The Old Danube lies in the area of Gemenc Forest, in Danube-Drava National Park, which is located 130km south of Budapest, between Szekszárd and Baja. About 180km2 from its territory are regularly flooded, which is unique not only in Hungary but also in Europe. The Old Danube can be found above the István Türr Danube bridge of Baja, on the right bank between 1480.8 and 1483.5 river km. This is an artificially designed oxbow created in 1897-1898.
Diverse flora and fauna species are recorded to be found in the floodplain of Gemenc, and this forest is reported to be the nesting place for the White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and Black stork (Ciconia nigra), and it is also an important winter shelter for many other bird species. There are more than 70 fish species in the Hungarian section of the river, and from it is more than 30 protected and highly protected, and there are many amphibian species here like Triturus cristatus and Bombina bombina.
- GPS
- 46.2030029, 18.8787174
- Geographical region
- Eastern Europe
- Drainage Basin
- River catchment
- Danube
- Water body type
- Oxbow lake
- Water body name
- Old Danube
- Water body part
- Flood plain
- Water body course
- Water body: tributary of
- Tributary name
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