Significant natural and cultural landscapes along the Danube from the springs to the sea
Significant natural and cultural landscapes along the Danube from the springs to the sea

Author(s): Maria Boștenaru Dan
Subject(s): Physical Geopgraphy, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Environmental Geography
Published by: INCD URBAN-INCERC
Keywords: water; tour; Europe; protection; photography
Summary/Abstract: This paper presents a guided tour of significant natural and cultural landscapes along the Danube from springs to the sea, including those in Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. A cross view to Serbia is provided. Methods included field work and photographic survey, literature research not only in technical papers but also in works of art. The paper highlights which are the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and which is otherwise the protection status of the landscapes. In conclusion a variety of landscape typologies were analysed and set in the context of the definition of the term.

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