The Danube and The Danube Delta by Andreea

Danube river n The Danube (In German: Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic dānu, meaning "to flow, run", Slovak and Polish Dunaj, Hungarian Duna, Romanian Dunărea, from the Thracian/Dacian word for the Danube, “Donaris/Donare”, Turkish Tuna, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.

Pictures of the Danube on its way to our country Danube - Budapest Iron Gates, Romanian-Serbian border Danube Hungary – Slovakia border Danube in Linz

Danube Delta n The Danube Delta (Romanian: Delta Dunării) is the second largest delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and the best preserved on the continent. The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania (Tulcea county), while its northern part, on the left bank of the Chilia arm, is situated in Ukraine (Odessa Oblast). The approximate

Pictures of the Danube Delta

Letea forest n n n It is located between the Sulina and Chilia branches of the Danube in the Danube Delta and it covers an area of aproximatively 2, 825 ha (6, 980 acres). This forest was the initial foundation of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve which has been declared a World Heritage Site and internationally recognized as a Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme in 1992. It has a subtropical aspect. Letea Forest is formed mainly from White Poplar, Black Poplar, Elm tree, English Oak, Silver Lime, Narrow-leafed Ash, Common Alder. It is also home for a rich fauna like, White-tailed Eagle, Vipera ursinii, the Danube Delta horse, etc. - approximatively 1600 entomofauna species identified until today.