Gnezdovo

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 and Scandinavian settlement that flourished in the 10th century as a major trade station on the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks.