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Drochtersen score: 29/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Drochtersen safe? Germany travel risk

Is Drochtersen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Drochtersen scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Drochtersen scores 29/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Drochtersen: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (43/100).

A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Drochtersen belongs to Lower Saxony (Germany), centered at coordinates 53.7000° N, 9.3833° E (2 m above sea level). Distance to Berlin is 298.7 km towards the ESE.

Region
Lower Saxony
Coordinates
53.7000° N, 9.3833° E
Elevation
2 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
11,284
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Hamburg (44.0 km ESE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) 35.0 km ESE
Hospital Care Elbe Kliniken Stade 12.2 km SSE
Police Station Polizeistation Drochtersen 1.2 km N
Railway Terminal Glückstadt 10.3 km NNE

Proximate Regional Communities (Germany)

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods 1 — — — — 1 — 1 1 — — 1

Most flood events within 100 km of Drochtersen happened in January, June, August, September and December (5 of 5 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Germany travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Germany entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Stade 10
12.6 km SSE
Pinneberg 10
28.4 km ESE
Norderstedt 10
41.3 km E
Hamburg 67
44.0 km ESE
Cuxhaven 10
48.7 km WNW
Bremerhaven 15
55.3 km WSW

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy