Grod or
Gord (archaeology)
A gord is a medieval Slavonic fortified settlement, usually built on strategic sites such as hilltops, riverbanks, lake islets or peninsulas between the 6th and 12th centuries in Central and Eastern Europe. A typical gord consisted of a group ...
is a version of the Slavic word meaning town, city or castle, and is preserved in the toponymy of numerous Slavic countries:
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Ogrodzieniec
Ogrodzieniec is a town in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,282 inhabitants (2019). It is noted for the extensive ruins of a medieval castle.
Ogrodzieniec is a part of Lesser Poland. Ogrodzieniec lies among the hills of L ...
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Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Grodzisk Mazowiecki () is a town in central Poland, the capital of Grodzisk Mazowiecki County in the Masovian Voivodeship, with 34,718 inhabitants (2024).
Grodzisk Mazowiecki is a town that developed from an Early Middle Ages, early medieval forti ...
Slavic toponyms
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