The Danube is a major river in Central and Eastern Europe, the continent's second longest after Russia's Volga River. The Danube is a truly international river, either passing through or directly bordering the countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine before emptying into the Black Sea. In the many languages of these countries, the river is called Donau in German, Dunaj in Slovak, Duna in Hungarian, Dunav (Дунав) in Serbo-Croatian, Dunărea in Romanian, Dunav (Дунав) in Bulgarian and Dunai (Дунай) in Ukrainian. The European capital cities of Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade in Serbia are all on the river.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles apperances[]
Shredder near the Danube River in Turtles on the Orient Express
In the episode "Turtles on the Orient Express" of the 1987 TV series, the train passes by across a railway tracks next to the river, while Irma sits inside one of the railway cars watching out of the window, reflecting over the natural beauty of Austria. Meanwhile, the Turtles and Splinter are drifting across the river waters on a wind instrument, after being kicked off the train by Bebop and Rocksteady.