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Source of the Danube

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Donaueschingen Donauquelle 4386
Donaueschingen Donauquelle 4386

The Danube is conventionally taken to be formed by the confluence of the two streams Brigach and Breg just east of Donaueschingen. The source of the Donaubach, which flows into the Danube, in Donaueschingen is often referred to as the source of the Danube (Donauquelle). Hydrologically, the source of the Danube is the source of the Breg as the larger of the two formative streams (with its spring at a higher altitude and - at the confluence - not only being 5 km longer but also having a higher amount of water discharge) which rises near Furtwangen. There was an active rivalry between the municipalities of Furtwangen and Donaueschingen for the claim of being home to the "official" source of the Danube since the 1950s, sometimes with the involvement of the government of the state of Baden-Württemberg. Thus, in 1981 the state government granted Donaueschingen the request that the source in Furtwangen should no longer be labelled Donauquelle in official maps.

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Source of the Danube
Neuweg, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Furtwangen im Schwarzwald

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N 48.0951 ° E 8.1549 °
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Bregquelle (Donau-Ursprung)

Neuweg
78120 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Donaueschingen Donauquelle 4386
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