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Kimzha (rural locality)

Kimzha () 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.

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. 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.

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