Kimzha (rural locality)
Kimzha
Кимжа | |
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Interactive map of Kimzha | |
Kimzha Location of Kimzha | |
| Coordinates: 65°34′14″N 44°36′26″E / 65.570484°N 44.607141°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2012) | 134 ) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [1]) |
| Postal code[2] | 164756 |
| OKTMO ID | 11642412106 |
Kimzha (Russian: Кимжа) is a village in Mezensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is part of the Dolgoshchelskoye Rural Settlement.
In 2016 the Kimzha was included in The Most Beautiful Villages in Russia.[3]
Notable landmarks
Deryagin and Voronukhin's mills
Historically there were up to ten post mills in Kimzha. Today there are two left with one in working condition, while the second has been converted into a museum.[4] The mills are the some of the northernmost post mills in the world, and the village is one of three settlements in Russia where historic windmills have been preserved.[5][6]
Gallery
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Kimzha (on the right is the Odigitrian Church)
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Painting by N. P. Zheltushko «Kimzha. Hope» (2021) on the postage stamp of Russia in 2023 from the series "Contemporary Art of Russia" (№ 3036)
References
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ 8 красивых деревень России
- ^ Kudryashova, Natalia (28 June 2019). ""Однажды, наверное, наша мельница взлетит": Энтузиасты восстановили самые северные ветряки в мире и превратили в музей". Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Voronukhin's windmill from the village of Kimzha". Russian Windmills.
- ^ "Deryagin's windmill from the village of Kimzha". Russian Windmills.