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.

Gnezdovo is an important Varangian center of the ancient Russia that flourished between the 9th and 11th centuries. It is larger than the Viking Age settlements in Birka, Dublin and Ribe.

Гнёздовский археологический комплекс — крупнейший историко-ландшафтный памятник эпохи викингов и образования древнерусского государства 8 — 11 вв. Он расположен на обоих берегах реки Днепр в 12 км к западу от города Смоленск. Подробнее об объектах памятника и ближайшей округи можно посмотреть здесь.

Nov 18, 2015 · Gnezdovo is a large archeological settlement situated on the right bank of the Dnieper River and consists of a central settlement with a hill fort called Tsentalnoe on the brook Svinets, and a large cemetery that surrounds the hill fort.

the buildings were destroyed by fire. The upper layer (horizon 2) consists of the traces of buildings also eliminated by fire: this layer is related to the downfal of proto-urban "classical" Gnezdovo. The traces of at least two buildings were revealed within horizon 2, both being presumably of frame construction as t

Located in the Upper Dnepr River, thirteen kilometers west of Smolensk, Gnezdovo was a key portage and transshipment point along the "Route to the Greeks" in the late ninth through the early eleventh centuries.

Gnyozdovo (Russian: Гнёздово) is a village in Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Dnieper River twelve kilometers downstream from Smolensk, in the proximity of Katyn.

Gnezdovo complex, a monument of the era of the Vikings and the period of formation of the old Russian state, is the largest burial mound of early medieval epoch (IX-X CC.) in Europe.

Apr 19, 2022 · PDF | The Gnezdovo complex contains objects of the VIII-XI centuries heyday period. It has preserved the traces from the cultural layer of the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

The Gnyozdovo Archaelogical Complex is one of the most significant archaeological sites for a Viking-era settlement. There is evidence that an important 10th century hill fort (gorodische) and settlement once existed here on "the route from the Varangians to the Greeks" (ie from Scandinavia to Byzantium). The site was first discovered by chance in 1867 when workmen involved in the construction ...