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Topic: Little Danube


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  Danube - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian; Дунав/Dunav in Serbian; Дунав in Bulgarian; Dunăre in Romanian; Дунай (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europe's second-longest river (after the Volga).
The German tradition of landscape painting, the Danube school, was developed in the Danube valley in the 16th century.
The Danube connects with the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal at Kelheim, and with the Wiener Donaukanal in Vienna.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Danube   (1538 words)

  
 Little Alfold --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The island lies southeast of Bratislava, between the Little Danube and Váh rivers to the north and the Danube to the south.
Little Wolf was a signer of the Fort Laramie Treaty in...
Little House in the Census: Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9048533   (988 words)

  
 Danube - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Danube (Esperanto Danubo, Bulgarian Dunav, German Donau, Greek Ister, Hungarian Duna, Latin Danuvius or Danubius, Romanian Dunăre, Serbian and Croatian Dunav, Slovak Dunaj, Ukrainian Dunay) is the second-longest river in Europe (the Volga being the longest).
After the construction of the German Rhine-Main-Danube Canal in 1992, the river is part of a trans-european waterway from Rotterdam on the North Sea to Sulina on the Black Sea (3500 km).
The German tradition of landscape painting Danube school was developed in the Danube vally in the 16th century.
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 Encyclopedia: Danube   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian and Serbian; Дунав in Bulgarian; Dunăre in Romanian; Дунай (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europe's second-longest river (after the Volga).
Brăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of the Brăila county, in the close vecinity of Galaţi.
The Danube is mentioned in the title of a famous waltz by Austria n composer Johann Strauss, ''An der sch nen, blauen Donau (By the Beautiful Blue Danube'').
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Danube   (1344 words)

  
 Facts about topic: (Danube)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Danube is navigable by ocean ships from the Black Sea to Brăila (additional info and facts about Brăila), in Romania (A Balkan republic in southeastern Europe) and by river ships to Ulm (additional info and facts about Ulm), in Germany.
Although the headwaters of the Danube are relatively small today, geologically, the Danube is much older than the Rhine (A major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea), with which its catchment area competes in today's southern Germany.
The German tradition of landscape painting Danube school (additional info and facts about Danube school) was developed in the Danube vally in the 16th century (additional info and facts about 16th century).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/da/danube.htm   (787 words)

  
 BRAILA - LoveToKnow Article on BRAILA
Southward, the Danube encircles a vast fen, tenanted only by waterfowl and herds of half-wild swine, while the plain which extends to the north-east and east only grows fertile at some distance inland.
Braila was the spot chosen by the Russian general Gorchakov for crossing the Danube with his division in 1854.
On the banks of the Danube, a little above the city, are some remains of the piles of a bridge said by a very doubtful tradition to have been built by Darius (c.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BR/BRAILA.htm   (637 words)

  
 Danube
Near Tulcea, the Danube is divided in three river branches before it flows into the Sea: Chilia, Sulina and Sfântu Gheorghe (Saint George), but many other channels make split the Delta into areas with reed, marshes and forests, some of which are flooded during the spring and autumn.
The Danube (German Donau, Hungarian Duna, Serbo-Croatian Dunav, Slovak Dunaj, Romanian Dunărea) is the second-longest river in Europe (the Volga being the longest).
donausandkrypare (Danube gudgeon), donaulöja (Danube bleak), donaugärs (Danube ruffe), donaubraxen (Danube bream), donau (the danube), rysk stör (Danube sturgeon, osetr), pigomört (Danube roach), huchen (Danube salmon, huchen).
www.websters-dictionary-online.org /definition/english/Da/Danube.html   (2532 words)

  
 THE RUSSIAN OCCUPATION OF THE DANUBIAN P
How little at that time our sovereign was planning to wage war is most convincingly shown by the disposition of our forces, with the greater part at a significant distance from the borders of Turkey, and by the complete absence of any kind of military preparations in our southern provinces.
Everywhere else Walachia is bordered by the Danube, with Serbia to the west and Bulgaria in the south and east.
The Danube’s main feeders in Walachia are the Jiu, Olt (which serves as the border between Greater and Lesser Walachia), Arges (entering the Danube opposite Tutrakan), and Ialomita.
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 Czechoslovakia - Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Slovak lowlands in the south and southeast, bordering on Hungary, are part of the greater Danube Basin.
As it leaves Bratislava, the Danube divides into two channels: the main channel is the Danube proper, and the northern channel is the Little Danube (Maly Dunaj).
The land between the Little Danube and the Danube is known as the Vel'ky Zitny Ostrov (Great Rye Island), a marshland maintained for centuries as a hunting preserve for the nobility.
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 Gardinier, Irving Roselle - Biography
He was born at Danube, Herkimer County, New York, on the 28th of March, 1869, and represents one of the old and honored families of the Mohawk valley.
Irving R Gardinier obtained his early education in District School No. 9 in the town of Danube, Herkimer County, New York and as a youth of sixteen entered the Little Falls Academy at Little Falls, this state, from which institution he was graduated three years later, in 1888.
Gardinier was united in marriage to Miss Jennie R. Traber, who was born in Seward, Schoharie County, this state, on November 25, 1868, her parents being Jacob and Mary L. (VanPatten) Traber, the former also a native of Seward, New York, while the latter was born near Worcester, Otsego County, this state.
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 Anytime Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Unfortunately these fishponds receive little protection, and are heavily hunted during the winter wildfowl season.
We crossed the Danube on a bridge currently under reconstruction — all the historic Danube bridges having been destroyed during the recent NATO bombings — and followed the steep roads up to the Petrovaradin Castle.
The Danube is five kilometres wide at this point, and our small motorboat gained speed as we set out for the far shore.
www.birderstravel.com /TripReports/2004serbia.htm   (5844 words)

  
 Proto-Bulgarians - 10
The migration of the Unogundur-Bulgars of Asparukh from the lands of Azov to the Lower Danube
Two more fortification are situated to the south of Danube: the Little Dobrudzhan rampart and the Nikulicel fortified camp.
The Little (Southern) Dobrudzhan rampart covers the narrowest part of Dobrudzha, between the Danube and the town of Konstanca, and it is the oldest of the three earthen ramparts in Dobrudzha.
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 ( RIPOSTE ][ A Watchergirls Archive )
Danube was on his knees now, giving Giles wet, trailing kisses over his neck and arms.
Danube bowed to the clasp of Giles' jeans and rubbed it with his fingertips before pressing his lips against the zipper.
Danube gave her a last frightened look before falling with a scream to the floor.
www.wickedsky.com /riposte/fanfiction/fic_kimwylie_giles_danubes.html   (6038 words)

  
 Walrath, Staring John - Biography
Staring John Walrath, the popular and efficient city treasurer of Little Falls, is one of the city's native sons, his birth having occurred on January 30, 1885.
Charlotte Irene Taylor, his wife, was born on February 25, 1833, at Middleport, New York, and was the daughter of Dr. Francis L. and Charlotte Irene (Sternberger) Taylor, the former a graduate of the Fairfield Medical College of Fairfield, New York, and a surgeon in the Union army.
His course in the responsible public office he is filling has always won him the highest commendation and the citizens of Little Falls feel that they are most fortunate in having so able and trustworthy a man in charge of their municipal finances.
darcisplace.com /darci/wal-s.htm   (1114 words)

  
 CYCLING THE ELBE AND DANUBE CYCLE WAYS
The camping that night was a little difficult to find; it was located on the map as being in a large park near somewhere called Groben, it was in fact over a railway bridge and along a road past the park.
That night we stopped in a tiny little hamlet called Inzel, where the river is forced to perform a tight S bend as it hits harder rock.
From Esztergom we continued round the ‘Danube bend’ apparently this is one of the most beautiful stretches of the Danube, however we felt that it was not as good as the Austrian and German bits, also it was difficult to view the scenery as your sole attention had to be on staying alive.
www.geocities.com /danubecycle   (8675 words)

  
 Greene Ancestors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Sophia was born at Danube, Herkimer Co. NY on 15 April 1798 (or 15 February 1799) and died on 19 March 1801; she is buried at the Indian Castle Cemetery.
Henry was born at Danube, Herkimer Co. NY on 8 June 1806 and married in 1834 to his cousin - Caroline Greene (b.1814,d.1892 and the daughter of Lyman).
Zenas was born at Danube, Herkimer Co., NY on 10 May 1811 and married in 1833 to Ann Elizabeth Herkimer (b.1802,d.1 Dec 1898).
www.tricountyi.net /asmullen/greenegenie/Greene/greene.htm   (7577 words)

  
 Great Rye Island --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Plains formed by the Morava (March), Danube (Dunaj), Váh, Nitra, and Hron rivers dominate the southern part of the region.
Rising in the Tatra Mountains as the Biely Váh (in the High Tatras) and Cierny Váh (in the Low Tatras), the river describes a long arc to the west and south.
It joins the Little Danube to become the Váh Danube (Vázský Dunaj), which forms the eastern limit of Great Rye Island, and after several miles enters the Danube River at...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9037878   (841 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Danube River Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe.
The Danube (Bulgarian Dunav, German Donau, Greek Ister, Hungarian Duna, Latin Danubius, Romanian Dunărea, Serbian and Croatian Dunav, Slovak Dunaj, Ukrainian Dunay) is the second-longest river in Europe (the Volga being the longest).
Danube, New York a town in the USA.
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 HERKIMER ANCESTORS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Emily Amelia Herkimer was born at Little Falls, NY on 13 June 1811.
Warren was born at Danube, N.Y. on 12 November 1805.
Little Pieter was baptized on 9 August 1696.
www.tricountyi.net /asmullen/greenegenie/Herkimer/herkimer.htm   (11343 words)

  
 worldsurface.com - sustainable tourism for backpackers and independent travellers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Little Alfold (Little Hungarian Plain, or Kis Alföld) lies in the northwest, fringed on the west by the easternmost extension of the sub-Alps along the border with Austria and bounded on the north by the Danube.
The Little Alfold is separated from the Great Alfold (Great Hungarian Plain, or Nagy Magyar Alföld) by a low mountain system extending across the country from southwest to northeast for a distance of 250 miles (400 kilometres).
Regions of hills reaching elevations of 800 to 1,000 feet lie on either side of the mountain backbone, while to the south and west of Lake Balaton is an upland region of more subdued, loess-covered topography.
www.worldsurface.com /browse/static.asp?staticpageid=4   (423 words)

  
 THE HUNGARIANS OF SLOVAKIA
Csallóköz and the territory between the Little Danube and Vág are excellent for agricultural production and play a significant role in the republic's food-supply.
Most of the Hungarian villages of this district are located between the Little Danube and the Pozsony-Érsekújvár railway line such as Jóka, Nagyfödémes, Felsõszeli and Alsószeli.
A majority of the Hungarian population of the Érsekújvár district, which lies between the Vág and the Danube Rivers and extends along the Pozsony-Budapest international railway line, lives in the proximity of the famous cellulose and paper-producing Párkány.
www.hungarian-history.hu /lib/hmcb/hmcb03.htm   (3144 words)

  
 6, A 1000 Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe, J. MacGregor, 1866, 1892
Then, at last, there are the barges on the Danube, and very rudimental they are; huge in size, with flat bottoms, and bows and stems cocked up, and a roofed house in the middle of their sprawling length.
The "pit-a-pat" of a steamer's wheels was the only sound, and that was very distant, and when the boat came near, the passengers cheered the canoe, and smiles of (was it not?) envy told of how pleasant and pretty she looked.
The little flag of my boat attracted their attention, and all the inmates were allowed to come out and see it, with many smiles of pleasure, and many odd remarks and gestures.
www.rtpnet.org /robroy/books/jm/T06.HTM   (4250 words)

  
 The Dragon's Beard Belongs To Ukraine: Romania's "Danube Delta Disaster" Hoax Exposed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Danube River, to begin, starts in Germany, crosses Europe in an Easterly direction, and empties ultimately in the Black Sea, its final 120 km forming the boundary between Romania on its south bank and Ukraine on its north bank.
The Danube's tributaries do become relevant when it is recognized that toxic spills into tributaries can, despite their distance from the Delta, contaminate it.
The uppermost branch of the Danube, concave downward and drawn in blue, at which the yellow arrow points is not the Bystre Channel — it is the main arm of the Danube, the Kilia arm.
www.ukar.org /danube/dd01.html   (8588 words)

  
 Vienna and the water   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Whether it is the Lobau or the Old Danube, the Danube Island or the Danube Canal – beaches and river banks are never far away in Vienna.
The Lobau to the East of Vienna is part of the original, untouched landscape of the Danube water meadows national park.
The Old Danube - surrounded by gardens, sunbathing areas, restaurants with waterside terraces, promenades and bike paths - attracts swimmers, sailors, rowers and windsurfers in summer, and ice skaters in winter.
www.info.wien.at /article.asp?IDArticle=9446   (461 words)

  
 Danube - Art History Online Reference and Guide
The Danube (Esperanto Danubo, Bulgarian Dunav, German Donau, Greek Dounavis, Ancient Greek: Ister, Hungarian Duna, Turkish Tuna, Latin Danuvius or Danubius, Romanian Dunăre, Serbian and Croatian Dunav, Slovak Dunaj, Ukrainian Dunay) is the second-longest river in Europe (the Volga being the longest).
The Danube is navigable by ocean ships from the Black Sea to Brăila, in Romania and by river ships to Ulm, in Germany.
Most of this water resurfaces only 12 km south at the Aachtopf, Germany's wellspring with the highest flow, an average of 8,000 liters per second, north of Lake Constance -- thus feeding the Rhine.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Dunaj   (703 words)

  
 City of Komárno   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Near the ancient castle, at the confluence of the Danube and Vagh Rivers, grew three settlements – Camarum, Kezw and St. Andrea.
The Komarno region is situated on the left bank of the Danube River, at the confluence of the Little Danube, Nitra, and Zitavy tributaries.
Freight ships and hardworking tugboats navigate along the Danube River, considered one of the busiest international waterways in Europe, throughout the year only until low water levels or ice stops them.
www.komarno.sk /default_eng.asp   (486 words)

  
 Indian Castle Church, Danube, NY, Little Known Facts
Rather than report facts which are oft repeated about the church, here are some little known things about this beautiful church which has silently kept watch over the Mohawk Valley for so many years.
Many changes were made to the building over the years, it was modernized and turned; the entrance was changed many times, the steeple was changed and yes a little over twenty years ago it was set on fire.
One thing the Indians really loved about the little church was the bell, it was a real novelty to them and they felt it belonged to them.
www.rootsweb.com /~nyherkim/danube/indiancastle.html   (950 words)

  
 Blue Letter Bible - Commentaries
Dacia was a large country bounded on the south by the Danube, on the east by the Euxine sea, on the north by the river Neister and the mountain Crapac, and the west by the river Tibesis, or Teys, which runs southward into the Danube a little above Belgrade.
The Alans, another Gothic nation, were between the northern fountain of the Boristhenes and the mouth of the river Tanais, where Ptolemy placeth the mountain Alanus, and western side of the Palus Maeotis.
The Vandals fled over the Danube from Geberic in the latter end of the reign of Constantine the great, and had seats granted them in Pannonia by that Emperor, where they lived quietly forty years, viz.
www.blueletterbible.org /Comm/isaac_newton/prophecies/daniel05.html   (2010 words)

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