Is Edineţ safe? Moldova travel risk
Is Edineţ safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Edineţ scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Moldova Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 10 Dec 2025); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Edineţ scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Moldova (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Edineţ: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and crime and scams (31/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Moldova travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Edineţ territory, Edineţ is established at 48.1667° N, 27.3167° E. It lies 170.7 km SE relative to Chisinau. Time zone observed: Europe/Chisinau.
Edineţ
48.1667° N, 27.3167° E
209 m
Europe/Chisinau
15,520
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Moldova)
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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Edineţ happened in May (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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