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| − | '''Danube''' is the second longest river in Europe (the first one being the Volga). It rises in two sources: the Brege and Brigach rivers, both in the Black Forest, in the South-West of Germany. It flows about 2,850 km to the Black Sea. | + | '''Danube''' is the second longest river in Europe (the first one being the Volga). It rises in two sources: the [[Brege]] and [[Brigach]] rivers, both in the Black Forest, in the South-West of Germany. It flows about 2,850 km to the Black Sea. |
| − | It passes along or through 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, most of the Romania-Bulgaria border. It also flows through a number of cities, three of which are capitals: Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary). | + | It passes along or through 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, most of the Romania-Bulgaria border. It also flows through a number of cities, three of which are capitals: [[Vienna]] (Austria), [[Bratislava]] (Slovakia), [[Budapest]] (Hungary). |
[[Category:Rivers]] | [[Category:Rivers]] | ||
Revision as of 02:28, April 4, 2008
Danube is the second longest river in Europe (the first one being the Volga). It rises in two sources: the Brege and Brigach rivers, both in the Black Forest, in the South-West of Germany. It flows about 2,850 km to the Black Sea.
It passes along or through 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, most of the Romania-Bulgaria border. It also flows through a number of cities, three of which are capitals: Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary).