Freiburg Region
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Donaueschingen

Source of the Danube

The is conventionally taken to be formed by the confluence of the two streams and just east of . The source of the Donaubach, which flows into the Danube, in the park of Donaueschingen Palace is often referred to as the source of the Danube.
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  • Type: Spring
  • Description: source of the danube
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum Art.Plus and Fürstenberg Collection.

Museum
Photo: Museum Art.Plus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum devoted to exhibitions of contemporary art in , Germany. The museum opened in 2009. is situated 150 metres south of Source of the Danube.

Museum
Photo: Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 150 metres north of Source of the Danube.

Railway station
Photo: Jaan-Cornelius K., CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a junction station in the south of the state of . It is the only official Bahnhof in the city of . is situated 510 metres southwest of Source of the Danube.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hüfingen and Pfohren.

Town
Photo: Spotter2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar, in , . It is situated on the river , 4 km south of the source of the . is situated 3 km south of Source of the Danube.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Source of the Danube.

Village
Photo: Manecke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar, in , . It is situated on the river , 4 km southwest of . is situated 5 km west of Source of the Danube.

Source of the Danube

Latitude
47.95184° or 47° 57′ 7″ north
Longitude
8.50249° or 8° 30′ 9″ east
Open location code
8FVCXG22+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 264150338
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­spring
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1240986
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yiddish—“Source of the Danube” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “多瑙河之源”
  • Czech: “pramen Dunaje”
  • Dutch: “Donaubach”
  • French: “source du Danube”
  • French: “Source du Danube”
  • German: “Donaubach”
  • German: “Donauquelle”
  • German: “Donauzusammenfluss”
  • Hebrew: “מקור הדנובה”
  • Hungarian: “Duna-forrás”
  • Indonesian: “Hulu sungai Danube”
  • Irish: “Foinse na Danóibe”
  • Japanese: “ドナウの泉”
  • Spanish: “fuente del Danubio”
  • Spanish: “Fuente del Danubio”
  • Swiss German: “Donauquelle”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Donauquelle”
  • Yiddish: “מקור פונעם דוניי”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ölberggrotte and Musikschule.

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