A Mozart fan could trace his life and career from his birthplace in Salzburg… to several Vienna apartments where he took up residence… to the Estates Theatre in Prague, where Don Giovanni premiered. There are no less than five cities along the Danube where many of the world's greatest composers of the last three centuries lived and worked at some point in their lives. They were among the earliest to engage in pure landscape painting, employing a highly expressive style. Most notable are the painters of the "Danube School" of landscape painting, who emerged during the first three decades of the 16th century, primarily in the Danube Valley in Austria and Bavaria – these include Albrecht Altdorfer (Regensburg), Jörg Breu the Elder (Augsburg) and Wolf Huber (Passau). The Danube region has spawned everything from the religious art of the Middle Ages, to painting and sculpture of the Renaissance period. Over the centuries, the civilizations along the Danube have contributed mightily to some of the most significant artistic movements in European history – and the river itself has inspired a wide range of works across the spectrum: Since the opening of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and the Danube-Black Sea Canal, the river links the North Sea and western Europe with the ports of the Black Sea. Today, with its borders generally settled, the Danube River is an important transport route for the whole of Europe, and is designated as "Corridor VII" of the European Union. With the breakup of both the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires after World War I, the upheaval of World War II, the Cold War, the Balkan Wars and the formation of the European Union, the Danube region saw numerous changes across the decades. The river formed the Ottoman Empire's northern border for centuries. Roman ships patrolled its waters, and settlements grew out of Roman military posts - Aquincum (Budapest), Singidunum (Belgrade), Sexantaprista (Ruse) and Vindobona (Vienna).Īfter the fall of the Roman Empire, castles and fortresses were built along the Danube by Charlemagne (Werfenstein, 9th-century) and other rulers throughout the Middle Ages, as various kingdoms merged into Austria's Habsburg Empire by the 14th century.īetween the 14th and 19th centuries, the Ottoman Turks struggled with the Hungarian and later Austrian (Habsburg) Empires for control of the Danube. Under Julius Caesar, Rome expanded its reach along the Danube (Davinius). By the first millennium BC, ancient Greeks explored and traded along the lower Danube as far as the Iron Gate. Some of the earliest human cultures on Earth were sited in the Danube basin, including such Neolithic peoples as the Linear Pottery and Vinča cultures. The Danube River flows directly through many significant European cities, including four national capitals – Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary) and Belgrade (Serbia) other key cities are located nearby. Key Cities Along or Near the Danube River: Romania: Danube Delta Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania Hungary: Budapest / Danube Banks Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Danube River RegionĪustria: Historic Centre of Salzburg Schönbrunn Palace Wachau Cultural Landscape Historic Centre of ViennaĬzech Republic: Historic Centre of Cesky Krumlov Historic Centre of Prague The Danube flows through ten modern-day European nations: Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia, Ukraine and Moldova In medieval times, goods were moved either by boat or barge, or along its banks, fostering development of the Habsburg and Hungarian empires. Later, as river transport was developed by the Romans, many cities along the Danube began as Roman military outposts. Mouth: In the Danube Delta of Romania, at the Black SeaĪncient Greeks navigated up the Danube from the Black Sea, as far as the Iron Gate.
Source: Donaueschingen, Germany, in the Black Forest Length: Approximately 1,785 miles / 2,872 kilometers Where does the Danube River start? Which way does the Danube flow? Where is the Danube River located? Which countries does the Danube flow through? How long is the Danube River? Why is the Danube River important to Eastern Europe? As a world-leading river cruise line that navigates Europe's greatest waterways, Tauck has the answers to these questions and many more. The longest river within today's European Union – and second-longest on the continent – the Danube is a source of many questions. Shores of Eastern Canada and New England.Portrait of Arabia: The Emirates, Qatar & Oman.Legendary Scottish Isles, Edinburgh & Glasgow.Autumn Along the Rhine: Munich's Oktoberfest.Rhine Connoisseur: Montreux to Brussels.Mediterranean Odyssey: Greece, Cyprus & Israel.
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