This is a list of the cities and towns on the river Danube. This list does not include parts of cities, suburbs, neighbourhoods etc. Any city or town that is located on the bank of the Danube can be included in this list. The cities and towns on Danube could be sorted by various criteria. The main list of this article sorts the cities and towns on the 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 the Danube by different other criteria. A separate list of villages and other smaller inhabited places on Danube may be added in this article as well.
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Italic: capital of the administrative region RankName of city / townImage Inhabitants EstablishedPresent countryNotes1Vienna2,031,870(01.07.2025)~100 ADThe capital and largest city in Austria. 2Budapest1,671,004 (01.01.2023)1873The capital and largest city in Hungary.3Belgrade1,298,661 (2022)279 BCThe capital and largest city in Serbia.4Bratislava475,503(2021)907 ADThe capital and largest city in Slovakia. 5Novi Sad325,551 (2022)1748 The second-largest city in Serbia and administrative center of the province of Vojvodina. 6Galați217,851 (2021)1445The largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Galați county. 7Linz212,538(01.01.2024)~150 ADThe capital city of Upper Austria and second-largest Danubian city in Austria. 8Regensburg157,443(31.12.2022)179 ADThe largest Danubian city in Germany. 9Brăila154,686 (01.12.2021)~1370 The second-largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Brăila county.10Ingolstadt141,029 (31.12.2022)806 AD (~1250 – city status)The second-largest Danubian city in Germany. 11Ulm128,928 (31.12.2022)854 AD The third-largest Danubian city in Germany and home of the second-tallest church building in the world. 12Ruse123,134 (31.12.2022)~1650 (~150 AD‡) The capital of Ruse Province and largest Danubian city in Bulgaria. 13Drobeta-Turnu Severin79,865 (01.12.2021)121 ADThe third-largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Mehedinți county. 14Pančevo73,401 (2022)1153 (1873 – city status)The second-largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and third in Serbia. 15Izmail69,932 (01.01.2022)1589 (1830 – city status) The largest Danubian city in Ukraine and seat of Izmail raion.16Tulcea65,624 (01.12.2021)1506 (1860 – city status)The fourth-largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Tulcea county.17Neu-Ulm61,043(31.12.2022)1814 The fourth-largest Danubian city in Germany. 18Smederevo59,261 (2022)1430The fourth-largest Danubian city in Serbia.19Călăraşi58,211 (01.12.2021)1700 (1833 – city status)The fifth-largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Călărași county.20Giurgiu54,551 (01.12.2021)1395 (~550 AD‡)The sixth-largest Danubian city in Romania and seat of Giurgiu county. 21Passau53,907(31.12.2022)~100 BCThe fifth-largest Danubian city in Germany. 22Straubing49,164 (31.12.2022)~100 ADThe sixth-largest Danubian city in Germany.23Dunakeszi43,061 (01.01.2023)~1000The second-largest Danubian city in Hungary.24Dunaújváros40,969 (01.01.2023)1951The third-largest Danubian city in Hungary. 25Vidin36,490 (31.12.2022)~250 BCThe capital of Vidin Province and the second-largest Danubian city in Bulgaria. 26Deggendorf35,172(31.12.2022)868 (1212 – town status)The seventh-largest Danubian city in Germany. 27Vác33,285 (01.01.2023)1074The fourth-largest Danubian city in Hungary.28Komárno32,287 (31.12.2022)1075The second-largest Danubian city in Slovakia.29Baja31,571 (01.01.2023)1308The fifth-largest Danubian city in Hungary.30Silistra29,498 (2021)29 ADThe capital of Silistra Province and third-largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.31Fetești27,465 (01.12.2021)~1500The seventh-largest Danubian city in Romania.32Svishtov26,093 (2020)69 ADThe fourth-largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.33Bačka Palanka25,476 (2022)The third-largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and fifth in Serbia.34Krems an der Donau25,271 (01.01.2023)1305The third-largest Danubian city in Austria.35Vukovar22,255 (2021)1231The largest Danubian city in Croatia.36Esztergom19,818 (01.01.2023)972The sixth-largest Danubian city in Hungary.37Kiliia18,745 (2022)1479The second-largest Danubian city in Ukraine.38Lom18,593 (2021)1695The fifth-largest Danubian city in Bulgaria.39Vilshofen an der Donau17,960 (31.12.2022)776 (1212 – town status)The largest town in the Passau district.40Reni17,736 (2022)1548The third-largest Danubian city in Ukraine.41Cernavodă15,088 (01.12.2021)~300 BCThe eighth-largest Danubian city in Romania.42Apatin14,613 (2022)1011The fourth-largest Danubian city in Vojvodina and sixth in Serbia.43Calafat13,807 (01.12.2021)~1400The ninth-largest Danubian city in Romania.44Corabia13,527 (01.12.2021)1871The tenth-largest Danubian city in Romania.45Štúrovo9,322 (31.12.2024)1075The third-largest Danubian city in Slovakia.46Orșova8,506 (01.12.2021)~100 ADThe eleventh-largest Danubian town in Romania.47Ilok3,842 (2021)1231The second-largest Danubian town in Croatia.48Giurgiulești (village)2,866 (2014)1527The only Danubian settlement in Moldova.
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