Danube
River
The river that flows through more countries than any other.
The Danube rises in the Black Forest in Germany and flows east for about 2,850 kilometres to the Black Sea. On the way it passes through ten countries.
Four capital cities stand on its banks: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade. In Budapest the river runs right through the middle, with Buda on one side and Pest on the other.
- long
- 2,850 km
- countries
- 10
- capital cities on its banks
- 4
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It is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga.
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Where it reaches the Black Sea it fans out into a huge delta, home to more than 300 kinds of birds.
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A famous waltz is named after it: The Blue Danube.
Question 1 of 2
Through how many countries does the Danube flow?
- Wieliczka Salt MineA mine in Poland where salt was dug for seven hundred years, with a church carved out of salt.
- Plitvice LakesSixteen lakes that pour into each other, in the forests of Croatia.
- VeniceA city built on water, with canals instead of streets.
- Neuschwanstein CastleA fairy-tale castle on a rock in the Bavarian Alps.
It is in Hungary.
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