TheDanube Bend (Hungarian:Dunakanyar) is a curve of theDanube inHungary, close to the town ofVisegrád.

TheTransdanubian Mountains lie on the right bank (left side of the picture), while theNorth Hungarian Mountains on the left bank (right side of the picture).

The present-day U-shaped loop is probably the result of an eruption of thevolcano stretching over the whole area some 15 million years ago. Thecaldera ofKeserűs Hill-volcano, with the associatedlava dome formed a later eroded central in the north. The river follows the southern edge of this caldera.^[1]

This region is touristically very significant. The landscape and the river attracts a lot of visitors both from the homeland and abroad. The most important towns areVisegrád,Szentendre andBudapest, while on the other (left) bank of the river can be foundVác,Nagymaros and some smaller towns, villages. The islands of the region are also interesting, mainly the largeSzentendrei-sziget andMargaret Island (Margitsziget) within the capital city.

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  The Cathedral of Vác
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  Szentendrei-sziget
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  The river near Visegrád
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  Szentendre
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  Margaret Island in Budapest

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47°47′57″N19°05′30″E / 47.79917°N 19.09167°E /47.79917; 19.09167

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