Slimnic is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Albi, Pădureni, Ruși, Slimnic, and Veseud. Slimnic and Ruși villages have fortified churches. Slimnic village also has a medieval citadel. The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 439 m, on the banks of the river Slimnic. It is located in the central part of the county, 15 km north of the county seat, Sibiu. Slimnic is crossed by national road DN14, which starts in Sibiu, goes through Mediaș, and ends in Sighișoara. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,459; of those, 88.84% were Romanians and 1.1% Roma.