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Inn
Inn , river, c.320 mi (515 km) long, rising near the Lake of Sils, SE Switzerland. It flows NE through the Engadine valley, then through W Austria, past Innsbruck and Solbad Hall (the head of navigation), and into S central Germany. The Inn forms part of the German-Austrian border before entering th... Read more
Tisza
Tisza , Serbian Tisa , Rus. Tissa or Tisa , Ger. Theiss (tīs), river, c.600 mi (970 km) long, formed by two headstreams in the Carpathians, W Ukraine. It flows generally S across E Hungary, past Szolnok and Szeged, into N Serbia, where it enters the Danube River E of Novi Sad. The Kö... Read more
Moesia
Moesia , ancient region of SE Europe, south of the lower Danube River. Inhabited by Thracians, it was captured by the Romans in 29 BC It was later organized as a Roman province, comprising roughly what is now Serbia (Upper Moesia) and Bulgaria (Lower Moesia). Under the empire Roman colonies flourish... Read more
Main
Main , river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, formed near Kulmbach, E central Germany, by the confluence of the Roter Main and the Weisser Main, both of which rise in the Fichtelgebirge. It then winds generally west through the rich farmland of central Germany and past the industrial areas of Schweinfurt, W... Read more
Prut
Prut or Pruth , river, c.530 mi (850 km) long, rising in the Carpathian Mts., W Ukraine, and flowing generally SE to the Danube River at Reni. It forms the border between Romania and Moldova. The Prut is navigable to Leovo. By the Peace of the Pruth (1711) Peter I of Russia restored Azov to the ... Read more
river
river stream of water larger than a brook or creek. Land surfaces are never perfectly flat, and as a result the runoff after precipitation tends to flow downward by the shortest and steepest course in depressions formed by the intersection of slopes. Runoffs of sufficient volume and velocity join t... Read more
levee
levee [Fr.,=raised], embankment built along a river to prevent flooding by high water. Levees are the oldest and the most extensively used method of flood control. They are constructed by piling earth on a surface that has been cleared of vegetation and leveled. From a broad base the levee narrow... Read more
flood
flood inundation of land by the rise and overflow of a body of water. Floods occur most commonly when water from heavy rainfall, from melting ice and snow, or from a combination of these exceeds the carrying capacity of the river system, lake, or ocean into which it runs. Usually the combined flow ... Read more
floodplain
floodplain level land along the course of a river formed by the deposition of sediment during periodic floods. Floodplains contain such features as levees, backswamps, delta plains, and oxbow lakes. Floodplains may be extensive, such as below the conflux of the Ohio and the Mississippi, where the... Read more
Klosterneuburg
Klosterneuburg , city (1991 pop. 24,442), Lower Austria prov., NE Austria, on the Danube River and the north slope of the Wienerwald, near Vienna. Klosterneuburg was port of Vienna from 1938 until 1954, when it was returned to Niederöstereich. It is the site of a wealthy Augustinian monastery (... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Danube River"

Danube
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Danube , Czech Dunaj, Ger...Ukr. Dunay, great river of central and SE Europe...Volga among European rivers. Course The Danube rises in two sources...destroyed bridges across the river in Serbia, obstructing...course, as Ister), the Danube was the northern border...
river
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...territorial . Important River Systems River valleys have been important...agricultural lands. Navigable rivers are important in commerce and...influenced the location of cities. Rivers with sufficient velocity and...Among the most important river systems of the world are the...Yukon in ...
longest rivers
Book article from: World Encyclopedia longest rivers Outflow km mi * Flows through Europe and Asia Europe Volga Caspian Sea 3750 2330 Danube Black Sea 2859 1770 Ural * Caspian Sea 2535 1575 Asia Yangtze [3] Pacific Ocean 6300 3900 Yenisey-Angara [5] Arctic Ocean...
Slovakia
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...meet the V á h River. The V á h...the main branch of the Danube at Kom á rno. The Hron and Ipel' Rivers also flow south and enter the Danube before the latter turns...Slovakia's eastern rivers also tend to flow to...eventually entering the Danube. Among them are ...
Hungary
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...recreational purposes. 7 RIVERS AND WATERFALLS Hungary...longest and most important river is the Danube (Duna), which enters...farther south. The Tisza River, which drains much...is a tributary of the Danube. It rises in the Carpathian...Plain, joining the Danube farther south in ...
Romania
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...Walachia, extending to the Prut River (Moldovan border) in the east and to the Danube (Bulgarian border) in the...valleys of the Mures and Somes rivers. The Dobruja, located between the lower Danube and the Black Sea, is an eroded...for the low-lying, swampy Danube Delta in the north, the ...
Austria
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures ...traced back to prehistoric times. The Danube River valley was populated as long ago...extends between Germany and Italy. The Danube River, Austria's only navigable...Areas of major settlement are in the Danube valley and in the lowlands or hills...
Vienna
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...Roman roads leading to this important Danube River crossing. By 1500 the city may have...in this period. The city on the Danube was again brought under Habsburg...the rather forgotten city on the Danube River. When Maximilian's grandson...
Moldova
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...miles). The two largest rivers are the Dniester (called...The second-longest river is the Prut, a major tributary of the Danube River. The Prut River forms Moldova's entire...flowing south into the Danube. Like the Nistru, the...Smaller Moldovan rivers include the Ialpug...
Serbia
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...000 m (6,600 ft). The Danube is the longest river. With a total length of...The Tisa, Sava and Morava rivers are major tributaries of the Danube. Located on the Eurasian...Sava, which flows into the Danube. Air pollution is a problem...

Dictionary entries related to "Danube River"

Austria
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Austria is mountainous, with the River Danube flowing through the north-east...for pasture land and crops. In the Danube valley, arable land is characterized...part of the ROMAN EMPIRE , with the Danube as its frontier. A succession of...
Dacian wars
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Hungary. The Dacians threatened the lands south of the River Danube which Rome regarded as a natural frontier. Under Emperor...Then Emperor TRAJAN stopped payments, crossed the Lower Danube, and fought two campaigns AD 101 and 105–...
Bulgaria
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Physical The northern boundary of Bulgaria is formed by the River Danube, except in the north-east; the long Planina range of Balkan Mountains runs parallel to the river, dividing the country laterally. Economy Until 1989...
Moldova
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Mountains in the west and the Dneister River in the east, including the north-east of modern Romania. Physical The Prut River waters the western part of Moldova, Bessarabia...Bukovina and the coastal plain from the Danube to the Dniester went to the Ukraine. Romania...
Hungary
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...From north to south through the centre flows the Danube, in a broad plain (the puszta) which extends eastwards to the river Tisza across pastureland and areas suited to agriculture. West of the river is the Bakony Forest of mainly deciduous trees...
Barbarism and Civilization
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...Egypt, the sky rarely rains while the river always rises when others fall; in Scythia...in summer but not in winter while the river never changes; in Egypt, the Nile unites the land while in Scythia, the Danube divides the land into many districts...
Marsili (or Marsigli), Luigi Ferdinando
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...particularly in the regions around the Danube, and made several long sea voyages...natural condition of the sea, lakes, and rivers. He left many local observations concerning...on one of Europe ’ s greatest rivers, Danubius … observationibus...
Blenheim, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...battle of the War of the SPANISH SUCCESSION that took place in the Bavarian village of Blenheim on the north bank of the River Danube. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, commanded a British and Austrian army that defeated the French forces of...
Mohács
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Mohács a river port and industrial town on the Danube in southern Hungary, close to the borders with Croatia and Serbia, which was the site of a battle in 1526 in which the Hungarians...
Mithras
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...virtues of courage and fortitude. Women were excluded. Mithraism flourished along the empire's frontiers - the rivers Danube, and Rhine, and in Britain - but finally succumbed to the challenge of Christianity.

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EASTERN EUROPE: SCIENTISTS STUDY POLLUTION OF DANUBE RIVER.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 9/11/2007; 700+ words ; ...can do to clean up the river, so it can again be...hard to say that the Danube was ever blue," said...see that two different rivers are merging." The Danube is polluted with a variety...as 250 chemicals. The river, which is almost 3...The countries of the Danube basin have a ...
Profile: Conflicts over Germany's Danube River
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 4/29/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Conflicts over Germany's Danube River Host: LIANE HANSEN...in Donaueschingen down river, confirms Weisz's claim...From here, the Danube springs.' And Deputy...is the point where the Danube starts, because the water...
Danube River Transport Idled
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/29/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Online 09-29-1999 Danube River Transport Idled BUDAPEST...refusing to clear the river. ``The point of...blockage along the Danube has brought the fleets...the suspension of river traffic. Last week...aid to clear the Danube of the debris in...
Profile: History of Austria along the Danube River
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 4/30/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Profile: History of Austria along the Danube River Host: ROBERT SIEGEL, LIANE HANSEN Time...m Liane Hansen. (Soundbite of Blue Danube Waltz ) HANSEN: Johann Strauss composed the Blue Danube Waltz when the Habsburgs ruled Austria...
The once and future Danube River Delta: past changes in World Heritage site offer lessons for proposed river projects.
Magazine article from: Oceanus; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...human interference. The Danube is Europe's second...and channels of the river for shipping will fundamentally...occurs from altering rivers and wetlands," he...delicate balance between river discharge and coastal...waterway. As with so many rivers around the world, the Danube has ...
Hungary helps protect The Danube River.
M2 Presswire; 4/19/2006; 700+ words ; ...Hungary helps protect The Danube River(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...the water quality of the Danube River and the Black Sea...retention capacity from Danube River waters. A comprehensive...linking with the GEF Danube and Black Sea Regional...
Danube River.(cruise travel in Central Europe)
Magazine article from: Cruise Travel; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...passenger vessels cruise along the Danube through the Wachau region from Melk...We had boarded the 360-foot River Cloud about midway through the Main-Danube Canal, which links the Main and Danube rivers. The canal is an accomplishment...
Danube River, Black Sea riparian countries adopt water protection declaration
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/23/2007; 558 words ; Danube River, Black Sea riparian countries adopt water protection...European Commission and all 16 countries sharing the Danube River Basin and Black Sea region on Friday adopted...International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River.
Profile: Devastating impact of Balkan wars on Danube River traffic in Serbia and Croatia
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 5/2/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Devastating impact of Balkan wars on Danube River traffic in Serbia and Croatia Host...iron structure that now spans the river Danube here. The Pontoon Bridge was set...let container barges from other Danube countries pass through. If you...
Profile: Devestating impact of Balkan wars on Danube River traffic in Serbia and Croatia
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 5/2/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Devestating impact of Balkan wars on Danube River traffic in Serbia and Croatia Host...iron structure that now spans the river Danube here. The Pontoon Bridge was set...let container barges from other Danube countries pass through. If you...