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Fun fact 4 about Danube

View from Gellért Hill to the Danube, Hungary - Budapest (28493220635)
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The Danube is known as the Okeanos Potamos in ancient times, which translates to 'Okeanos River'.

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Danube

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Length
2,860 km
Mouth
Black Sea
Countries
Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine
21st longest river in the world

The Danube 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.

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