Matara
Matara is a suburb in Imatra, South Karelia. Matara is situated nearby to the suburb Tienhaara, as well as near Rönkkä.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Three Crosses and Immola Airfield.
Church of the Three Crosses
Church
Photo: MKFI, Public domain.
Church of the Three Crosses is a Lutheran church located in Kaukopää, Imatra, Finland. The church was designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1958. It is said to be Aalto's most original church design.
Immola Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: ROFI44WIK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Immola Airfield is an airfield in Imatra, Finland, about 9 kilometres northeast of Imatrankoski, the centre of Imatra. Immola Airfield is situated 4 km northeast of Matara.
Tainionkoski Hydropower Plant
Industrial building
Photo: MKFI, Public domain.
Tainionkoski Hydropower Plant is an industrial building, which is situated 4 km southwest of Matara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruokolahti.
Ruokolahti
Town
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. Ruokolahti is situated 7 km north of Matara.
Matara
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Imatra, Imatra, South Karelia, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.2297° or 61° 13′ 47″ northLongitude
28.8463° or 28° 50′ 47″ eastElevation
71 metres (233 feet)Open location code
9GHC6RHW+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 7925427960OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
12722327
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Russian—“Matara” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Matara”
- Russian: “Матара”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tienhaara and Rönkkä.
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