The Danube is the second longest river in Europe (after the Volga). It springs from the Black Forest Mountains (Germany) in the form of two rivers called Brigach and Breg that spring from the Kandel peak (1241m) and unite in the town of Donaueschingen (678m altitude) about 1 km east of Fürstenberg Castle. The German name of the river is Donau, pronounced /'do.nau/. The Danube flows to the southeast, at a distance of 2,858 km, to the Black Sea. The Danube Delta was formed when the river was shed in the Black Sea.
