Slimnic ( hu, Szelindek) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

located in

Sibiu County Sibiu County () is a county ( ro, județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat ( ro, reședință de județ) is the namesake town of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt). Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. It is composed of five villages: Albi, Pădureni, Ruși, Slimnic and Veseud. Slimnic and Ruși villages have

fortified church A fortified church is a church that is built to serve a defensive role in times of war. Such churches were specially designed to incorporate military features, such as thick walls, battlements, and embrasures. Others, such as the Ávila Cathedra ...

es. Slimnic village also has a medieval citadel. image:ROM Slimnic 01.jpg, Slimnic image:RO SB Rusi 3.jpg, Fortified church of Ruşi image:SlimnicSB (6).JPG, Fortified church of Slimnic image:SlimnicSB (11).JPG, Slimnic citadel Image:SlimnicSibiu.JPG, Slimnic citadel image:ROM Slimnic Fortress 10.jpg, Inside the citadel

References

Communes in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania {{Sibiu-geo-stub