This is a list of the cities and towns located on Danube river. This list does not include parts of cities, suburbs, neighborhoods, etc 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.
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| Rank | Name of city / town | Image | Inhabitants | Established | Present country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna |  | 2,006,134 (01.01.2024) [1] | ~100 AD |  Austria | Capital and largest city in Austria. |
| 2 | Budapest |  | 1,671,004 (01.01.2023) [2] | 1873 |  Hungary | Capital and largest city in Hungary. |
| 3 | Belgrade |  | 1,197,714 (2022) [3] | 279 BC |  Serbia | Capital and largest city in Serbia. |
| 4 | Bratislava |  | 475,503 (2021) [4] | 907 AD |  Slovakia | Capital and largest city in Slovakia. |
| 5 | Novi Sad |  | 306,702 (2022) [5] | 1748 | Serbia | Capital and largest city of the autonomous province of Vojvodina and second largest city in Serbia. |
| 6 | Galați |  | 217,851 (2021) | 1445 |  Romania | The largerst Danubian city in Romania and seat of Galați county. |
| 7 | Linz |  | 212,538 (01.01.2024) [6] | ~150 AD | Austria | Capital city of Upper Austria and second largest Danubian city in Austria. |
| 8 | Regensburg |  | 157,443 (31.12.2022) [7] | 179 AD |  Germany | The largest Danubian city in Germany. |
| 9 | Brăila |  | 154,686 (01.12.2021) | ~1370 | Romania | The second largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Brăila county. |
| 10 | Ingolstadt |  | 141,029 (31.12.2022) [7] | 806 AD (~1250 – city status) | Germany | The second largest Danubian city in Germany. |
| 11 | Ulm |  | 128,928 (31.12.2022) | 854 AD | Germany | The third largest Danubian city in Germany and home of the tallest church building in the world. |
| 12 | Ruse |  | 123,134 (31.12.2022) [8] | ~1650 (~150 AD‡) |  Bulgaria | Capital of Ruse Province and largest Danubian city in Bulgaria. |
| 13 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin |  | 79,865 (01.12.2021) | 121 AD | Romania | The third largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Mehedinți county. |
| 14 | Pančevo |  | 73,401 (2022) | 1153 (1873 – city status) | Serbia | The second largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and third in Serbia. |
| 15 | Izmail |  | 69,932 (01.01.2022) [9] | 1589 (1830 – city status) |  Ukraine | The largest Danubian city in Ukraine and seat of Izmail raion. |
| 16 | Tulcea |  | 65,624 (01.12.2021) | 1506 (1860 – city status) | Romania | The 4th largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Tulcea county. |
| 17 | Neu-Ulm |  | 61,043 (31.12.2022) [7] | 1814 | Germany | The 4th largest Danubian city in Germany. |
| 18 | Smederevo |  | 59,261 (2022) | 1430 | Serbia | The fourth largest Danubian city in Serbia. |
| 19 | Călăraşi |  | 58,211 (01.12.2021) | 1700 (1833 – city status) | Romania | The 5th largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Călărași county. |
| 20 | Giurgiu |  | 54,551 (01.12.2021) | 1395 (~550 AD‡) | Romania | The 6th largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Giurgiu county. |
| 21 | Passau |  | 53,907 (31.12.2022) [7] | ~100 BC | Germany | The 5th largest Danubian city in Germany. |
| 22 | Straubing |  | 49,164 (31.12.2022) [7] | ~100 AD | Germany | The 6th largest Danubian city in Germany. |
| 23 | Dunakeszi |  | 43,061 (01.01.2023) [10] | ~1000 | Hungary | The second largest Danubian city in Hungary. |
| 24 | Dunaújváros |  | 40,969 (01.01.2023) [11] | 1951 [11] | Hungary | The third largest Danubian city in Hungary. |
| 25 | Vidin |  | 36,490 (31.12.2022) [8] | ~250 BC | Bulgaria | Capital of Vidin Province and second largest Danubian city in Bulgaria. |
| 26 | Deggendorf |  | 35,172 (31.12.2022) [7] | 868 (1212 – town status) | Germany | The 7th largest Danubian city in Germany. |
| 27 | Vác |  | 33,285 (01.01.2023) [12] | 1074 | Hungary | The fifth largest Danubian city in Hungary. |
| 28 | Komárno |  | 32,287 (31.12.2022) [13] | 1075 | Slovakia | The second largest Danubian city in Slovakia. |
| 29 | Baja |  | 31,571 (01.01.2023) [14] | 1308 | Hungary | The fourth largest Danubian city in Hungary. |
| 30 | Silistra |  | 29,498 (2021) | 29 AD | Bulgaria | The 3rd largest Danubian city in Bulgaria. |
| 31 | Fetești |  | 27,465 (01.12.2021) | ~1500 | Romania | The 7th largest Danubian city in Romania. |
| 32 | Svishtov |  | 26,093 (2020) | 69 AD | Bulgaria | The 4th largest Danubian city in Bulgaria. |
| 33 | Bačka Palanka |  | 25,476 (2022) | Serbia | The third largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and fifth in Serbia. | |
| 34 | Krems an der Donau |  | 25,271 (01.01.2023) | 1305 | Austria | The third largest Danubian city in Austria. |
| 35 | Vukovar |  | 22,255 (2021) | 1231 |  Croatia | The largest Danubian city in Croatia. |
| 36 | Esztergom |  | 19,818 (01.01.2023) [15] | 972 | Hungary | The sixth largest Danubian city in Hungary. |
| 37 | Kiliia |  | 18,745 (2022) | 1479 | Ukraine | The 2nd largest Danubian city in Ukraine. |
| 38 | Lom |  | 18,593 (2021) | 1695 | Bulgaria | The 5th largest Danubian city in Bulgaria. |
| 39 | Vilshofen an der Donau |  | 17,960 (31.12.2022) [7] | 776 (1212 – town status) | Germany | The largest town in the Passau district. |
| 40 | Reni |  | 17,736 (2022) | 1548 | Ukraine | The 3rd largest Danubian city in Ukraine. |
| 41 | Cernavodă |  | 15,088 (01.12.2021) | ~300 BC | Romania | The 8th largest Danubian city in Romania. |
| 42 | Apatin |  | 14,613 (2022) [9] | 1011 | Serbia | The fourth largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and sixth in Serbia. |
| 43 | Calafat |  | 13,807 (01.12.2021) | ~1400 | Romania | The 9th largest Danubian city in Romania. |
| 44 | Corabia |  | 13,527 (01.12.2021) | 1871 | Romania | The 10th largest Danubian city in Romania. |
| 45 | Orșova |  | 8,506 (01.12.2021) | ~100 AD | Romania | The 11th largest Danubian city in Romania. |
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