Did you know that…
- Danube Delta is the third largest delta in Europe, after Volga Delta (27,224 km2 ) and Kuban Delta (4300 km2).
Danube Delta has a surface of 4,178 km2 , stretched over two neighbour countries, Romania (82%) and Ukraine (18%).
Danube Delta is the 22nd delta as extend on the planet, after those of the rivers Amazon, Gange – Brahmaputra, Yangtze, Mekong and Mississippi. - Danube Delta, with over 5,400 species of plants and animals identified, is the third area in the world in terms of biological diversity, after the Coral Reef (Australia) and the Galapagos Archipelago (Ecuador).
- The Danube River springs from three sources (Breg, Brigach and Donau Quelle) and flows into the Black Sea through three branches: Chilia, Sulina and Sf. Gheorghe.
- The Danube springs from “Black” Forest Mountains and it flows into the sea passing near Caraorman Sandbank, which in Turkish means “Black” Forest.
- The Danube Delta was declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1990 and has a surface of 580,000 hectares, which represents approximately 2,5% of the surface of Romania.
The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve includes, in addition to the Danube Delta itself, other specific physical-geographical components (from a morphological and genetic point of view), which are the Razim-Sinoie lagoon lake complex, the maritime Danube up to Cotul Pisicii, the Isaccea-Tulcea sector and its floodplain, the Murighiol salty lakes and the Black Sea coast from Chilia Branch to Midia Cape, including the territorial waters up to 20 meters in depth.
The Danube Delta can meet various internal and international touristic demands from spring to autumn, owing to its favourable climate as well as to its rich fauna and flora. The touristic potential of the area is large.