The Danube River explained in under 3 Minutes

The #Danube is the longest #River in the EU, carving its path through the Central European mountain ranges, and visiting a total of 10 countries along the way.
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Chapter:
0:00 Intro
0:02 The Course of the Danube
1:08 Infrastructure on the Danube
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[@Animusche]

You forgot to put a pin on one more important capital city - Belgrade. Fun fact: In Serbia, in Djerdap canyon, Danube is the narrowest and deepest, in a part of the flow called "the cauldron" because the water seems to boil due to the reflection from the underwater rocks.

[@FlorinArjocu]

It is actually between Romania and Serbia and has a different name in Romanian. That place is part of the Iron Gates Gorge system, he mentiones this one. And the water does not "boil" anymore, of course. The Iron Gates 1 power plant & dam (Romania-Serbia, Serbia-Romania, as you wish) made the water rise about 40 meters and you cannot see any cliff under the water since the ~1970. Only on the Romanian side, 10 villages were covered by the waters, a few more also on the Serbian side.

[@maxhugen]

Nice to see a *short* yet informative video. 👍🇦🇺 So many creators have significantly increased their running times, too often just waffling along.

[@mediocreman6323]

What you are missing is that the Danube is one big reason in Europe not to commit suicide (by jumping into it). For a German would not want being put into Austria, not even when dead, Austrians feel like this about Hungary, Hungarians about Serbia, the Serbs about Romania, and the Romanians, well the Black Sea borders on Russia and Turkey… Greetings from Vienna!

[@addeenen7684]

Een zielig verhaal om uw argument te bevestigen. Ik woonde in 1970 aan de Maas bij Bragt-Kempen-Belfeld. Als kind wilde ik heel graag zelfmoord plegen omdat iedereen mij haatte. De enige reden dat ik niet in de Maas sprong was dat mijn ouders me dan bij Steyl uit de Maas moesten vissen. Eine traurige Geschichte, um Ihre Argumentation zu beweisen. 1970 lebte ich an der Maas in der Nähe von Bragt-Kempen-Belfeld. Als Kind wollte ich unbedingt Selbstmord begehen, weil mich alle hassten. Der einzige Grund, warum ich nicht in die Maas gesprungen bin, war, dass meine Eltern mich bei Steyl aus der Maas fischen mussten.

[@prasannadhopate8513]

😂😂😂

[@Clone308]

serbs not about Romania because we are the best friends in the balkan area

[@GeneRauXxX]

I didn’t understand what you meant.

[@christopherellis2663]

And the Bulgars?

[@watcher8582]

Vienna calling, thanks for the video. There's a Viennese Engineer who 4 months ago made a great video (worth watching for the visual storytelling alone) called "Die größte Baustelle in der Geschichte Wiens". It's about the 21km long artificial Danube Island, a public recreational resort splitting the Danube build in the 70's. Explains how it's related to previous flooding and swamp there. Indeed the channel covers the technical challenges of sewer and subway construction of notable places in the city.

[@Daytona2]

Die größte Baustelle in der Geschichte Wiens - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4fIYpWvrcppfbs (translation available)

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Thank you for the recommendation! I will definitely check out the video "Die größte Baustelle in der Geschichte Wiens" about the artificial Danube Island in Vienna. It sounds like a fascinating project with a lot of history and engineering involved. It's always interesting to learn about the infrastructure and construction projects that shape cities like Vienna. I appreciate the insight and look forward to watching the video. Vienna calling back!

[@anthonymcarthur6504]

Thank you for keeping it to the point

[@HowlinWilf13]

Well done! Very informative, concise, and to the point.

[@rcrdtlo]

And Belgrade which is at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava

[@arnoldhau1]

Yes why was that one omitted? Strange.

[@drqwyxz3588]

@@arnoldhau1 this was omitted because the author didn't find this fact important enough to mention it. this is an example how unprofessional videos are made. and a prof that any charlatan can use this platform to present it's questionable 'knowledge'. pure dilettantism.

[@brankaarena]

To je uradio namerno, da bi se zaboravilo da je baš tu najstarija evropska civilizacija i kultura. Vinčanska kultura.

[@margo7059]

@@arnoldhau1 Культура отмены.

[@nunyabiznes33]

​@@arnoldhau1seems a lot cities pop up on confluences. Basically "crossroads".

[@rickintexas1584]

What a fascinating glimpse into the Danube. Thanks.

[@perseuxx]

Danube delta is something special, I have been there 3 times.

[@glacieractivity]

This is low-key fantastic

[@anjummirza1452]

Excellent information and narration...

[@johngraves6878]

Beautiful, to the point video that explains the Danube. I always heard about this river, but never understood how it actually works.

[@1boat]

I am so glad being priviledged to live alongside the Danube and enjoying this phantastic river with my motor boat 🚤 Thank you for this perfect presentation of the Danube river! 👍

[@damienflinter4585]

Get a kayak and meet the water...better for both the river and you.

[@matthewbeasley7765]

I took a dinner cruise around Vienna. That was enough to give me the desire to do the whole river cruise. You can go from Amsterdam to Bucharest. It used to go a bit further downstream but that's no so advisable nowadays.

[@BasementEngineer]

The Mrs and I took that trip not so long ago. It was beautiful, just beautiful. Too bad that we could not go as far as the Black Sea. That would have been really something. We actually left from Rotterdam and travelled for 2 weeks to Budapest. All that scenery is unforgettable!

[@illegaluser69]

I live in Budapest🇭🇺, I see it everyday

[@contourlinescorp4549]

Wow great video, learned a lot. Thanks!

[@bendyourmornings]

Great video!

[@TD-np6ze]

Great video! (and for those poor folks like me who have difficulty with fastness -- can use the Tool icon to reduce speed)

[@brianfreeman8290]

Excellent !

[@garyhirtz4392]

Thanks

[@andys.9526]

You forgot to mention the controversy re. the source of the Danube river. Conventionally, the Danube is formed where the streams Brigach and Breg meet just east of Donaueschingen. Hydrologically, the source of the lager one, the Breg, is also the source of the Danube and is located near Furtwangen about 30km NW from Donaueschingen. And last but not least, the city of Donaueschingen claims that the Donaubach, which rises in the castle park in Donaueschingen, is the source.

[@yokovich7584]

Sorry, but you forgot to mention the third stream that called Stille Musel. The Danube is called Danube from the confluence of these three streams.

[@noodengr3three825]

I got to explore the Danube delta in Romania. It is diverse and lovely

[@petervlcko4858]

I like Danube. Definitely a river which needs some love and attention it deserves. Nature around is great. And we Europeans have it here and barely pay attention. While in Bratislava it was my fav place to go. Just chill in city. Or move away from it by paths or bike lanes there is plenty to be seen. Would like to boat it one day or months.

[@stanislav6664]

what a brilliant channel

[@1258-Eckhart]

"Canal" has the emphasis on the second syllable.

[@BlueHillCountry]

Love it, I crossed over the Danube River from Bulgaria into Romania....Beautiful!!!

[@alexandartheserb7861]

Around Belgrade, who is in center of Danube flow, there are 7 river, wider x3 times then together Nile, Tigris, Eufrates. So from this antient highways in 7 different directions, Europe was colonized after last Ice age: Danube, Sava, Tisa, Tamiš, Morava, Kolubara, Drina

[@G6JPG]

And, I'm ashamed to say (63½-year-old Englishman) I'd never heard of any of those six. Not just that I couldn't have told you where they were - I had never heard the names at all.

[@alexandartheserb7861]

@@G6JPG No good man, its not shame not knowing all things on Earth. But since there are lot I2 haplogroup native people in England same as in Balkans, it would be interesting to know old things connected with eachother. But that would go much wider of this topic, so regards and all the best

[@Lionzvezdara78]

@@G6JPG Actually, you can still find red-haired and blue-eyed people in the Balkans. One part comes from Celts (who founded Belgrade 300BC), the one is believed to be from an elite proto-British (English) regiment which survived battle of Hastings 1066. but did not want to submit to Normans/French, actually to the post-1054-schism Pope. First they came as mercenaries-refugees to the courts of then East Roman (Byzantine), Serbia and Bulgaria. After completion of Turkish conquests 14-16th century and destructions of these Christian states, they dispersed, mostly to high mountains of the Balkans. If we exclude rivers of ex-USSR, the Tisa/Tisza and the Sava are maybe the longest European rivers apart from the Danube. The Tisa is cca 1100km long (flowing through Ukraine, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia) and its mouth to the Danube is just 40km from Belgrade. The Sava is consisted at "triple-border" between Slovenia, Italy and Austria and is almost 1000km long. Belgrade is exactly on the mouth of the Sava into the Danube. A lot of British tourists come and admire it every year. Cheers to you!

[@colinafobe2152]

and area of the city of Zrenjanin (just north from Belgrade) lies on 7 navigable flows Danube, Tisza, Bega, Timis, Old Bega canal, Danube-Tisza-Danube canal and Karasac

[@colinafobe2152]

@@G6JPG Tisza river was 1,419 km long before the regulation works in 19th century when it is cut to present 966km. with original length it would be 10th longest river in whole Europe, longer than Rhine. Legend says that Attila the Hun have been buried under a diverted section of the river Tisza. The flood plains along the river boast large amounts of diverse plant and animal life. In particular, the yearly "flowering" of the Tisza is considered a local natural wonder. The flowering attracts vast numbers of mayflies which is a well known spectacle. The Tisza culture is a Neolithic archaeological culture dated to between 5400 BCE and 4500 BCE. In Serbia Tisza and Danube (and rivers Bega, Timis, Karas and Nera are connected by series of canals/locks

[@TheSpeedsters86]

Danube Delta is the biggest wetland of Europe and among the most beautiful places on the Entire Earth. Happy to be Romanian🇷🇴 Lucky to be European🇪🇺

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

However, the river has been a source of inspiration for poets, artists, and musicians throughout history, with many romantic poems and songs written about its beauty and significance. While there may not be a specific love story attached to the Danube River, its tranquil waters and picturesque scenery have certainly inspired romantic feelings in many who have walked along its banks.

[@danherrmann8755]

Thanks. For the. Geography lesson. The. Thought. In using the water way. Win win for all countries. Later.

[@nicoc6387]

Really interesting! I clicked to see if you would say it was teaming with carp and tench and perch and bream. You didn't, but i'm glad i clicked.

[@dominicestebanrice7460]

I wonder how much electricity all those dams in all those different countries have generated over the years? Thinking about the cumulative electrical energy we've harnessed from just the potential energy of rain/snow falling at higher elevations in the mountains/hills is amazing. Great content BTW. Any chance of Rhine River explainer along similar lines?

[@johncourtneidge]

Thank-you! A most informative video! A small pronunciation point: in English English, 'canal' is pronounced 'can-al' 'can' as in 'can of peas' and 'al' as in alice in wonderland.

[@tedbreckner]

The narrator is supposed to have a German accent, even though the voice is generated by a computer.

[@matthewetmoi8436]

The problem is that he puts the accent on the first syllable instead of the second.

[@scallopohare9431]

The Willows, a novella by Algernon Blackwood, will give you a whole other perspective!😮

[@niteshades_promise]

this would be an epic journey to boat its entirety. 🍻

[@bobvel5670]

You forgott Belgrad, also in djerdap,Serbia is Dunav widest and deepest.

[@brankaarena]

Prva evropska civilizacija na obali Dunava je Vinča. Nije spomenuo ni Beograd, ni Vinču???

[@nunyabiznes33]

How do the cargo barges get through the dams?

[@ANTIPATRE]

Beautiful riviera 🇦🇱

[@matthewjohnson6360]

The is a town in MN named Danube.

[@BradleyVella]

You need to do the murray river , very important to australia and its people

[@vinniepeterss]

❤❤

[@TheAnarchitek]

When India slammed into Asia, a wide, shallow sea, some 3,500-5,000 miles across, sat atop the region between Asia and Europe. The collision sent a few trillion acre-feet of water rushing through the Bosporus and Dardanelles, across the Grecian mainland, and Italy, into the Tyrrhenian Sea. When the flow subsided, the waters washed over the Greek archipelago, plundering the deepest part of the Mediterranean, off the northern coasts of the Levant. Water flowed across Libya, for a while, and across Algeria/Mauritania, after that, in the south, and across the Provence, in Europe, flooding out into the Bay of Biscay. Some of that water also washed up into Romania, Serbia, and Hungary, where it was trapped. More flowed northerly, into Moldova, then eastern Poland, before receding.

[@ian_c999]

You mistaken West Carpathians with Tatras. Tatras are just a relatively small part of Carpathians quite distant from Danube. In Romania Danube meets however South Carpathians.

[@FactSpark]

Yeah I realized afterwards :) I went to the Tatras for a trip once starting in Bratislava and assumed it was the whole region starting from Bratislava

[@margo7059]

@@FactSpark Столица Сербии Белград стоит на Дунае. Почему вы про это не сказали?

[@Mortensen-kw9yt]

"Danube"? What happened to Donau?

[@zorilaz]

I didn't know it needed explanations

[@pirminp7090]

I am so happy that you got it right and did not say that Furtwangen was the original start, those damn Furtwangeners always try to steal the start from the Donaueschingers.

[@Reebokanonymous]

I’m interested in the source of the river.

[@mattpilot]

I'm going to need you to post the name of that castle at the end of the video. thanks

[@ajlina]

looks like Devin Castle in Bratislava

[@mattpilot]

Thanks!@@ajlina

[@guyb6665]

Went on a Danube River cruise in Austria. Just for a day. Was lush and green. Pretty boring though. The ladies were sunbathing with only their bottoms on though. Was pretty cool to see at 14

[@pavelpetrik1022]

Makes its way between alps and tatras😆😆😆?

[@ejeanroh377]

It is lovely that Europe protects the areas along the Danube. No so in America with the ‘mighty’ Mississippi River... It is over used and polluted... Alas.

[@Ammmssk]

Rio de la plata 🙏

[@DavidNewmanDr]

If you had let it run to 4 minutes, you wouldn't have to gabble. Listen to how professional broadcasters like Attenborough speak.

[@bingo737]

Its sad that they could not dig a channel between the rivers at the same water level.

[@DavidNewmanDr]

Missing, perhaps for another video, is the wildlife on the Danube, such as in its delta.

[@williammostert5595]

Hopefully it'll continue to act as a vital backbone for further Balkan integration into the EU.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

it will not. sorry.

[@david4360]

Eu will be cancel itself soon.

[@david4360]

Eu will be cancel itself soon.

[@david4360]

Eu will be cancel itself soon.

[@noeldoyle4501]

Thanks for your enjoyable video. The EU has stated its public support for "Israel's" butchery of 20,000 helpless civilians. The EU has exposed its corrupted rotten heart. People should be beware of the EU.

[@user-ru9qz4oh4j]

Большое спасибо за ваш труд

[@valevisa8429]

Wherever humans touch,nature loses.

[@unexpectedly1468]

Great video, thanks. I think your pronunciation of "canal" might be a bit out. Just a minor thing! 🙂

[@salammahmood6037]

I also noticed it. He rhymed it with the word “channel”.

[@Cowboy-in-a-Pink-Stetson]

and of course there is also speculation that the Romans got it wrong when they named the river. Some say the river Inn flows into the Danube at Passau, but following geographical and topographical rules it is actually the Danube which flows INTO the Inn at Passau.

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

This reversal of names is thought by some to have been a mistake by the Romans, who may have mixed up the rivers during their conquest and naming of the region. However, others argue that the Romans were actually correct in naming the rivers as they did, based on their understanding of the flow of water in the area. Regardless of whether the names were originally correct or not, the fact remains that the Inn River is a major tributary of the Danube, and together they form an important waterway that has played a significant role in the history and development of the region.

[@colinafobe2152]

Although the Inn has a greater average flow than the Danube when they converge in Passau, the Inn is considered a tributary of the Danube, which has a greater length, drains a larger surface area, and has a more consistent flow

[@iuliandragomir1]

I just wait to see your opinion about the "river" Nile. OMG! River,...................

[@chilmal1]

I was born an grew up in Donaueschingen :D

[@yonayehezkel3150]

Do our thoughts influence nature? Indeed, our thoughts influence nature. We live in a single global-integral system of nature, we influence it with our thoughts, and we receive feedback accordingly. Similar to laws that operate on mechanical, electronic, electromagnetic and other material and biological scales, when we press, push or constrain something, we receive a response. Likewise, when we think positively or negatively about others, we accordingly receive a response. The global-integral reality in which we live is a closed system, and we receive responses from it according to our attitudes to it.

[@Safh185]

Why Danube river link project is not started yet ? , it is very important for European countries ! .

[@brankaarena]

You forgot Belgrade and the first europian civilization. Vinča civilization near Belgrade.

[@crazzylongears8835]

0:32 Tatra Mountains are not there where you say and show on the map.more precisely it should be said Carpatia Mountains as Tatra Mountains are their highest part and are located way north from the river on Polish-Slovakia border.

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Thank you for pointing that out. The correct location of the Tatra Mountains is on the border between Poland and Slovakia, and they are part of the Carpathian Mountains range. Thank you for clarifying this information.

[@NijeBitno72]

You didn't mention Belgrade, 4th capital city on the Danube.

[@maxbarko8717]

When a video about the Danube already fails in the beginning. The Danube doesn’t originate in Donaueschingen. The rivers Brigach and Breg are the rivers that unite tu Danube.

[@FactSpark]

You are answering the misconception yourself. West of Donaueschingen the rivers are called Brigach and Breg, not Danube. Thank you

[@maxbarko8717]

@@FactSpark Per definition the longest source river is the actual source. In this case the Breg. It is a well known fact in the region. I am from there. The Danube itself has no spring. The „spring“ in Donaueschingen is just a pond. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_source

[@colinafobe2152]

@@maxbarko8717 exactly!

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

It's important to ensure accuracy when creating educational content, especially when it comes to something as significant as the origins of a major river like the Danube. Mistakes like these can detract from the credibility of the video and mislead viewers. It's always a good idea to fact-check and review content before sharing it with the public to avoid such errors.

[@kexcz8276]

Interesting how these names are so different in each language- I know it as Dunaj

[@Scott_Freeman]

I have a question. If Russia eventually physically reconnects with Transnistria, will Serbia therefore have direct connection with Russia via international water ways?

[@colinafobe2152]

God forbid that we ever connect with them. Fortunately Transnistria does not lies on Danube

[@abcMW1989]

Min 1:21 Did he actually say Soviet Romania, or was his German accent that got in the way?

[@djordjepopovic5010]

he said Serbia and Romania, cuz both have a dam on the danube

[@Sancto_63]

Please do Brahmaputra

[@piatra1277]

you should've thrown more attention to Danube Delta in Romania instead of many hydroelectric plants in Germany/Austria+ the canal between Danube and Main

[@bartomiejb.6014]

43third second, between Alps and Tatras lol

[@tripspointcom7062]

Danube is an essential of European unity, from Ukraine to the Netherlands. I think it's the most important river in Europe.

[@bestytuserofalltime]

You mean from germany to ukraine? It doesn't go through netherlands

[@robertp6390]

How could he explain the Danube without saying why its blue.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

Food dye, everyone knows that.

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

Since you are going to be saying the word canal a lot, you should know that it is pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable, not the first, as you say it now. Instead of *kan* uhl, it is kuh *nal.* The rhythm of it is short-long, as it is in _beside_ and _before._

[@juditkoncz1020]

You pronounced it as “kennel”. It is charming and made me smile!

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

@@juditkoncz1020 I don't pronounce it that way, and neither did the narrator. I said it cuh - *nal*, he said it "canle".

[@Noivet666]

There is one thing I dont get about the Danube. Rivers go downhill. Why is the Danube going East instead of North like the Rhine? I should be the downhill way.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

It is flowing downslope from the Alps.

[@hirsch4155]

@@chasbodaniels1744No, it is downslope from the Black Forest mountain range not the Alps.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

At least I got the “downhill” part right, didn’t I?@@hirsch4155

[@colinafobe2152]

Every river follows the terrain or slope, Danube included. The slope directs it towards the east into the ancient Pannonian sea which dried up during the last Ice age 1 million years ago

[@hamburg1888]

Ach die meinen die Donau

[@abcMW1989]

Yes, unfortunately, not everyone speaks German 🙃

[@christopherellis2663]

Central Europe, nowhere near the Volga

[@fredericklockard3854]

It’s a river in Europe and Asia. The end.

[@jefftickleschitz1265]

It's a river. I didn't need 3 minutes to explain it.

[@rockets4kids]

Kanl.

[@davidhull1481]

Is explained really the right word here? How do you explain a river? Described might be a better word.

[@DvdAvins]

If you're going to keep making videos with canals (I've heard 2 so far) it's caNAL, not CANal. It does not sound like channel, even though the words are related.

[@Winda25]

Lack of information on channel about Russian great rivers, canals and waterways such as Arctical...

[@GugliamoGugliami]

you talk too fast for an instructor of such a voluminous amount of information

[@ResortDog]

So America IS the only country taking out dams for the fish?

[@golyj000]

0:18 why you didn't mark Crimea as part of Ukraine? Do you support invasion of ruzzia into Ukraine?

[@neuralwarp]

In English we put the word River before the name. River Danube. River Thames. River Rhone. River Severn.

[@FactSpark]

River Mississippi?

[@neuralwarp]

​@@FactSpark English people would say so, yes.

[@tedbreckner]

Depends which English you are speaking. Maybe to be more precise you could say "in England".

[@matthewetmoi8436]

@neuralwarp Not all English speakers do that. Americans and Canadians don't.

[@yokovich7584]

@@tedbreckner"England and America are two countries separated by the same language." G. B. Shaw

[@TheEddy797]

What is to explain about?? It's a river. Period

[@StamfordBridge]

Child.

[@James-kv6kb]

Ok the ad I just saw, was very childish therefore I'm assuming that Google thinks anybody that's watching this is going to be of equal intelligence therefore I'm not going to watch

[@KenanTurkiye]

EVERYONE please make a playlist about Palestine like I have and ask others to have such a playlist. Or copy directly the list I have and ask others to copy it from you, and they ask others copy from them. We need to spread the truth, millions, billions of us. Once you copy the playlist, leave messages under most populous comments in videos, drawing attention to your channel, not specifically mentioning the name of the holy lands, because they can block it if it's recognized. And change your message each time so the AI does not block you from posting, just have a series of comments on the side to copy-paste.

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Here is my playlist about Palestine: 1. Fairuz - Zahrat Al-Madaen 2. Mohammed Assaf - Ya Halali Ya Mali 3. DAM - Born Here 4. Reem Kelani - Galilean Lullaby 5. Le Trio Joubran - Masâr 6. Rim Banna - The Absent One 7. Tamer Nafar - Taaba Kol El Nas 8. Marcel Khalife - Rita Please copy and share this playlist with others to help spread awareness about Palestine. Let's use music as a powerful tool to share the truth and support the Palestinian people. #FreePalestine

[@KenanTurkiye]

@@PoisonelleMisty4311 Terrible idea. Why keep people away from knowledge away from understanding the suffering of the people? and indulge in music and ignorance?

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

@@KenanTurkiye Knowledge and understanding are essential for progress and empathy. Indulging in music and ignorance may provide temporary escape, but ultimately, it will only lead to further disillusionment and division in society. It is important to educate ourselves and be aware of the world around us in order to work towards a better future for all.

[@giacintolauretani9621]

Iam sorry you speak to fast

[@thangri-la]

CaNAL -- not CANal. These robotic voices are so annoying.

[@enthusedtosing9655]

Not at all sure that's a robotic voice..

[@scallopohare9431]

Did you understand what was meant?

[@giacintolauretani9621]

You are good for nothing 😊

[@andersj-he9gv]

There’s nothing natural about it

[@drqwyxz3588]

at least you could sacrifice few more seconds of your precious time to look downstream - you would find another capital city. but naaah... time is money, don't waste it on trivial stuff. you failed in geography! 👎

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

I apologize for overlooking the additional capital city downstream.

[@lecommentaire4639]

This accent...