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The Quarantine Hospital (1836-1839)
In 1833, the modern town of Turnu Severin made its appearance as a commercial town which was developed following the plans drawn up by the engineer Xavier Villacrose (1835). It was facing the Danube and had a rectangular shape, including streets which made traffic easier. Several small squares offer a particular charm to the town. As its erection was a difficult one, the central administrations made arrangements to sell building land to foreigners, too. This is how Germans and Austrians. Serbians, Jews, Greeks and Macedo-Romanians, Armenians, Turks, Bulgarians, Italians and French people came to settle down here. It is only after 1841 that the town witnesses a somehow accelerated development. In I860, the town limits were being settled on the main roads: Craiova Boundery. Varciorovei Boundary (towards the town of Orsova), Agency Boundary (towards the port) and Fair Boundary (northwards).
Major Strehaianu Street ( Theodor Costescu Street today)
It was then that the weekly fair was moved to the eastern end of the town (towards the village of Cerneti). The links of the town with the outer
The town officials gave their attention to introducing lighting, sewerage and to paving streets and markets with river stone. In 1863, the necessary sums of money to build the townhall and the fireman command were finally funded. In 1888 the Townhall is modernized, repaired and added a storey. It was then that the name ,,The Municipal Palace" was proudly attributed to it.
 The Former Town Hall |
 The Administrative Palace |
Grew on multiples levels (economical, urbanity, social), the town received in 1972 the name of Drobeta Turnu Severin. In 1992 celebrated 1870 years from the first documentary mention of the town.