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Romania / Eastern Europe

Drobeta-Turnu Severin City Intelligence

Drobeta-Turnu Severin is the county-seat city of Mehedinti County in southwestern Romania, set on the northern bank of the Danube near the Iron Gates and the Serbian and Bulgarian borders with a river-port and Roman-era heritage profile. Drobeta-Turnu Severin is a eastern europe city of about ~80K in Romania. On the composite city-intelligence score, Drobeta-Turnu Severin sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (53/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~80K
View of Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania

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Overall score

Use the Drobeta-Turnu Severin profile to compare affordability, transport access, air quality and climate resilience alongside regional peers such as Craiova, Timisoara and Arad.

Overall53/100
Affordability71/100
Air quality57/100
Energy48/100

Overall city intelligence

Constrained

53/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

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Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Drobeta-Turnu Severin data table

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Drobeta-Turnu Severin city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score53/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living71/100Drobeta-Turnu Severin's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality57/100Drobeta-Turnu Severin's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy48/100Drobeta-Turnu Severin's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety51/100Drobeta-Turnu Severin's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed51/100Drobeta-Turnu Severin's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk49/100Drobeta-Turnu Severin's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience49/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety56/100
Low crime57/100
Personal safety57/100
Night safety53/100
Road safety57/100

Drobeta-Turnu Severin has a moderate safety estimate (56/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life65/100
Healthcare61/100
Education63/100
Green space98/100
Cleanliness59/100
Infrastructure59/100
Mobility49/100

Drobeta-Turnu Severin has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (65/100), with notable strengths in green space.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness66/100
Education63/100
Green space98/100
Overall safety56/100

Drobeta-Turnu Severin scores moderate for family living (66/100), helped by parks and green space.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability60/100
Walkability65/100
Cycling41/100
Infrastructure59/100

Drobeta-Turnu Severin is moderate for remote workers (60/100), based on connectivity, affordability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability66/100
Healthcare61/100
Cleanliness59/100
Outdoor lifestyle67/100

Drobeta-Turnu Severin is moderate for retirement (66/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.

Emergency and public safety in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Local public safety guidance for Drobeta-Turnu Severin, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Romania emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Healthcare context for Drobeta-Turnu Severin, with national-level information from Romania where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, see the Romania healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Local mobility context for Drobeta-Turnu Severin, with national-level context from Romania where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, see the Romania transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Drobeta-Turnu Severin will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Drobeta-Turnu Severin air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution
  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Drobeta-Turnu Severin modules

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Cost of Living in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Drobeta-Turnu Severin's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Drobeta-Turnu Severin's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Drobeta-Turnu Severin's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Drobeta-Turnu Severin's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Drobeta-Turnu Severin's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Cost of living estimates for Drobeta-Turnu Severin — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Climate profile for Drobeta-Turnu Severin — Humid Continental climate, annual average 11.7°C, comfort score 74/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Economy and jobs profile for Drobeta-Turnu Severin — industrial city, economy score 51/100, key industries including manufacturing, automotive, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Education profile for Drobeta-Turnu Severin — mixed education base, education score 47/100, 3 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Visual guide to Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Source-attributed visual context for Drobeta-Turnu Severin using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Weekend trip planning checklist for Drobeta-Turnu Severin — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Plan a trip budget for Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Plan a trip budget for Drobeta-Turnu Severin using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Targu Jiu, Romania

Same region · about 66 km from Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Explore Targu Jiu's city intelligence profile.

Craiova, Romania

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Deva, Romania

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Ramnicu Valcea, Romania

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Niš, Serbia

Cross-border · about 159 km from Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Explore Niš's city intelligence profile.

Timisoara, Romania

Same region · about 168 km from Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Explore Timisoara's city intelligence profile.

Sibiu, Romania

Mountain cluster · about 174 km from Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Explore Sibiu's city intelligence profile.

Belgrade, Serbia

Cross-border · about 175 km from Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Explore Belgrade's city intelligence profile.

Alba Iulia, Romania

Same region · about 175 km from Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Explore Alba Iulia's city intelligence profile.

Pitești, Romania

Same region · about 178 km from Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Explore Pitești's city intelligence profile.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Drobeta-Turnu Severin — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Drobeta-Turnu Severin profile to compare affordability, transport access, air quality and climate resilience alongside regional peers such as Craiova, Timisoara and Arad. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (71/100) and air quality (57/100). The area most worth watching is energy (48/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Romania country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Drobeta-Turnu Severin appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.