Gnezdovo

Gnezdovo
The Gnezdovo kurgans.
Gnezdovo is located in European Russia
Gnezdovo
Location in Russia
Gnezdovo is located in Smolensk Oblast
Gnezdovo
Location in Russia’s Smolensk Oblast
LocationSmolensk Oblast, Russia
Coordinates54°47′5″N 31°52′46″E / 54.78472°N 31.87944°E / 54.78472; 31.87944
TypeSettlement
Site notes
ConditionIn 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.