DanubeBy Gabrielle

The river Danube is the 2nd largest

river in Europe.

For hundreds of years it has been important route for trade and

travel in central and southeastern Europe.

• The castles and forts were once a protected empires and some draw tourists

• The Danube starts in Germany's mountains. • It flows 1,770 miles to the Black Sea.

• Sailors from Ancient Greece began to exploring this river as early as 600 bc .

• This river later became northern boundary for the Roman Empire.

It flows through 10 countries.Thirty percent of this river is in

Hungry.It provides drinking water for 10

million people.

• More than 83 million people depend on its sustenance.

• More than 700 dams have been built on its tributaries.

• The Danube, on average, discards is 6600 cubic meters of water per second.

Animals of the Danube

• The river stars in southern Germany and ends in Bulgaria.

By. Gabrielle

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