page_title: Danube
section_title: Cities and towns
hierarchical_section_title: Danube / Geography / Cities and towns
caption_attribution_description: English: Danube Bend at Visegrád Deutsch: Das Donauknie bei Visegrád
context_page_description: The Danube is Europe's second-longest river, after the Volga. It is located in Central and Eastern Europe.
  The Danube was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today flows through 10 countries. The river runs through the 2nd largest number of countries in the world with the Nile running through 11 countries. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for 2,850 km, passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine before draining into the Black Sea. Its drainage basin extends into nine more countries.
  The Danube river basin is home to fish species such as pike, zander, huchen, Wels catfish, burbot and tench. It is also home to a large diversity of carp and sturgeon, as well as salmon and trout. A few species of euryhaline fish, such as European seabass, mullet, and eel, inhabit the Danube Delta and the lower portion of the river.
  Since ancient times, the Danube has become a traditional trade route in Europe. Today, 2,415 km of its total length are navigable. The river is also an important source of hydropower and drinking water.
context_section_description: The Danube flows through many cities, including four national capitals (shown below in bold), more than any other river in the world. Ordered from the source to the mouth they are:
   Germany
  Donaueschingen in the State of Baden-Württemberg – rivers Brigach and Breg join to form the Danube
  Möhringen an der Donau in Baden-Württemberg
  Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg
  Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg
  Riedlingen in Baden-Württemberg
  Munderkingen in Baden-Württemberg
  Ehingen in Baden-Württemberg
  Ulm in Baden-Württemberg
  Neu-Ulm in Bavaria
  Günzburg in Bavaria
  Dillingen an der Donau in Bavaria
  Donauwörth in Bavaria
  Neuburg an der Donau in Bavaria
  Ingolstadt in Bavaria
  Kelheim in Bavaria
  Regensburg in Bavaria
  Straubing in Bavaria
  Deggendorf in Bavaria
  Passau in Bavaria
   Austria
  Linz, capital of Upper Austria
  Krems in Lower Austria
  Tulln in Lower Austria
  Vienna – capital of Austria and the most populous city on the Danube, where the Danube floodplain is called the Lobau, though the Innere Stadt is situated away from the main flow of the Danube (it is bounded by the Donaukanal – 'Danube canal').
   Slovakia
  Bratislava – capital of Slovakia
  Komárno
  Štúrovo
   Hungary
  Mosonmagyaróvár
  Győr
  Komárom
  Esztergom
  Visegrád
  Vác
  Szentendre
  Göd
  Dunakeszi
  Budapest – capital of Hungary, the largest city and the largest agglomeration on Danube (about 3,300,000 people). This section of the river is also called Danube Bend.
  Szigetszentmiklós
  Százhalombatta
  Ráckeve
  Adony
  Dunaújváros
  Dunaföldvár
  Paks
  Kalocsa
  Baja
  Mohács
   Croatia
  Vukovar
  Ilok
   Serbia
  Apatin
  Bačka Palanka
  Čerević
  Futog
  Veternik
  Novi Sad
  Sremski Karlovci
  Zemun
  Belgrade – capital of Serbia
  Pančevo
  Smederevo
  Kovin
  Veliko Gradište
  Golubac
  Donji Milanovac
  Kladovo
   Bulgaria
  Vidin
  Lom
  Kozloduy
  Oryahovo
  Nikopol
  Belene
  Svishtov
  Ruse
  Tutrakan
  Silistra
   Romania
  Moldova Nouă
  Orșova
  Drobeta-Turnu Severin
  Calafat
  Bechet
  Dăbuleni
  Corabia
  Turnu Măgurele
  Zimnicea
  Giurgiu
  Oltenița
  Călărași
  Fetești
  Cernavodă
  Hârșova
  Brăila – limit of the maritime sector of the Danube
  Galați – largest port on the Danube
  Isaccea
  Tulcea
  Sulina – last city through which it flows
   Moldova
  Giurgiulești
   Ukraine
  Reni
  Izmail
  Kiliya
  Vylkove
caption: The Danube Bend is a curve of the Danube in Hungary, near the city of Visegrád. The Transdanubian Mountains lie on the right bank (left side of the picture), while the North Hungarian Mountains on the left bank (right side of the picture).
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