the way to Lake Constance. The most famous river in Germany after the Danube, the Rhine, originates from it.

During a flood, water travels this entire route in less than 24 hours, flowing through huge underground channels. The distance between the place where the Danube River goes underground and the source of the Aach, where it finally comes to the surface, is about 185 meters.

Great River Directions

It is noteworthy that in order to determine the mileage of the river, the starting point is taken extreme point branch in the direction of the source. Considering its very significant length, it is not surprising that the flow of the Danube River repeatedly changes its direction, maintaining indicators of 1900 m3/s in the middle reaches and 6430 m3/s at the mouth. At the same time, the annual water flow is 123 km 3, due to which the Danube freezes only at very low temperatures and for a short period of time.

Originating in the mountains of Germany, the Danube River spreads to the southeast, after which it turns closer to the north, maintaining this direction until Regensburg, where the northernmost point of the river's flow is located. After this, the Danube turns to the southeast, crossing the Vienna Basin, it levels out on the territory of the Middle Danube Lowland, and after it passes through the chain of the Carpathian mountains and all the way to the Black Sea, it flows through the areas belonging to the Lower Danube Lowland.

Impressive bayous

The Danube River boasts not only its main length, but also the number and length of its branches, which in some cases extend more than 10 km from the main flow of water. On the right side of the Danube, the longest branches are those like Moson and Duneria Veche. Moreover, in the first branch the source reaches 1854 km with a branch of 1794 km, and in the second it is 237 km with a branch of 169 km. Despite these impressive data, the left bank is not only not inferior, but even superior to the right. There are three prominent sleeves here:

Small Danube.
Shoroksharsky Danube.
Borcha.

Moreover, if in the first two branches the source indicators range from 1642 to 1868 km, then in the last one it is only 371 km.

The largest island located on the Danube River is the island called Žitný in Slovakia.
The extreme point of the Danube Delta is located in Ukraine on the island of Ankudinov and is the place from where the length begins to be measured. At the same time, it is marked as 0 km.
According to its features, the Danube River is usually divided into several parts: upper, middle and lower down to the Black Sea.

In addition, if you, having appreciated the beauty of the banks of this huge river, are thinking of purchasing housing in the Danube basin, it is better to avoid coastal settlements, in which the wind is unfavorable weather conditions reaches 20-30 km/h, due to which rapid flooding of coastal areas occurs with unexpectedly overflowing waters.

However, the rich flora and fauna of the Danube have always attracted people, so with certain precautions, you can enjoy unforgettable views of this impressive and beautiful river at any time.