Jõõpre is a village in Audru Parish

Audru Parish

Audru is a municipality located in Pärnu County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia.-Settlements:Small borough:AudruVillages:Ahaste, Aruvälja, Eassalu, Jõõpre, Kabriste, Kärbu, Kihlepa, Kõima, Lemmetsa, Liiva, Lindi, Liu, Malda, Marksa, Oara, Papsaare, Põhara, Põldeotsa, Ridalepa, Saari, Saulepa,...

, Pärnu County

Pärnu County

Pärnu County , or Pärnumaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in 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 the east, and Latvia to the south...

, in southwestern Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. It's located just southwest of the borough of Lavassaare

Lavassaare

Lavassaare is a borough in southwestern Estonia. Administratively it constitutes Lavassaare Parish , a rural municipality within Pärnu County. It has a population of 539 and an area of 8.00 km².-External links:*...

. Jõõpre has a population of 464 (as of 1 January 2011).

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.

External links

• Jõõpre primary school