Hardest and softest tap water in Romania
All 115 cities in Romania with published data, ranked by total hardness. The national median is 16.3 °dH.
Romanian operators report "duritate totală" in German degrees (grade germane); the minimum is 5 °dH.
25 cities with the hardest water
| # | °dH | mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortoman | 44.7 | 798 | very hard |
| 2 | Poiana | 29.5 | 527 | very hard |
| 3 | Mircea Vodă | 29.4 | 525 | very hard |
| 4 | Satu Nou | 29.4 | 525 | very hard |
| 5 | Siliştea | 29.2 | 521 | very hard |
| 6 | Ştefan Cel Mare | 27.1 | 485 | very hard |
| 7 | Crucea | 26.9 | 480 | very hard |
| 8 | Nuntași | 26.9 | 480 | very hard |
| 9 | Deleni | 26.8 | 478 | very hard |
| 10 | Dorobanțu | 23.3 | 416 | very hard |
| 11 | Mihai Viteazu | 23.2 | 414 | very hard |
| 12 | Murfatlar | 23 | 411 | very hard |
| 13 | Ţăndărei | 22.3 | 398 | very hard |
| 14 | Topraisar | 22.2 | 396 | very hard |
| 15 | Valu lui Traian | 22.2 | 396 | very hard |
| 16 | Siminoc | 21.5 | 384 | very hard |
| 17 | Babadag · Tulcea | 20.6 | 368 | very hard |
| 18 | Oituz | 20.5 | 366 | very hard |
| 19 | Ovidiu | 20.3 | 362 | very hard |
| 20 | Buzău · Buzău | 20.1 | 360 | very hard |
| 21 | Ostrov | 19.7 | 352 | very hard |
| 22 | Istria | 19.3 | 345 | very hard |
| 23 | Ciocârlia de Sus | 19.2 | 343 | very hard |
| 24 | Mihail Kogălniceanu | 19.1 | 342 | very hard |
| 25 | Lumina | 19.1 | 341 | very hard |
25 cities with the softest water
| # | °dH | mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunedoara · Hunedoara | 2.5 | 45 | soft |
| 2 | Corbeanca | 3 | 53 | soft |
| 3 | Târgu Mureș · Mureș | 4.1 | 73 | moderately hard |
| 4 | Oradea · Bihor | 5.5 | 97 | moderately hard |
| 5 | Pucioasa · Dâmbovița | 5.7 | 101 | moderately hard |
| 6 | Lugoj · Timiș | 6 | 107 | moderately hard |
| 7 | Zalău · Sălaj | 6.2 | 110 | moderately hard |
| 8 | Sighișoara · Mureș | 6.2 | 111 | moderately hard |
| 9 | Predeal | 6.5 | 116 | moderately hard |
| 10 | Brăneşti · Dâmbovița | 6.6 | 117 | moderately hard |
| 11 | Fieni · Dâmbovița | 6.8 | 122 | hard |
| 12 | Vişina · Dâmbovița | 7.8 | 140 | hard |
| 13 | Ciobanu | 7.8 | 140 | hard |
| 14 | Găeşti · Dâmbovița | 8.1 | 145 | hard |
| 15 | Tulcea · Tulcea | 8.2 | 146 | hard |
| 16 | Brasov · Brașov | 8.6 | 153 | hard |
| 17 | Săcele · Brașov | 8.9 | 158 | hard |
| 18 | Dragodana · Dâmbovița | 9 | 160 | hard |
| 19 | Fierbinții de Sus | 9.3 | 166 | hard |
| 20 | Sudiţi | 9.4 | 167 | hard |
| 21 | Petreşti · Dâmbovița | 9.5 | 170 | hard |
| 22 | Moreni · Dâmbovița | 10.3 | 183 | very hard |
| 23 | Craiova · Dolj | 10.4 | 186 | very hard |
| 24 | Târgovişte · Dâmbovița | 10.4 | 186 | very hard |
| 25 | Măcin · Tulcea | 10.6 | 190 | very hard |