Zimovniki (Russian: Зимовники) is a rural locality (a posyolok) in Zimovnikovsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia.

Around it a village began to grow, which was surrounded by numerous pasters (in Russian they are called Zimovniki).

The station and the village quickly became a place for fairs, where livestock was sold and sent by rail.

[5] In 1924, Zimovnikovsky District was established, and the village became its administrative center.

According to the 1939 census, there already were already 9,439 people living in the village, including 4722 men and 4717 women.