Aakre

The local landscape includes several different points of interest: the Aakre low ropes course at the school, Aakre Rahvamaja, Aakre Manor with its park and historic buildings, and Aakre Aed farm with apple growing and beekeeping.

Aakre Rahvamaja is known not only as a community meeting place. Its rooms can be used for training sessions, seminars and study days. The building therefore represents community and educational uses that go beyond individual leisure activities. At the Rahvamaja, visitors can play volleyball, basketball, billiards, koroon, and table tennis. There are also board games, social games and outdoor games, as well as various interest groups. The range therefore extends from sports activities and games to community-organized gatherings. For families and travel groups, the variety of options is particularly relevant; no specific age group or current events calendar is indicated.

The long, single-storey stone main building of Aakre Manor was built in the first decades of the 19th century. The manor also includes an 18th-century brick barn with five arched openings. The walls of this barn survived a fire, although the building is now a ruin. Among the outbuildings of Aakre Manor, a large distillery building has been preserved. The park also contains a mass grave from the Second World War with a memorial monument. The individual elements therefore differ significantly: the main building represents the architectural history of the manor, the barn represents preserved ruin structures, and the memorial monument commemorates the wartime period.

Aakre Aed is a farm in Aakre küla with apple growing and beekeeping. This combination makes the farm an independent part of the local character alongside the Rahvamaja and the manor. For the 2019 Open Farms Day, guided tours of the apple orchard and apple storage facility were planned. Apple juice and fresh honey could also be purchased at this event. The information explicitly refers to the 2019 program and therefore does not represent a current events calendar.

Is the park of Aakre Manor protected?

Yes. The park of Aakre Manor is protected as a listed monument and is considered an attraction worth seeing.

When was Aakre Manor first mentioned?

Aakre Manor was first mentioned in 1557.

What happened to the main building in 1934?

In 1934, the main building of Aakre Manor was extensively renovated according to a design by Arnold Matteus to meet the needs of the local school.

What accessible facilities are available at Aakre Rahvamaja?

Aakre Rahvamaja has an accessible toilet and a wheelchair-accessible ramp at the main entrance.