Which countries does the Danube flow through?

Which rivers flow through 10 countries?

THE DANUBE RIVER WELCOME TO THE DANUBE RIVER Quick Facts: 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, more than any other river in the world.

Where does the Danube river start and stop?

The longest river in the European Union, the Danube River is the second-longest river in Europe after Russia's Volga. It begins in the Black Forest region of Germany and runs through 10 countries (Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine) on its way to the Black Sea.

Which river flows through most countries?

The Danube The Danube was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today is the river running through the largest number of countries in the world (10; the Nile is second with 9).

How many European countries does the Danube flow through?

14 countries in the Danube basin are concerned by the strategy : eight Member States (Germany [Baden- Würtenberg and Bavaria]), Austria, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania and six non-Member States (Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Ukraine and Moldova).

What river flows through 11 countries?

the Nile The longest river in the world, the Nile spans 35 degrees of latitude, drains three million square kilometers of land (one-tenth of the total surface area of Africa), and runs through 11 countries whose combined population totals over 300 million people: Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, …

Which river crosses the equator twice?

The Congo River The Congo River zigzags across the equator twice as it flows from eastern Africa, through the Congo rainforest, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, according to Mongabay, a nonprofit environmental science and conservation news site.

Where does the Blue Danube flow?

It rises in the Black Forest mountains of western Germany and flows for some 1,770 miles (2,850 km) to its mouth on the Black Sea. Along its course it passes through 10 countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine.

Why is it called the Blue Danube?

Strauss recalled a poem by Karl Isidor Beck (1817-79). Each stanza ends with the line: 'By the Danube, beautiful blue Danube'. It gave him the inspiration and the title for his new work – although the Danube could never be described as blue and, at the time the waltz was written, it did not flow through Vienna.