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Sibiu
A beautifully preserved medieval Saxon city with pastel-colored houses featuring distinctive eye-shaped roof windows overlooking grand squares.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Slimnic
Sibiu County, Romania · Europe
About Slimnic
Slimnic is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Loamneş, 45km from Râpa Roșie.
Slimnic is in Sibiu County, Romania, with about 3,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Loamneş, about 5 km away.
Slimnic (German: Stolzenburg; Hungarian: Szelindek) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Albi (Álgyitelep), Pădureni (Erdeiházak), Ruși (Reußen bei Mediasch; Rüsz), Slimnic, and Veseud (Wassid; Szászvessződ). Slimnic and Ruși villages have fortified churches.Read more
Slimnic village also has a medieval citadel.
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 439 m (1,440 ft), on the banks of the river Slimnic. It is located in the central part of the county, 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the county seat, Sibiu. Slimnic is crossed by national road DN14, which starts in Sibiu, goes through Mediaș, and ends in Sighișoara.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Slimnic?
Within an hour or so of Slimnic: Sibiu (13 km), Sibiu Piata Mare (13 km), Râpa Roșie (45 km), Bâlea Waterfall (47 km).
Are there any good drives near Slimnic?
The nearest famous roads are Transfagarasan (DN7C), Transfăgărășan Highway and Transalpina.
Where is Slimnic?
Slimnic is in Sibiu County, Romania, about 5 km from Loamneş.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,592
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Sibiu County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 45.9167, 24.1667
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Worth the detour from Slimnic
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Sibiu Piata Mare
Main square of Sibiu's Saxon old town, surrounded by guild houses and connected to the Bridge of Lies and Council Tower.
13 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Râpa Roșie
An 800 m wall of red sandstone ravines up to 125 m high just north of Sebeș, eroded into organ-pipe pinnacles that glow crimson at sunset: Romania's 'little Grand Canyon', visible right from the approach road.
45 km · about 50 min drive
waterfall
Bâlea Waterfall
Romania's largest cascade waterfall, dropping 60 m below the Bâlea lake on the northern ramp of the Transfăgărășan.
47 km · about 55 min drive
cafe
Balea Lac Mountain Cafe
A remote alpine cafe at the summit of Romania's Transfagarasan Highway beside Balea Lake, atop what Jeremy Clarkson called 'the best road in the world.'
49 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Transfagarasan Viewpoint
The summit of Romania's spectacular mountain highway, called 'the best road in the world' by Top Gear, with views of Balea Lake and the Fagaras range.
49 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Bâlea Lake
A glacial lake at 2,034m crowning the Transfăgărășan, reached by car in summer or cable car in winter.
49 km · about 55 min drive
tunnel
Bâlea Tunnel (Transfăgărășan)
At 2,040 m the highest road tunnel in Romania, cutting through the ridge at the top of the Transfăgărășan.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Slimnic
- 49 kmTransfagarasan ViewpointThe summit of Romania's spectacular mountain highway, called 'the best road in the world' by Top Gear, with views of Balea Lake and the Fagaras range.
- 49 kmBâlea LakeA glacial lake at 2,034m crowning the Transfăgărășan, reached by car in summer or cable car in winter.
- 49 kmBâlea Tunnel (Transfăgărășan)At 2,040 m the highest road tunnel in Romania, cutting through the ridge at the top of the Transfăgărășan.
- 50 kmTransfăgărășan HighwayRomania's spectacular mountain road crossing the Carpathians - 'best road in the world' per Top Gear
- 50 kmTransfagarasan (DN7C)Ceausescu's road over the Fagaras mountains to 2,042m at Balea Lac, with stacked hairpins, a tunnel and a waterfall. Open only in summer.
- 71 kmTransalpina (DN67C)Romania's highest road at 2,145m at Urdele, a lonely ridge-running route over the Parang mountains.
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