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The Danube River Basin is divided into three main parts, separated by "gates" where the river is forced to cut through mountainous sections: [24] Upper Basin, from the headwaters to the Devín Gate. Middle Basin, usually called the Pannonian basin or Carpathian Basin, between the Devín Gate and the Iron Gates.
The Danube river, emanating from the Abnoba mountains, was considered to be a river or spring goddess. In contrast to the more mythical role, the hydrological significance of the source of the Danube is notably small; this is because a significant portion of the Danube's headwater is channelled into the Rhine , both above and below Tuttlingen ...
In Vienna, the Danube river up until 1870, was almost totally unregulated. The river flowed through wetlands on the left (east) bank of today's Danube course. Villages like Jedlesee, Floridsdorf and Stadlau that were near the former main branch of the Danube were particularly susceptible to flooding.
Regensburg is situated on the northernmost part of the Danube river at the geological crossroads of four distinct landscapes: to the north and northeast lies the Bavarian Forest with granite and gneiss mountains, wide forests and its national park; to the east and south-east is the fertile Danube plain (Gäuboden) which are highly cultivated ...
Axis control of the Danube was brought about by force of arms, through annexation of Austria, invasion of Yugoslavia and of the Soviet Union and treaties with the Kingdom of Romania and Hungary, but a legal cover was provided through moves that resulted in a new international order on the river beginning in 1940 and ending in 1945.
The worst drought in Europe in decades hasn't only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of almost forgotten World War II history: The hulks of dozens of World ...
Naval ensign used on Danube Commission vessels from 1881. The Danube River has been a trade waterway for centuries, but with the rise of international borders and the jealousies of national states, commerce and shipping has often been hampered for reasons of conflict and parochialism rather than cooperation between various powers in control of parts of the river.
Hundreds of miles up the river, receding water revealed four other ships by Hungary's Danube-Drava National Park. This set of vessels was from before 1950, the outlet said .