Donaueschingen is a German town in the southwest of the federal state Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar District near the confluence of the two source rivers of the Danube (Called in German: Donau, making the town's name an eponym).
It serves as a regional rail hub due to the favorable terrain, located as it is in a plateau, within the surrounding generally mountainous terrain. It is located about 13 kilometers (8 mi) south of Villingen-Schwenningen, 24 kilometers (15 mi) west of Tuttlingen, and about 30 kilometers (19 mi) north of the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. As of 2003 the town had a population of 21,300 making it the second-largest town in the Schwarzwald-Baar District.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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