Welcome to the Danube Region of Slovakia!

The Slovak Danube region is located in the southwestern part of the country. The region is in fact the Danube's biggest island, which stretches from the capital Bratislava to the confluence of the Váh and Danube.

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It is not just the biggest river island in Europe, but also the most fertile and warmest region in Slovakia: a special environment created by the Danube and Malý Dunaj, or "Small Danube", with their innumerable winding side branches and streams. This dense network of river channels has determined life in the area since ancient times. The original character of the landscape with its marshes, ponds, luxuriant belts of reeds, wet pastures and poplar forests has been preserved. Perhaps the most valuable part is the Cicovske Mrtve Rameno, a blind arm of the river, where the flora and fauna of the deciduous forest has remained in its original pristine condition.

There are several important nature reserves in the region, for example the Klátovskérameno. The Slovak Danube region boasts not only a unique natural environment with many rare animals, plants, and historic boat-mills, but also the largest subterranean fresh water reserves in central Europe.