Fascinating Images of the Frozen Danube River

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Danube River frozen — (Image credit: stromnessdundee/flickr)

A ship moves down the ice choked Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 9, 2012.

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Ice floes on the Danube in Budapest, as seen on Feb. 11, 2012.

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danube river frozen ships — (Image credit: Katarina/Flickr)

Two ships on the banks of the Danube River in Novi Sad, Serbia, on Feb. 11.

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danuge river frozen sunrise — (Image credit: Gregor Seidlhofer/Flickr)

The frozen Danube River on Feb. 11, 2012.

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A wide shot of the frozen river on Feb. 12, 2012.

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Ice covers the Danube River in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 12, 2012, after days and days of freezing temperatures.

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