Kaunissaare

Village in Harju County, Estonia

Kaunissaare Kaunisaar
Village
Kaunissaare reservoir on Jägala River.
59°18′26″N 25°21′19″E / 59.30722°N 25.35528°E / 59.30722; 25.35528
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Municipality	Anija Parish
First historical record	1326
Area
• Total	19.9 km² (7.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Lowest elevation	44.5 m (146.0 ft)
Population (2020)^[1]
• Total	89
• Density	4.5/km² (12/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2011) ^[2]
• estonians	97.5%
• other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Codes	74309

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]

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]

Gallery

Intersection west of Kaunissaare reservoir

References

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