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die Donau (no pl.)
   Danube (river)

Die Donau ist nach der Wolga der zweitlängste Strom in Europa.
The Danube is Europe’s second longest river after the Volga.
Linz, die Landeshauptstadt von Oberösterreich, liegt an der Donau.
Linz, the provincial capital of Upper Austria, lies on the Danube.
Jazz an der Donau - Vom 15. bis 18. Juli 2010 in Straubing (Bayern)
Jazz on the Danube - From July 15 to 18, 2010 in Straubing, Bavaria

Note: River names in German are either feminine (die Oder) or masculine (der Rhein), but never neuter (das). Most rivers outside of Europe are masculine (der Amazonas, der Mississippi).

Related:
An der schönen blauen Donau The Blue Danube ("On the beautiful blue Danube" - waltz by J. Strauss, 1867)
der Rhein Rhine
die Elbe Elbe (river)
der Main Main (river)
die Mosel Moselle (river)

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