Danube flood 1954

80 years after the catastrophic Danube flood of 1954, the extent of the flooding at that time and how the population and the protective water management authorities dealt with it are examined from an environmental historical, hydrological and aquatic ecological perspective. Numerous structural protection measures have been implemented since 1954, which have reduced the areas flooded by similarly large floods to this day. The comparison with the 2013 flood is intended to illustrate these differences.