| | The '''Danube''' is the second longest river in Europe (the longest being the Volga, of Russia). It rises in two sources: the [[Brege]] and the [[Brigach]] rivers, both in the Black Forest in the South-West of Germany. It flows about 2,850 km to the Black Sea. | | The '''Danube''' is the second longest river in Europe (the longest being the Volga, of Russia). It rises in two sources: the [[Brege]] and the [[Brigach]] rivers, both in the Black Forest in the South-West of Germany. It flows about 2,850 km to the Black Sea. |
| − | Its path takes it through or past Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova. It often forms the border between countries: between [[Slovakia]] and [[Hungary]] from Bratislava to Szob; the northern two thirds of the Croatia-Serbia border; part of the Serbia-Romania border;and most of the Romania-Bulgaria border. It also flows through a number of cities, three of which are capitals: [[Vienna]] (Austria), [[Bratislava]] (Slovakia), and [[Budapest]] (Hungary). | + | Its path takes it through or past Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova. It often forms the border between countries: between [[Slovakia]] and [[Hungary]] from Bratislava to Szob, the northern two thirds of the Croatia-Serbia border, part of the Serbia-Romania border, and most of the Romania-Bulgaria border. It also flows through a number of cities, three of which are capitals: [[Vienna]] (Austria), [[Bratislava]] (Slovakia), and [[Budapest]] (Hungary). |