The Gnezdovo kurgans. | |
Location | Smolensk Oblast, Russia |
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Coordinates | 54°47′5″N 31°52′46″E / 54.78472°N 31.87944°E |
Type | Settlement |
Site notes | |
Condition | In ruins |
Gnezdovo or Gnyozdovo (Russian: Гнёздово) is an archeological site located near the village of Gnyozdovo in Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia. The site contains extensive remains of a Slavic-Varangian settlement that flourished in the 10th century as a major trade station on the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks.
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