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Danube (other)
The Danube is the second longest river in Europe. Danube may also refer to: Places * Danube Banovina, a ''banovina'' or province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1945) * Danube Canyon, a large submarine canyon in the Black Sea * Danube, Minnesota, a city * Danube, New York, a town * Danube Planum, a rifted mesa on Jupiter's moon Io * Danube Sinkhole, Upper Danube Nature Park, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Danube Vilayet, a ''vilayet'' or province of the Ottoman Empire from 1864 to 1878 Ships * Danube class motorship, ''Danube'' class motorship, a class of Russian river passenger ships * Danube (ship), ''Danube'' (ship), a Nourse Line sailing ship of the late 19th century * HMS Danube, HMS ''Danube'', a wooden paddle vessel, and a cancelled gunboat Other uses * Danube Properties, a real estate development company based in Dubai * Danube (geology), a timespan in the glacial history of the Alps * Battle of the Danube, part of the Russo-Turkish War * Danube, the codename of the Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danube
The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, 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, the Danube flows southeast for , passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine. Among the many List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river are four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade. Its drainage basin amounts to and extends into nine more countries. The Danube's longest headstream, the Breg (river), Breg, rises in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, while the river carries its name from its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danube Bridge
The Danube Bridge (also known as the Friendship Bridge; , ''Most na druzhbata'' or, more commonly, , ''Dunav most''; or ''Podul de la Giurgiu'') is a steel truss bridge over the Danube River connecting the Bulgarian bank to the south with the Romanian bank to the north and the cities of Ruse, Bulgaria, Ruse and Giurgiu respectively. It is one of only two bridges connecting Romania and Bulgaria, the other one being the New Europe Bridge between the cities of Vidin and Calafat. History Opened on 20 June 1954 and designed by Soviet engineers V. Andreev and N. Rudomazin, the bridge is long and was, at the time, the only bridge over the Danube shared by Bulgaria and Romania, with other traffic being served by ferry, ferries and land routes. Decorations were designed by Bulgarian architect Georgi Ovcharov. The bridge has two decks; a two lane motorway and a railway. Sidewalks for pedestrians are also included. The central part of the bridge (85 m) is mobile and can be lifted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donaukanal
The Donaukanal (, ''Danube Canal'') is a former arm of the river Danube, now regulated as a water channel (since 1598), within the city of Vienna, Austria. It is long and, unlike the Danube itself, it borders Vienna's city centre, Innere Stadt, where the Wien River (''Wienfluss'') flows into it."Donaukanal", aeiou Encyclopedia (see below: External links). The Donaukanal bifurcates from the main river at the Nußdorf weir and lock, Nußdorf weir and lock complex, in Döbling, and joins it again just upstream of the "Praterspitz", at the Prater park in Simmering (Vienna), Simmering. The island thus formed between the Donaukanal and the Danube holds two of the 23 districts of Vienna: Brigittenau (20th District) and Leopoldstadt (2nd District). The canal is crossed by fifteen road bridges and five rail bridges. Because in German language, German, the name ''Kanal'', which has been used since about 1700, evokes associations of an open sanitary sewer, sewer, attempts at renaming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donauinsel
The Donauinsel (Danube Island) is a long, narrow artificial island in central Vienna, Austria, lying between the Danube and the New Danube. The island is in length, but is only wide. It was constructed from 1972 to 1988 primarily as a measure for flood protection. It has since become the most popular recreational area in the city. Recreation The Donauinsel is a popular recreational area for the Viennese population. In addition to beaches and sunbathing areas by the New Danube, there are also multiple barbecue areas, as well as various other free facilities, including a water playground, volleyball and other sports fields, skateparks and dog parks. Commercial facilities, such as restaurants, boat hire, a water slide and a wakeboard lift, are also available. In the north and south of the island, there are two large naturist bathing areas The Donauinselfest is an annual open-air music festival held on the Donauinsel. Organized by the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danube Legion
The Danube Legion (; ) was a Polish Legion of the French Revolutionary Army which existed from 1799 to 1803. It was renamed as the 3rd Polish Half-Brigade in December 1801 and the 113th Line Infantry Half-Brigade on September 1802, before being amalgamated with the 114th Line Infantry Half-Brigade in 1803. Creation The Danube Legion was raised on 8 September 1799 in the Batavian Republic by Brigadier-General Karol Kniaziewicz. One of the French Revolutionary Army's Polish Legions, its ranks consisted of Polish volunteers and Austrian Army prisoners of war who were ethnic Poles. At its establishment, the unit consisted of four infantry battalions with a theoretical strength of 1,230 men each, an uhlan regiment theoretically 928 men strong and a field artillery company. With a general staff of 15 officers, the Danube Legion was placed under Kniaziewicz's direct command and made available for French military operations. Service in Germany and Italy The Danube Legion was subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danube Army
The Danube ( ; see also other names) 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, the Danube flows southeast for , passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine. Among the many cities on the river are four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade. Its drainage basin amounts to and extends into nine more countries. The Danube's longest headstream, the Breg, rises in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, while the river carries its name from its source confluence in the palace park in Donaueschingen onwards. Since ancient times, the Danube has been a tradition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danube (restaurant)
The Danube ( ; see also other names) is a river in Europe, the second-longest after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest of Germany south through the Danube Delta in Romania 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, the Danube flows southeast for , passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine. Among the many cities on the river are four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade. Its drainage basin amounts to and extends into nine more countries. The Danube's longest headstream, the Breg, rises in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, while the river carries its name from its source confluence in the palace park in Donaueschingen onwards. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
