Jõõpre () is a village in
Pärnu municipality,
Pärnu County
Pärnu County ( or ''Pärnumaa''; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the north, Järva and Viljandi counties to ...
, in southwestern
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
. It is located just southwest of the borough of
Lavassaare. Jõõpre has a population of 464 (as of 1 January 2011).
Prior to the 2017
administrative reform of local governments, it was located in
Audru Parish
Audru was a municipality located in Pärnu County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia.
Settlements
;Borough:
Lavassaare
;Small borough:
Audru
;Villages:
Ahaste, Aruvälja, Eassalu, Jõõpre, Kabriste, Kärbu, Kihlepa, Kõima, Lemmetsa, ...
.
Jõõpre was first mentioned in 1571 as ''Jeckepere''. Jõõpre (''Jaepern'') state manor was established in the 17th century.
1935 a new schoolhouse was built on the former site of the manor.
Jõõpre Orthodox church was built in 1878.
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References
External links
Jõõpre primary school
Villages in Pärnu County
Kreis Pernau
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