History On This Day In History: Battle Of Durnstein Was Fought On The River Danube – On Nov 11, 1805 AncientPages.com | November 11, 2016 AncientPages.com - On November 11, 1805, the battle of Durnstein took place in the Wachau valley, on the river Danube, 73 kilometers (45 mi) upstream from Vienna, Austria. It Read More