List of cities and towns on the Danube river

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Map of the Danube and the major cities it passes through

This is a list of the cities and towns located on Danube river. This list does not include parts of cities, suburbs, neighbourhoods, etc. Any city or town which is located on the bank of Danube river can be included in this list. The cities and towns on Danube river could be sorted by various criteria. The main list of this article sorts the cities and towns on Danube by the current number of inhabitants within the city/town limits. More lists may be added to this article with sorting the cities and towns on Danube by different other criteria. A separate list of villages and other smaller inhabited places on Danube could be added in this article as well.

List

‡ First Roman town on the site

RankName of city / townImageInhabitantsEstab­lishedPresent countryNotes
1 Vienna Donaucity from Danube River to Northnorthwest - Vienna-.jpg 2,006,134
(01.01.2024) [1] 		~100 ADFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Capital and largest city in Austria.
2 Budapest 20190502 Widok na Budapeszt z Gory Gellerta 1651 2150 DxO.jpg 1,671,004 (01.01.2023) [2] 1873Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Capital and largest city in Hungary.
3 Belgrade Belgrade Aerial K1.jpg 1,197,714 (2022) [3] 279 BCFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Capital and largest city in Serbia.
4 Bratislava View of Bratislava from Novy most, 20210727 1017 0286.jpg 475,503
(2021) [4] 		907 ADFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Capital and largest city in Slovakia.
5 Novi Sad Novi Sad, vue generale.jpg 306,702

(2022) [5]

1748Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Capital and largest city of the autonomous province of Vojvodina and second largest city in Serbia.
6 Galați Galati - zona portului vechi.jpg 217,851

(2021)

1445Flag of Romania.svg  Romania The largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Galați county.
7 Linz Linz - Postlingberg - Aussicht - 2016 03 18 (2).jpg 212,538
(01.01.2024) [6] 		~150 ADFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Capital city of Upper Austria and second largest Danubian city in Austria.
8 Regensburg Regensburg Konigswiesen - panoramio.jpg 157,443
(31.12.2022) [7] 		179 ADFlag of Germany.svg  Germany The largest Danubian city in Germany.
9 Brăila Braila.large.jpg 154,686

(01.12.2021)

~1370Flag of Romania.svg  Romania The second largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Brăila county.
10 Ingolstadt GER Ingolstadt Heppstrasse 07.jpg 141,029 (31.12.2022) [7] 806 AD (~1250 – city status)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany The second largest Danubian city in Germany.
11 Ulm Ulm - Sicht aus dem Flieger auf Donau, Munster mit Zentrum.jpg 128,928 (31.12.2022)854 ADFlag of Germany.svg  Germany The third largest Danubian city in Germany and home of the tallest church building in the world.
12 Ruse 03-08-2006-Rousse 114.jpg 123,134

(31.12.2022) [8]

~1650 (~150 AD‡)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Capital of Ruse Province and largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.
13 Drobeta-Turnu Severin Turnu Severin Theater.jpg 79,865

(01.12.2021)

121 ADFlag of Romania.svg  Romania The third largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Mehedinți county.
14 Pančevo Panorama of Pancevo 2018, 01.jpg 73,401

(2022)

1153 (1873 – city status)Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia The second largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and third in Serbia.
15 Izmail Kafedral'nii sobor Pokrova Presviatoyi Bogoroditsi i pridil'na tserkva Sv. Mikolaia.jpg 69,932

(01.01.2022) [9]

1589 (1830 – city status)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine The largest Danubian city in Ukraine and seat of Izmail raion.
16 Tulcea Puerto de Tulcea, Rumania, 2016-05-28, DD 42.jpg 65,624

(01.12.2021)

1506 (1860 – city status)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania The 4th largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Tulcea county.
17 Neu-Ulm GER -- BY -- Neu-Ulm (Ansicht aus BaWu im Morgenlicht) -- Mattes 2022-03-13.jpg 61,043
(31.12.2022) [7] 		1814Flag of Germany.svg  Germany The 4th largest Danubian city in Germany.
18 Smederevo Smederevo fort skyline.JPG 59,261

(2022)

1430Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia The fourth largest Danubian city in Serbia.
19 Călăraşi Primaria Calarasi.jpg 58,211

(01.12.2021)

1700 (1833 – city status)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania The 5th largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Călărași county.
20 Giurgiu Giurgiu2016.jpg 54,551

(01.12.2021)

1395 (~550 AD‡)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania The 6th largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Giurgiu county.
21 Passau Passau Altstadt Panorama 5.jpg 53,907
(31.12.2022) [7] 		~100 BCFlag of Germany.svg  Germany The 5th largest Danubian city in Germany.
22 Straubing Donau-Straubing-Reinhard-Neidl.jpg 49,164 (31.12.2022) [7] ~100 ADFlag of Germany.svg  Germany The 6th largest Danubian city in Germany.
23 Dunakeszi Dunakeszi legifoto.jpg 43,061

(01.01.2023) [10]

~1000Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary The second largest Danubian city in Hungary.
24 Dunaújváros Panorama of Dunaujvaros.jpg 40,969

(01.01.2023) [11]

1951 [11] Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary The third largest Danubian city in Hungary.
25 Vidin Center street in v galleryfull.jpg 36,490

(31.12.2022) [8]

~250 BCFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Capital of Vidin Province and second largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.
26 Deggendorf Aerials Deggendorf 16.06.2006.jpg 35,172
(31.12.2022) [7] 		868 (1212 – town status)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany The 7th largest Danubian city in Germany.
27 Vác Vac, oriaskerek, kilatas, 4.jpg 33,285

(01.01.2023) [12]

1074Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary The fifth largest Danubian city in Hungary.
28 Komárno Bene.JPG 32,287

(31.12.2022) [13]

1075Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia The second largest Danubian city in Slovakia.
29 Baja A Petofi-sziget legi foton.jpg 31,571

(01.01.2023) [14]

1308Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary The fourth largest Danubian city in Hungary.
30 Silistra SilistraPanorama2.jpg 29,498

(2021)

29 ADFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Capital of Silistra Province and third largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.
31 Fetești Piata Garii Fetesti.jpg 27,465

(01.12.2021)

~1500Flag of Romania.svg  Romania The 7th largest Danubian city in Romania.
32 Svishtov Sveta Troitca Svistov.jpg 26,093

(2020)

69 ADFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria The 4th largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.
33 Bačka Palanka Bachka Palanka.jpg 25,476

(2022)

Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia The third largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and fifth in Serbia.
34 Krems an der Donau Blick auf Krems 3.jpg 25,271

(01.01.2023)

1305Flag of Austria.svg  Austria The third largest Danubian city in Austria.
35 Vukovar 20230429.Ansichten von Vukovar.-049.jpg 22,255

(2021)

1231Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia The largest Danubian city in Croatia.
36 Esztergom View from Esztergom Basilica into Slovakia.jpg 19,818

(01.01.2023) [15]

972Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary The sixth largest Danubian city in Hungary.
37 Kiliia Starovinna vulitsia.jpg 18,745

(2022)

1479Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine The 2nd largest Danubian city in Ukraine.
38 Lom Lom main square.jpg 18,593

(2021)

1695Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria The 5th largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.
39 Vilshofen an der Donau Vilshofen Parkplatzblick.jpg 17,960

(31.12.2022) [7]

776 (1212 – town status)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany The largest town in the Passau district.
40 Reni Cathedral in Reni 03.jpg 17,736

(2022)

1548Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine The 3rd largest Danubian city in Ukraine.
41 Cernavodă Cernavoda-center.jpg 15,088

(01.12.2021)

~300 BCFlag of Romania.svg  Romania The 8th largest Danubian city in Romania.
42 Apatin Apatin sa Dunava.JPG 14,613

(2022) [9]

1011Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia The fourth largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and sixth in Serbia.
43 Calafat Primaria calafat.jpg 13,807

(01.12.2021)

~1400Flag of Romania.svg  Romania The 9th largest Danubian city in Romania.
44 Corabia Corabia.jpg 13,527

(01.12.2021)

1871Flag of Romania.svg  Romania The 10th largest Danubian city in Romania.
45 Orșova Mica Orsova.jpg 8,506

(01.12.2021)

~100 ADFlag of Romania.svg  Romania The 11th largest Danubian city in Romania.
46 Ilok Danube river from Ilok (1).jpg 3,842

(2021)

1231Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia The second largest Danubian city in Croatia.
47 Giurgiulești

(village)

 Giurgiulesti-Harbour.jpg 2,866

(2014)

1527Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova The only Danubian inhabited place in Moldova.

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