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. 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
Rank | Name of the city/town | Image | Number of inhabitants | Time of establishment | Present country | Notes |
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1 | Vienna | ![]() |
1,911,728 (2020) | ~100 AD | ![]() |
Capital and largest city in Austria. |
2 | Budapest | ![]() |
1,752,286 (2017). | 1873 | ![]() |
Capital and largest city in Hungary. |
3 | Belgrade | ![]() |
1,166,763 (2011) | 279 BC | ![]() |
Capital and largest city in Serbia. |
4 | Bratislava | ![]() |
475,503 (2021) | 907 AD | ![]() |
Capital and largest city in Slovakia. |
5 | Novi Sad | ![]() |
277,522 (2011) | 1748 | ![]() |
Capital and largest city of the autonomous province of Vojvodina and second largest city in Serbia. |
6 | Galați | ![]() |
249,432 (2011) | 1445 | ![]() |
The largerst Danubian city in Romania and seat of Galați county. |
7 | Linz | ![]() |
204,846 (01.01.2018) | ~150 AD | ![]() |
Capital city of Upper Austria and second largest Danubian city in Austria. |
8 | Brăila | ![]() |
180,302 (2011) | ~1370 | ![]() |
The second largest Danubian city in Romania. |
9 | Regensburg | ![]() |
152,270 (31.12.2020) | 179 AD | ![]() |
The largest Danubian city in Germany. |
10 | Ruse | ![]() |
145,918 (2020) | ~1650 (~150 AD - first Roman town on the place) | ![]() |
Capital of Ruse Province and largest Danubian city in Bulgaria. |
11 | Ingolstadt | 136,952 (31.12.2020) | 806 AD (~1250 - city status) | ![]() |
The second largest Danubian city in Germany. | |
12 | Ulm | ![]() |
126,405 (31.12.2020) | 854 AD | ![]() |
The third largest Danubian city in Germany and home of the tallest church building in the world. |
13 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | ![]() |
92,617 (2011) | 121 AD | ![]() |
The third largest Danubian city in Romania. |
14 | Pančevo | 76,203 (2011) | 1153 (1873 - city status) | ![]() |
The second largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and third in Serbia. | |
15 | Izmail | ![]() |
75,600 (2011) | 1589 (1830 - city status) | ![]() |
The largest Danubian city in Ukraine. |
16 | Tulcea | ![]() |
73,707 (2011) | 1506 (1860 - city status) | ![]() |
The 4th largest Danubian city in Romania. |
17 | Călăraşi | ![]() |
65,181 (2011) | 1700 (1833 - city status) | ![]() |
The 5th largest Danubian city in Romania. |
18 | Neu-Ulm | ![]() |
58,841 (31.12.2020) | 1814 | ![]() |
The 4th largest Danubian city in Germany. |
19 | Giurgiu | ![]() |
54,655 (2011) | 1395 (~550 AD - first Roman town on the place) | ![]() |
The 6th largest Danubian city in Romania. |
20 | Passau | ![]() |
52,415 (31.12.2020) | ~100 BC | ![]() |
The 5th largest Danubian city in Germany. |
21 | Straubing | ![]() |
47,612 (31.12.2020) | ~100 AD | ![]() |
The 6th largest Danubian city in Germany. |
22 | Vidin | ![]() |
47,032 (2020) | ~250 BC | ![]() |
Capital of Vidin Province and second largest Danubian city in Bulgaria. |
23 | Dunaújváros | ![]() |
44,640 (2017) | ~1955 | ![]() |
The second largest Danubian city in Hungary. |
24 | Baja | ![]() |
34,495 (2019) | 1308 | ![]() |
The third largest Danubian city in Hungary. |
25 | Deggendorf | ![]() |
33,750 (31.12.2020) | 868 (1212 - town status) | ![]() |
The 7th largest Danubian city in Germany. |