The Danube: Longest River in Europe
Starting in the Black Forest of Germany and ending in the Black Sea shores of Romania, the Danube River is the longest in Europe measuring 1.770 miles (2.850 kilometers). It also holds the #1 spot in the world as the river that crosses the most number of distinct countries (10).
Danube Facts
- longest river in Europe
- measures 1.770 miles (2.850 kilometers)
- source (headwater) is in Germany
- end (mouth) is the Black Sea in Romania
- the end is also a Delta
- truly an international river
- #1 spot in the world for most countries traversed
- passes through 10 countries
- Germany
- Austria
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Croatia
- Serbia
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Moldova
- Ukraine