Sources of the Danube
The Danube is conventionally taken to be formed by the confluence of the two streams Brigach and Breg just east of Donaueschingen. 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.Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Flominator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Spring
- Description: source of the danube
- Also known as: “Source of the Danube”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum Art.Plus and Fürstenberg Collection.
Museum Art.Plus
Museum
Photo: Museum Art.Plus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museum Art.Plus is a museum devoted to exhibitions of contemporary art in Donaueschingen, Germany. The museum opened in 2009. Museum Art.Plus is situated 150 metres south of Sources of the Danube.
Fürstenberg Collection
Museum
Photo: Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fürstenberg Collection is a museum, which is situated 150 metres north of Sources of the Danube.
Donaueschingen station
Railway station
Photo: Jaan-Cornelius K., CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donaueschingen station is a junction station in the south of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is the only official Bahnhof in the city of Donaueschingen. Donaueschingen station is situated 510 metres southwest of Sources of the Danube.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hüfingen and Pfohren.
Hüfingen
Town
Photo: Spotter2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hüfingen is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Breg, 4 km south of the source of the Danube. Hüfingen is situated 3 km south of Sources of the Danube.
Pfohren
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pfohren is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Sources of the Danube.
Bräunlingen
Village
Photo: Manecke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bräunlingen is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Breg, 4 km southwest of Donaueschingen. Bräunlingen is situated 5 km west of Sources of the Danube.
Sources of the Danube
- Categories: tourist attraction, tourism, historic site, and body of water
- Location: Donaueschingen, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.95184° or 47° 57′ 7″ northLongitude
8.50249° or 8° 30′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8FVCXG22+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 264150338OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
natural=springOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1240986
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yiddish—“Sources 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”
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