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The '''Danube''' (In [[German language|German]]: ''Donau'', in [[Hungarian_language|Hungarian]] ''Duna'', in [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]]: ''Donava'', in [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: ''Dunav'', [[ancient Greek]]: ''Istros'') is [[Europe]]'s second longest river (after the [[Volga]]) and the longest [[river]] in the [[European Union]].
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The '''Danube''' (In [[German language|German]]: ''Donau'', in [[Hungarian_language|Hungarian]] ''Duna'', in [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]]: ''Donava'', in [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: ''Dunav'', [[ancient Greek]]: ''Istros'') is [[Europe]]'s second longest river (after the [[Volga River|Volga]]) and the longest [[river]] in the [[European Union]] with the total length of about '''2,860 km'''.
'''Danube''' originates in the [[Black Forest]] in [[Germany]] and flows through (or forms a part of a border of) [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]], [[Moldova]], and [[Ukraine]]. Its [[drainage basin]] also includes parts of
[[Italy]], [[Poland]], [[Switzerland]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovenia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Montenegro]], and [[Republic of Macedonia]].
 
The Danube's tributaries include, among the others, the following rivers:
*[[Inn River|Inn]]
*[[Morava River|Morava]]
*[[Drava River|Drava]]
*[[Tisza River|Tisza]]
*[[Sava River|Sava]]
*[[Great Morava River|Great Morava]]
*[[Iskar River|Iskar]]
*[[Olt River|Olt]]
*[[Osam River|Osam]]
*[[Argeş River|Argeş]]
*[[Ialomiţa River|Ialomiţa]]
*[[Siret River|Siret]]
*[[Prut River|Prut]]
 
The Danube flows through the following notable cities (ordered from source to mouth):
*[[Ulm]] ([[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]])
*[[Regensburg]] ([[Bavaria]], Germany
*[[Passau]] (Bavaria, Germany)
*[[Linz]] ([[Upper Austria]])
*[[Vienna]] (capital of [[Austria]])
*[[Bratislava]] (capital of [[Slovakia]])
*[[Győr]] ([[Hungary]])
*[[Budapest]] (capital of Hungary)
*[[Vukovar]] ([[Croatia]])
*[[Apatin]] ([[Vojvodina]], [[Serbia]])
*[[Bačka Palanka]] ([[Vojvodina]], Serbia)
*[[Novi Sad ]] (capital of [[Vojvodina]], Serbia)
*[[Belgrade]] (the capital of Serbia)
*[[Smederevo]] (Serbia)
*[[Moldova Nouă]] ([[Romania]])
*[[Sulina]] (Romania)
*[[Vidin]] ([[Bulgaria]])
*[[Silistra]] (Bulgaria)
*[[Izmail]] ([[Ukraine]])
 
 
== See Also ==
*[[List of rivers by length]][[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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The Danube (In German: Donau, in Hungarian Duna, in Slovenian: Donava, in Croatian: Dunav, ancient Greek: Istros) is Europe's second longest river (after the Volga) and the longest river in the European Union with the total length of about 2,860 km. Danube originates in the Black Forest in Germany and flows through (or forms a part of a border of) Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine. Its drainage basin also includes parts of Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Republic of Macedonia.

The Danube's tributaries include, among the others, the following rivers:

The Danube flows through the following notable cities (ordered from source to mouth):


See Also

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