Editing Imatra (section)

==History==
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An Art Nouveau or Jugend style castle, currently known as Imatran Valtionhotelli (''Imatra State Hotel''), was built near the rapids in 1903 as a hotel for tourists from the Russian Imperial capital [[Saint Petersburg]].

During the [[Continuation War]], [[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim#Visit by Adolf Hitler|Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim met with Adolf Hitler]] in secrecy near the town for the former's 75th birthday.

Imatra was founded in 1948 on the territory of three municipalities – [[Jääski]], [[Ruokolahti]] and [[Joutseno]]. Finland ceded 9% of its territory to the Soviet Union after the [[Winter War]]. Jääski lost 85% of its territory and it was decided that a new municipality, Imatra, should be established on the remaining 15% of Jääski and some areas of Ruokolahti and Joutseno. This is why the Imatra coat of arms has three flashes&nbsp;– in honour of those previous municipalities that granted areas to it. It gained its municipal charter in 1971.