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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. As of August 1, 2020, the village had a population of 89. History 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. The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and is connected via canals to Pirita, Aavoja and Soodla Soodla is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) The village is situated on the banks of the Soodla river Soodla is river in Estonia in Harju and Lääne-Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaunissaare Reservoir
Kaunissaare Reservoir is located on Jägala river in Kaunissaare Village, Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, near Kehra. The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and is connected to Pirita, Soodla and Aavoja rivers via canals. The area of the reservoir is , average depth is and maximum depth is . History The construction of the reservoir took place between 1980 and 1984. A fish passage was built between the reservoir and downstream Jägala river in 2015. Gallery File:Kaunissaare crossroads spring.jpg, Intersection just west of Kaunissaare reservoir See also * Soodla Reservoir * Raudoja Reservoir * Aavoja Reservoir * Paunküla Reservoir * Vaskjala Reservoir * Lake Ülemiste * List of lakes of Estonia ''This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in Estonia.'' Largest lakes All lakes ''List is incomplete'' See also * External links {{Europe topic, List of lakes of * Estonia Lakes A lake is an area filled with water, locali . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kehra
Kehra is a town in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, most known for its pulp and paper mill. The town is situated on the banks of the Jägala river, and has a station on the Tallinn-Narva railway. As of January 1, 2021, the town had a population of 2635. Etymology Kehra village, the town's namesake, was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book as ''Ketheræ'' in 1241''.'' Before 1688, the village had also been referred to as ''Kecere, Kecnere, Kedere, Kederikull, Kedder, Keyher, Kether, Kädder(e)'' and ''Keddar''. The village was known as both ''Kehrakyla'' and ''Käihra'' in 1688, and as Kehra in 1732 Kehra Manor, the town's predecessor, was first established sometime between 1624-1637, one kilometer south of the village. Initially it was known as ''Karrock'' manor ''( et, Karukse mõis''), later as ''Jaunack'' manor ''( et, Jaunaku mõis''), and by 1688 as ''Kedder'' manor. The name stuck around until Estonia first became independent and place names were estonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anija Parish
Anija Parish ( et, Anija vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, Estonia, consisting of 33 settlements. The parish has a population of 6274 and covers an area of . The administrative centre of the municipality is Kehra. The municipality also has an office in the borough of Aegviidu. Anija Parish is bordered by Kuusalu, Jõelähtme, Raasiku, Kose parishes in Harju County, Järva parish in Järva County and Tapa Parish in Lääne-Viru County. History Anija Village ''(Hangægus)'' was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1241. Anija Manor, the namesake of Anija Parish, was first mentioned in 1482. Anija Parish was first created in the 19th century as part of the bigger, now arhaic Harju-Jaani Parish. In 1939, Anija Parish ceded Aavere, Pillapalu and gained Alavere Parish, Paasiku, and parts of Kiviloo. In 1945, Anija, Kehra and Pikva Rural Councils were created on the lands of Anija Parish. In 1950, Anija Parish was abolished, effectively being replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anija Commune
Anija Parish ( et, Anija vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, Estonia, consisting of 33 settlements. The parish has a population of 6274 and covers an area of . The administrative centre of the municipality is Kehra. The municipality also has an office in the borough of Aegviidu. Anija Parish is bordered by Kuusalu, Jõelähtme, Raasiku, Kose parishes in Harju County, Järva parish in Järva County and Tapa Parish in Lääne-Viru County. History Anija Village ''(Hangægus)'' was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1241. Anija Manor, the namesake of Anija Parish, was first mentioned in 1482. Anija Parish was first created in the 19th century as part of the bigger, now arhaic Harju-Jaani Parish. In 1939, Anija Parish ceded Aavere, Pillapalu and gained Alavere Parish, Paasiku, and parts of Kiviloo. In 1945, Anija, Kehra and Pikva Rural Councils were created on the lands of Anija Parish. In 1950, Anija Parish was abolished, effectively being replaced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jägala (river)
The Jägala is a long river in northern Estonia that flows into the Gulf of Finland in Jõesuu, Harju county. The river runs mostly north-west and through Järva and Harju counties. Jägala waterfall, the highest waterfall in Estonia, is located on the river. Several reservoirs are located on the river. Kehra pulp mill is located on the left bank of the river. The river is part of the Tallinn water supply system. The basin area of the river is . The river contains populations of trout and grayling. See also *List of rivers of Estonia Rivers of Estonia are short and mostly have small discharge. Only 10 rivers are longer than 100 km. The largest river is Narva (length 77 km) on the Estonian–Russian border, whose average discharge is larger than that of all other riv ... References Rivers of Estonia Landforms of Harju County Landforms of Ida-Viru County {{Estonia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Estonia
Populated places in Estonia (officially: settlement units), are cities or settlement units of rural municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions et, asum (subdivisions of cities). Officially there are five types of settlement units in Estonia: *town/city ( et, linn) *town without municipal status () *borough () *small borough () *village () See also * Municipalities of Estonia *List of cities and towns in Estonia *Counties of Estonia Counties ( et, maakond, plural ') are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. The government (') of each county is led by a ' (gover ... Notes External links Place Names Board of Estonia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eesti Entsüklopeedia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by ''Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last "pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soodla River
Soodla is river in Estonia in Harju and Lääne-Viru County. The river is 72.6 km long and basin size is 221.5 km2. It runs into Jägala river. There live also trouts and ''Thymallus thymallus''. See also *List of rivers of Estonia Rivers of Estonia are short and mostly have small discharge. Only 10 rivers are longer than 100 km. The largest river is Narva (length 77 km) on the Estonian–Russian border, whose average discharge is larger than that of all other riv ... References Rivers of Estonia Landforms of Harju County Landforms of Lääne-Viru County {{Estonia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aavoja
The Aavoja is a long river in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia that flows into Jägala river near Kehra. The current source is located in Pillapalu village, just south of Koitjärve Bog. The upstream part of the river was dug in the 1930s to drain Aguparra Bog. Väike-Aavoja and Aavoja reservoirs are located on the river. The river is part of Tallinn water supply system Tallinn water supply system is a water supply system that provides potable water to Estonia's capital city Tallinn. 90% of Tallinn's potable water is produced from the surface water. The heart of the system Ülemiste Water Treatment Plant is lo .... The basin area of the river is . References Rivers of Estonia Anija Parish Landforms of Harju County {{Estonia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirita River
The Pirita ( et, Pirita jõgi) is a long river in northern Estonia that drains into Tallinn Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland) in Pirita, Tallinn. The basin area of the Pirita is 799 km2. For the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, the estuary to the Gulf of Finland at Tallinn Bay hosted the sailing events. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 241-58. As part of the Tallinn water supply system, the Pirita is impounded into the Paunküla and Vaskjala Reservoirs. The reservoir in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn Water Supply System
Tallinn water supply system is a water supply system that provides potable water to Estonia's capital city Tallinn. 90% of Tallinn's potable water is produced from the surface water. The heart of the system Ülemiste Water Treatment Plant is located in the centre of the city, beside the Lake Ülemiste. Because the natural catchment of the lake is quite small (52 km²), additional water is directed to Ülemiste via canals from Pirita, Jägala, Soodla and even from the upper stream of the Pärnu River in Pandivere Heights. The system includes 6 water reservoirs and 69 km of canals and pipelines, which makes the total area of the catchment 1865 km². The remaining 10% of the water in Tallinn comes from 29 groundwater wells, mostly in the outskirts (Nõmme, Pirita, Kakumäe Kakumäe ( Estonian for ''"Owl Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located at the top of the Kakumäe Peninsula, which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
