Kaunissaare

Kaunissaare is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, south and south-east of the town of Kehra, situated around the Kaunissaare reservoir, on the banks of the Jägala river.[3]

This article is about the village in Anija Parish. For reservoir in the same village, see Kaunissaare Reservoir.
Not to be confused with Kaunissaari.
Kaunissaare
Kaunisaar
Village
Kaunissaare reservoir on Jägala River.
Kaunissaare reservoir on Jägala River.
Kaunissaare is located in Estonia
Kaunissaare
Kaunissaare
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°18′26″N 25°21′19″E
Country Estonia
County Harju County
Municipality Anija Parish
First historical record1326
Area
 • Total19.9 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Lowest elevation
44.5 m (146.0 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total89
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2011)
[2]
 • estonians97.5%
 • other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Codes
74309

As of August 1, 2020, the village had a population of 89.[1]

History

Kaunissaare manor (Latin: Curia nostra Kaunizaar) was first mentioned in 1326 but it disappeared in the following centuries. The manor's mill is known to have been operating until the manor was re-established in 1815 as a half-manor. The manor's main building burnt down in 1945. Several other buildings that belonged to the manor complex were destroyed and flooded in the beginning of 1980's, when the reservoir was being built on the Jägala river.[4] The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and is connected via canals to Pirita, Aavoja and Soodla rivers. The node was opened in 1984.[5] Kaunissaare fish passage was built in 2015.[6]

  • Intersection west of Kaunissaare reservoir
    Intersection west of Kaunissaare reservoir

References
  1. "Meie külad". Anija valla külade nimekiri. Anija vald. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11.
  2. "RL004: EESTLASTE ARV JA OSATÄHTSUS ELUKOHA (ASULA) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011".
  3. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 27 July 2021)
  4. Praust, Valdo. "Kaunissaare mõis". Eesti mõisad (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  5. EE 12. köide, 2003: 206.
  6. "Kaunissaare ja Vetla kalapääsud". Sõnumitooja. OÜ Sõnumitooja.

Further reading
  • Miidla, Ants (2014). Kehra Lood (in Estonian). MTÜ Kehra Raudteejaam. ISBN 978-9949-33-520-6.
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