Editing Danube Delta (section)

==History==
[[File:Danube mouths 1867.JPG|thumb|upright=1.7|The Danube Delta in 1867, as a part of the Ottoman Empire]]

Recorded history notes that the [[Dacians]] lived in the Danube Delta before it was conquered by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]].  After later invasion by the [[Goths]], the region changed hands many times.  During the 15th century, the Danube Delta became part of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. In 1812, following the [[Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812)|Russo-Turkish War]], the borders of the Ottoman and [[Russian Empire]]s were set by the Kilia and Old Stambul Channels of the Danube, and in 1829 by the St George Channel. The [[Treaty of Paris (1856)|Treaty of Paris of 1856]], which ended the [[Crimean War]], assigned the Danube Delta to the [[Ottoman Empire]] and [[Commissions of the Danube River|established an international commission]] which undertook a series of works to help navigation. In 1878, following the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|defeat of Ottoman Empire]] by Russia and Romania, the border between the two countries was set by the Kilia and Old Stambul Channels.

In 1991, the Romanian part of the Danube Delta became part of [[UNESCO]]'s list of [[World Heritage Site]]s. Around 2,733km<sup>2</sup> of the delta are strictly protected areas.

In 1998, under UNESCO's [[Programme on Man and the Biosphere]], the 6,264.03km<sup>2</sup> of the Danube Delta were established as a [[biosphere reserve]], shared by Romania and Ukraine.

Historically, in Romania, part of the Danube Delta was marked as a reserve in 1938.

In Ukraine, the Danube branch of the Black Sea State Reserve was established in 1973. In 1981, it was reorganized into the Natural Reserve "Danube Fluxes", and in 1998, it was extended into the Danube biosphere reserve.