Gnezdovo
Also known as Gnyozdovo
thumb|Archaeological artefacts from Gnezdovo kurgans thumb|Amphora with Cyrillic inscription thumb|Byzantine coins and Scandinavian jewellery from Gnezdovo Gnezdovo or Gnyozdovo () 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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- Ancient site.name
- Gnezdovo
- Ancient site.image
- Gnezdovo2.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- The Gnezdovo kurgans.
- Ancient site.map_type
- European Russia#Russia Smolensk Oblast
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Location in Russia##Location in Russia’s Smolensk Oblast
- Ancient site.map_size
- 250px
- Ancient site.location
- Smolensk Oblast, Russia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.condition
- In ruins
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- Главное городище Гнёздова.jpg
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