Geography and Climate
It is situated in western Oltenia, at the edge of the Topolniţa depression, 220 km south-east of Timişoara, 113 km west of Craiova and 353 km west of Bucharest.
The region's climate gives Severin warm summers and mild winters, meaning the city is home to magnolia trees, Caucasian nut trees, and gingko biloba as well as the almond trees, figs, lilacs, lindens, and chestnut trees more common throughout Europe. The climate in the region can be classified as a "sub-Mediterranean climate".
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