Imatra
Imatra is an industrial town in South Karelia. It is dominated by Lake Saimaa, the River Vuoksi and the Finnish-Russian border. Imatra’s over 300-year-old history of busy tourism is greatly attributed to the attraction of the spectacular rapids of the river Vuoksi, which have enticed many illustrious personas to visit the area throughout the ages.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cultural Centre Virta and Imatra railway station.
Cultural Centre Virta
Arts center
Photo: Cre8, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cultural Centre Virta is an arts center, which is situated 4 km west of Imatra.
Imatra railway station
Railway station
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Imatra railway station is located in the town of Imatra, Finland, in the district of Mansikkala. It is located along the Kouvola–Joensuu railway, and its neighboring stations are Joutseno in the west and Simpele in the east. Imatra railway station is situated 4 km northwest of Imatra.
Imatra hydro-electric power plant
Power station
Imatra hydro-electric power plant is a power station, which is situated 4 km west of Imatra.
Imatra
- Type: Locality with 25,700 residents
- Also known as: “153”
- Location: Imatra, South Karelia, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.1803° or 61° 10′ 49″ northLongitude
28.8465° or 28° 50′ 48″ eastPopulation
25,700Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)Open location code
9GHC5RJW+4JGeoNames ID
656689
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Mari—“Imatra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إيماترا”
- Belarusian: “Горад Іматра”
- Chinese: “伊馬特拉”
- Estonian: “Imatra linn”
- Finnish: “Imatra”
- Finnish: “Imatran Kaupunki”
- Japanese: “イマトラ”
- Korean: “이마트라”
- Russian: “Иматра”
- Serbian: “Иматра”
- Swedish: “Imatra”
- Urdu: “ایماترا”
- Western Mari: “Иматра”
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