Kaunissaare should not be confused with Kaunissaari.
| Kaunissaare | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
| Coordinates: | 59.3072°N 25.3553°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Estonia |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Harju County |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anija Parish |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.9 |
| Population Total: | 89 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 74309 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Codes |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Elevation Max M: | 57 |
| Elevation Min M: | 44.5 |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | estonians |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 97.5% |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | other |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.5% |
| Established Title: | First historical record |
| Established Date: | 1326 |
| Other Name: | Kaunisaar |
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.[2]
As of August 1, 2020, the village had a population of 89.[3]
Kaunissaare manor 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]