Slanci is located in the eastern section of the Palilula municipality, 10 km (6.2 mi) from downtown Belgrade[2] and few kilometers east of the neighborhood of Višnjica on the road of Slanački put (Slanci road) which connects Belgrade with Veliko Selo, the easternmost settlement in the municipality of Palilula.

The settlement is built on the southern slopes of the hill of Milićevo brdo (279 m), in the micro-valley of the short creek of Vrelski potok.

It is surrounded by the Pajstovica, Osovlje and Tapino hills, being tucked in on the southern side of the Danube ridge.

Using the natural inclination, villagers built a water supply system in the 19th century, when many towns in Serbia had no waterworks.

The area became part of the Serbian state again in 1403, during the rule of Stefan Lazarević who supported the monastery financially.

Hilandar bestowed to Slanci a copy of its famed icon of Bogorodica Trojeručica, made in Karyes.