14 Fun Facts About the Danube
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The Danube is a romantic river. It begins in the Black Forest of Germany, slashes gorges through the mountains and meanders along broad plains. Many castles and palaces have been built along its banks. Many cities have been built, destroyed and rebuilt.
A truly international river, it is a source of travel and trade for many European countries. Its basin collects water from many more before emptying into one of the largest deltas and national parks in the world.
How much do you know about this European river? Do you know:
How many countries does the Danube River run through?
Which mountain range grew around the Danube River?
How often does the Danube River freeze?
The oldest castle in the world sits along the Danube. Which castle is it?
What are Danube Pebbles?
Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.
Ages 8 and up.
All measurements in American and metric.
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Jeannie Meekins
Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com
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14 Fun Facts About the Danube - Jeannie Meekins
14 FUN FACTS ABOUT
THE DANUBE RIVER
By Jeannie Meekins
A LearningIsland.com
15 - Minute Book
We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.
Editor: Jennifer Robinson
Title page picture by Austin Donisan
Smashwords Edition
Text (c) Copyright 2012 Jeannie Meekins. All rights reserved.
Published by LearningIsland.com. All rights reserved.
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