Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DanubeDanube - Wikipedia

    Danube is an Old European river name derived from the Celtic ' danu ' or ' don ' [17] (both Celtic gods), which itself derived from the Proto-Indo-European *deh₂nu. Other European river names from the same root include the Dunaj, Dzvina/ Daugava, Don, Donets, Dnieper, Dniestr, Dysna and Tana/Deatnu. In Rigvedic Sanskrit, danu (दनु ...

  2. The Danube ( Latin name Hister) is the second-longest river in Europe (the Volga is the longest). It is the longest river of the European Union . The river is 2,860 km (1,777 mi) long. Brigach and Breg join in Donaueschingen (near the Black Forest) to "make" the Danube. The Danube flows through or makes part of the border of 10 countries ...

  3. People also ask

  4. This is a list of tributaries of the Danube by order of entrance. The Danube is Europe 's second-longest river. It starts in the Black Forest in Germany as two smaller rivers—the Brigach and the Breg —which join at Donaueschingen, and it is from here that it is known as the Danube, flowing generally eastwards for a distance of some 2,850 km ...

    River
    Entering The Danube At
    Distance From Mouth (sulina) (km)
    Breg (right main headwater)
    2810
    Brigach (left main headwater)
    Donaueschingen
    2810
    left
    right
  5. www.wikiwand.com › en › DanubeDanube - Wikiwand

    The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea. A large and historically important river, it was once a frontier of the Roman Empire. In the 21st century, it connects ten European countries, running through their territories or marking a border. Originating in Germany ...

  6. The Danube, known as the “Blue Danube” in Johann Strauss’s famous waltz, flows through more countries than any other river in the world, making it t he world’s most international river basin. Originating in Donaueschingen, Germany, the Danube stretches for about 2,860 km, making it the second-longest river in Europe.

  7. The Brigach and the Breg become the Danube after 1.5 km. The source is one of 22 sources in the area of the junction of Brigach and Berg. All of these sources are fed by both water which trickles away above them and rainfall which trickles away on the karstified downs of a landscape called Baar. Together, the Brigach and the Breg empty out ...

  8. The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe, with a length of 2,850 km (1,770 mi). It begins in the Black Forest in Germany and flows east to the Black Sea, forming the Danube Delta on its western coast. From west to east, the Danube passes through or borders ten countries, including four capital cities: Unsurprisingly, each language has ...

  1. People also search for