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The term '''Danubian Europe''' is used in many disciplines to describe the nations, cultures, societies, the geography, politics, etc... of all the area directly or indirectly connectet to the hydrographic basin of the river [[Danube]].
The river [[Danube]] goes through [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]], [[Moldova]] e [[Ucraine]].

The basin of the Danube interests also the following other countries: [[Swiss]], [[Italy]] (where we can find the head of the river [[Drava]]), [[Slovenia]], [[Bosnia Hrzegovina]], [[Montenegro]], [[Albania]], [[Macedonia]], [[Czech Republic]] and [[Poland]].

==History==
In European History is used the expression '''[[Danubian Principates]]''' to speak about different State institutions established in the [[14. century]] in the area (often under [[Hungary|Hungarian]] leadership): [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Moldova]] e [[Valachia]].

==Cultural History==
In [[Wien]] we can find in the [[15. century]] a literary accademy called '''[[Accademia danubiana]]'''.


==Politics==
Since the [[18. century]] many times Danubian polititians and thinkers have dreamed about a '''Danubian Confederation''' (''Confaederatio Danubiana''), capable of unifying the different political unities of the region.

Among the most convinced promoters of the '''Danubianist''' ideas we can mantion [[Miklós Wesselényi]], [[István Széchenyi]] and [[Lajos Kossuth]] (at least in his last period of life).


==Archeology==
In Archeology has been use the expression '''Danubian culture''' to describe the first agrarian society in central and eastern Europe ([[Neolithic]]). It covers the [[Linear Pottery culture]] (''Linearbandkeramik'', LBK), stroked pottery and [[Rössen culture]]s.
The term was coined by the Australian archaeologist [[Vere Gordon Childe]].

==Art History==
In [[Art History]] is used the expression [[Danubian School]] to define a group of artists active between [[Germany]] and [[Hungary]] (like [[Albrecht Altdorfer]]) in the [[Renaissance]].

==Linguistics==
In [[Linguistics]] we can find the expression '''[[Oriental Latin|Danubian Latin]]''', used to describe the [[Latin language]] spoken in Danubian Europe and from which developed modern [[Romanian language]].

==Football==
Also in the sport, and expecially in [[Soccer]], has been used the expression '''[[Danubian school (football)|Danubian school]]''' to describe a way of playing that for awhile since the 20's of the 20. century was commoon to the teams of [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], [[Austria national football team|Austria]], [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] and (after the 30's) in [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (see the "Metodo" of [[Vittorio Pozzo]]).

== External links ==
* {{en}} [http://www.danubiana.org/ Danubian Europe Network]

[[Category:Danubian Europe]]

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