List of islands in the Danube
This is a list of islands in the Danube River.
- This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
| Name | Location | Area (km2) | Population | Notes | Image | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Kaleh | Romania / Serbia | (0.7) | (1,000~) | Submerged in 1970 by Iron Gate dam; Turkish exclave until 1923. |  |  |
| Ada Huja | Belgrade, Serbia | 5 | 200~ | Peninsula since the 1950s | ||
| Balta Ialomiţei | Romania | 831 | – | |||
| Belene Island | Bulgaria | 41 | – | One-time location of Belene labour camp. | - |  |
| Čakljanac | Pančevo, Serbia | - | - | - |  | |
| Ciocăneşti Island | Romania | - | - | - | - |  |
| Copanița Island | Romania / Bulgaria | 5~ | – | |||
| Csepel Island | Budapest & Pest C., Hungary | 257 | 170,000 | - | - |  |
| Danube Delta | Romania | 2,500~ (total area) | – | Two large landmasses and several smaller islands between the various arms and channels of the delta – – North part (old names, 1867 - Leti & Tschatal islands) – South part (old names, 1867 - S. Georg & Moische islands); – (now part of the mainland - Dranova island); – smaller islands (some bordering Ukraine) - incl.: Tătaru, Babina, Maican, Sacalin | ||
| Donauinsel | Vienna, Austria | 4 | – | Artificial, created 1970s. | ||
| Dranova Island | Romania (Danube Delta) | |||||
| Forkontumac | Serbia | - | - | - | | |
| Great Brăila Island | Romania | 710 | 5,000 | - |  | |
| Great War Island | Belgrade, Serbia | 2 | – | At the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers. |  |  |
| Kaisermühlen(de)–Bruckhaufen(de) | Vienna, Austria | 8 | 20,000~ | Peninsula between the New Danube arm and the Old Danube(de) lake – until the late 19th Century, it consisted of several large, marshy islands. | ||
| Kamenička ada | Serbia | |||||
| Koviljski rit | Serbia | 20~ | ||||
| Kožara | Belgrade, Serbia | 0.44 | 0 | |||
| Kozloduy Island | Bulgaria | 6 | – | |||
| Krčedinska ada | Serbia | |||||
| Leopoldstadt–Brigittenau | Vienna, Austria | 25 | 180,000 | Between the Danube and Danube Canal – until the late 19th Century, it consisted of what was then North Vienna and many small, marshy islands. | ||
| Luppa-sziget | Budapest, Hungary | |||||
| Maican Island | Ukraine | |||||
| Margaret Island | Budapest, Hungary | 1 | – | |||
| Népsziget | Budapest, Hungary | 0.5 | – | Turned into a peninsula. | ||
| Óbuda Island | Budapest, Hungary | 1 | – | Hosts the annual Sziget Festival. | ||
| Ostrovo, Veliko Gradište | Serbia | |||||
| Ostrovul Calnovăţ | Romania | |||||
| Ostrovul Mare, Islaz | Romania | |||||
| Ostrvo (Kostolac) | Serbia | 60~ | ||||
| Petrovaradinska ada | Novi Sad, Serbia | |||||
| Ribarsko Ostrvo | Serbia | |||||
| Šarengrad Island | Croatia / Serbia | 5 | – | - | - |  |
| Sfântu Gheorghe Island | Romania | |||||
| Sihoť | Bratislava, Slovakia | 2.35 | – | Protected water source. | ||
| Štefanac | Pančevo, Serbia | |||||
| Szentendre Island | Szentendre, Hungary | 56 | ||||
| Szigetköz | Hungary | 375 | - | - |  | |
| Vardim Island | Bulgaria | 5~ | – | |||
| Višnjička ada | Belgrade, Serbia | |||||
| Vukovar Island | Croatia / Serbia | 2 | – | |||
| Žitný ostrov | Slovakia | 1,886 | 72,000~ | Largest river island in Europe. | ||
See also
| ||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.