List of cities and towns on the Danube River

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This is a list of the cities and towns 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 the 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.

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List

‡ First Roman town on the site

Bold: capital of the country

Italic: capital of the administrative region

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!Present country

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1

|Vienna

|File:Donaucity_from_Danube_River_to_Northnorthwest_-_Vienna-.jpg

|2,006,134
(01.01.2024){{Cite web |title=Bevölkerung zu Jahres-/Quartalsanfang |url=https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/bevoelkerungsstand/bevoelkerung-zu-jahres-/-quartalsanfang |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=STATISTIK AUSTRIA |language=de-AT}}

|~100 AD

|{{flag|Austria}}

|Capital and largest city in Austria.

2

|Budapest

|File:20190502 Widok na Budapeszt z Góry Gellerta 1651 2150 DxO.jpg

|1,671,004 (01.01.2023){{Cite web |title=Magyarország helységnévtára |url=https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=HU&p_id=13578 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.ksh.hu}}

|1873

|{{flag|Hungary}}

|Capital and largest city in Hungary.

3

|Belgrade

|File:Belgrade Aerial K1.jpg

|1,197,714 (2022){{Cite book |last1=Kovačević |first1=Miladin |url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/Pdf/G20234003.pdf |title=Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2022. године. Старост и пол |last2=Aralica |first2=Vesna |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbi |year=2023 |isbn=978-86-6161-230-5 |location=Belgrade |language=sr, en |trans-title=Age and sex : подаци по насељима = data by settlements}}

|279 BC

|{{flag|Serbia}}

|Capital and largest city in Serbia.

4

|Bratislava

|File:Slovakia bratislava.jpg

|475,503
(2021){{Cite web |date=2022-01-21 |title=Bratislava vníma sčítanie pozitívne, rozdiel 20-tisíc ľudí však žiada vysvetliť |url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/regiony/clanok/614202-bratislava-vnima-scitanie-pozitivne-rozdiel-20-tisic-ludi-vsak-ziada-vysvetlit/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Pravda.sk |language=sk-SK}}

|907 AD

|{{flag|Slovakia}}

|Capital and largest city in Slovakia.

5

|Novi Sad

|250px

|306,702

(2022){{Cite web |title= |url=https://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/Registar/SlikeRegioni/Mapiranemape/BG%20i%20VOJ/ReNoviSad.pdf |access-date=2024-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121083341/https://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/Registar/SlikeRegioni/Mapiranemape/BG%20i%20VOJ/ReNoviSad.pdf |archive-date=2020-11-21 }}

|1748

|{{flag|Serbia}}

|Capital and largest city of the autonomous province of Vojvodina and second largest city in Serbia.

6

|Galați

|File:Galati_-_zona_portului_vechi.jpg

|217,851

(2021)

|1445

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Galați county.

7

|Linz

|File:Linz_-_Pöstlingberg_-_Aussicht_-_2016_03_18_(2).jpg

|212,538
(01.01.2024){{Cite web |title=Zahlen - Bevölkerung |url=https://www.linz.at/zahlen/040_Bevoelkerung/index.php |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Stadt Linz |language=de}}

|~150 AD

|{{flag|Austria}}

|Capital city of Upper Austria and second largest Danubian city in Austria.

8

|Regensburg

|File:Regensburg_Königswiesen_-_panoramio.jpg

|157,443
(31.12.2022)

|179 AD

|{{flag|Germany}}

|The largest Danubian city in Germany.

9

|Brăila

|File:Braila.large.jpg

|154,686

(01.12.2021)

|~1370

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The second largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Brăila county.

10

|Ingolstadt

|File:GER_Ingolstadt_Heppstraße_07.jpg

|141,029 (31.12.2022)

|806 AD (~1250 – city status)

|{{flag|Germany}}

|The second largest Danubian city in Germany.

11

|Ulm

|File:Ulm_-_Sicht_aus_dem_Flieger_auf_Donau,_Münster_mit_Zentrum.jpg

|128,928 (31.12.2022)

|854 AD

|{{flag|Germany}}

|The third largest Danubian city in Germany and home of the tallest church building in the world.

12

|Ruse

|File:03-08-2006-Rousse_114.jpg

|123,134

(31.12.2022){{Cite web |title=Население по области, общини, местоживеене и пол {{!}} Национален статистически институт |url=https://nsi.bg/bg/content/2975/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=nsi.bg}}

|~1650 (~150 AD‡)

|{{flag|Bulgaria}}

|Capital of Ruse Province and largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.

13

|Drobeta-Turnu Severin

|File:Turnu_Severin_Theater.jpg

|79,865

(01.12.2021)

|121 AD

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The third largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Mehedinți county.

14

|Pančevo

|File:Panorama_of_Pančevo_2018,_01.jpg

|73,401

(2022)

|1153 (1873 – city status)

|{{flag|Serbia}}

|The second largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and third in Serbia.

15

|Izmail

|File:Кафедральний_собор_Покрова_Пресвятої_Богородиці_і_придільна_церква_Св._Миколая.jpg

|69,932

(01.01.2022){{Cite web |title=statistic |url=http://db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2022/zb_%D0%A1huselnist.pdf}}

|1589 (1830 – city status)

|{{flag|Ukraine}}

|The largest Danubian city in Ukraine and seat of Izmail raion.

16

|Tulcea

|File:Puerto_de_Tulcea,_Rumanía,_2016-05-28,_DD_42.jpg

|65,624

(01.12.2021)

|1506 (1860 – city status)

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The 4th largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Tulcea county.

17

|Neu-Ulm

|File:GER — BY — Neu-Ulm (Ansicht aus BaWü im Morgenlicht) — Mattes 2022-03-13.jpg

|61,043
(31.12.2022)

|1814

|{{flag|Germany}}

|The 4th largest Danubian city in Germany.

18

|Smederevo

|File:Smederevo_fort_skyline.JPG

|59,261

(2022)

|1430

|{{flag|Serbia}}

|The fourth largest Danubian city in Serbia.

19

|Călăraşi

|File:Primaria_Calarasi.jpg

|58,211

(01.12.2021)

|1700 (1833 – city status)

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The 5th largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Călărași county.

20

|Giurgiu

|File:Giurgiu2016.jpg

|54,551

(01.12.2021)

|1395 (~550 AD‡)

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The 6th largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Giurgiu county.

21

|Passau

|File:Passau_Altstadt_Panorama_5.jpg

|53,907
(31.12.2022)

|~100 BC

|{{flag|Germany}}

|The 5th largest Danubian city in Germany.

22

|Straubing

|File:Donau-Straubing-Reinhard-Neidl.jpg

|49,164 (31.12.2022)

|~100 AD

|{{flag|Germany}}

|The 6th largest Danubian city in Germany.

23

|Dunakeszi

|File:Dunakeszi_légifotó.jpg

|43,061

(01.01.2023){{Cite web |title=Magyarország helységnévtára |url=https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=HU&p_id=18616 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.ksh.hu}}

|~1000

|{{flag|Hungary}}

|The second largest Danubian city in Hungary.

24

|Dunaújváros

|File:Panorama_of_Dunaújváros.jpg

|40,969

(01.01.2023){{Cite web |title=Magyarország helységnévtára |url=https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=HU&p_id=03115 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.ksh.hu}}

|1951

|{{flag|Hungary}}

|The third largest Danubian city in Hungary.

25

|Vidin

|File:Center_street_in_v_galleryfull.jpg

|36,490

(31.12.2022)

|~250 BC

|{{flag|Bulgaria}}

|Capital of Vidin Province and second largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.

26

|Deggendorf

|File:Aerials_Deggendorf_16.06.2006.jpg

|35,172
(31.12.2022)

|868 (1212 – town status)

|{{flag|Germany}}

|The 7th largest Danubian city in Germany.

27

|Vác

|File:Vác,_óriáskerék,_kilátás,_4.jpg

|33,285

(01.01.2023){{Cite web |title=Magyarország helységnévtára |url=https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=HU&p_id=24934 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.ksh.hu}}

|1074

|{{flag|Hungary}}

|The fifth largest Danubian city in Hungary.

28

|Komárno

|File:Bene.JPG

|32,287

(31.12.2022){{Cite web |title=DATAcube. |url=https://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7101rr/v_om7101rr_00_00_00_sk |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=datacube.statistics.sk}}

|1075

|{{flag|Slovakia}}

|The second largest Danubian city in Slovakia.

29

|Baja

|File:A_Petőfi-sziget_légi_fotón.jpg

|31,571

(01.01.2023){{Cite web |title=Magyarország helységnévtára |url=https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=HU&p_id=03522 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.ksh.hu}}

|1308

|{{flag|Hungary}}

|The fourth largest Danubian city in Hungary.

30

|Silistra

|File:SilistraPanorama2.jpg

|29,498

(2021)

|29 AD

|{{flag|Bulgaria}}

|Capital of Silistra Province and third largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.

31

|Fetești

|File:Piata_Garii_Fetesti.jpg

|27,465

(01.12.2021)

|~1500

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The 7th largest Danubian city in Romania.

32

|Svishtov

|File:Sveta_Troitca_Svistov.jpg

|26,093

(2020)

|69 AD

|{{flag|Bulgaria}}

|The 4th largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.

33

|Bačka Palanka

|File:Бачка Паланка.jpg

|25,476

(2022)

|

|{{flag|Serbia}}

|The third largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and fifth in Serbia.

34

|Krems an der Donau

|File:Blick_auf_Krems_3.jpg

|25,271

(01.01.2023)

|1305

|{{flag|Austria}}

|The third largest Danubian city in Austria.

35

|Vukovar

|File:20230429.Ansichten von Vukovar.-049.jpg

|22,255

(2021)

|1231

|{{flag|Croatia}}

|The largest Danubian city in Croatia.

36

|Esztergom

|File:View from Esztergom Basilica into Slovakia.jpg

|19,818

(01.01.2023){{Cite web |title=Magyarország helységnévtára |url=https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=HU&p_id=25131 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.ksh.hu}}

|972

|{{flag|Hungary}}

|The sixth largest Danubian city in Hungary.

37

|Kiliia

|File:Старовинна_вулиця.jpg

|18,745

(2022)

|1479

|{{flag|Ukraine}}

|The 2nd largest Danubian city in Ukraine.

38

|Lom

|File:Lom_main_square.jpg

|18,593

(2021)

|1695

|{{flag|Bulgaria}}

|The 5th largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.

39

|Vilshofen an der Donau

|File:Vilshofen_Parkplatzblick.jpg

|17,960

(31.12.2022){{Cite web |date=2024-03-15 |title=Federal Statistical Office Germany - GENESIS-Online |url=https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?operation=ergebnistabelleUmfang&levelindex=1&levelid=1710485535521&downloadname=12411-003r#abreadcrumb |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.statistikdaten.bayern.de |language=en}}

|776 (1212 – town status)

|{{flag|Germany}}

|The largest town in the Passau district.

40

|Reni

|File:Cathedral_in_Reni_03.jpg

|17,736

(2022)

|1548

|{{flag|Ukraine}}

|The 3rd largest Danubian city in Ukraine.

41

|Cernavodă

|File:Cernavodă-center.jpg

|15,088

(01.12.2021)

|~300 BC

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The 8th largest Danubian city in Romania.

42

|Apatin

|File:Apatin sa Dunava.JPG

|14,613

(2022)

|1011

|{{flag|Serbia}}

|The fourth largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and sixth in Serbia.

43

|Calafat

|File:Primaria_calafat.jpg

|13,807

(01.12.2021)

|~1400

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The 9th largest Danubian city in Romania.

44

|Corabia

|File:Corabia.jpg

|13,527

(01.12.2021)

|1871

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The 10th largest Danubian city in Romania.

45

|Orșova

|File:Mica_Orsova.jpg

|8,506

(01.12.2021)

|~100 AD

|{{flag|Romania}}

|The 11th largest Danubian city in Romania.

46

|Ilok

|File:Danube river from Ilok (1).jpg

|3,842

(2021)

|1231

|{{flag|Croatia}}

|The second largest Danubian city in Croatia.

47

|Giurgiulești

(village)

|File:Giurgiulesti-Harbour.jpg

|2,866

(2014)

|1527

|{{flag|Moldova}}

|The only Danubian inhabited place in Moldova.

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