Louisville, Kentucky

==Sister cities==

[[File:Louisville sistercities.jpg|thumb|upright|Distances to Louisville's sister cities on a downtown light post]]

Louisville's [[sister cities]] are:<ref>{{cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.sclou.org/|website=sclou.org|publisher=Sister Cities of Louisville|access-date=October 24, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930211642/https://www.sclou.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Adapazarı]], Turkey
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jiujiang]], China
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*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Mainz]], Germany
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Montpellier]], France
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[La Plata]], Argentina
*{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Quito]], Ecuador
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]], Ghana
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Louisville was sister cities with [[Perm, Russia|Perm]], Russia. However, this relationship was temporarily suspended by Mayor [[Greg Fischer]] in June 2022 in light of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2022 |title=World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana's Statement on our relationship with Perm, Russia |url=https://www.worldkentucky.org/blog/world-affairs-council-of-kentucky-and-southern-indianas-statement-on-our-relationship-with-perm-russia |access-date=August 18, 2023 |website=World Affairs Council |language=en-US |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818233441/https://www.worldkentucky.org/blog/world-affairs-council-of-kentucky-and-southern-indianas-statement-on-our-relationship-with-perm-russia |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition, Louisville has been recognized as a "friendship city". The two cities have engaged in many cultural exchange programs, particularly in the fields of nursing and law, and cooperated in several private business developments, including the [[Frazier History Museum]].<ref>"[http://www.sclou.org/index.php?id=114 Friendship City Status] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427141003/http://www.sclou.org/index.php?id=114 |date=April 27, 2006 }}." ''[http://www.sclou.org/ Sister Cities of Louisville] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128235415/https://www.sclou.org/ |date=January 28, 2019 }}.'' 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2006.</ref>

Although not technically a sister city, Louisville has friendly and cooperative relations with [[Chengdu]], China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gochengdu.cn/news/our-sister-cities/city-profile-exchange-activities/our-sister-cities-a2101.html|title=Our Sister Cities|date=July 31, 2016|website=Go Chengdu|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322184820/https://www.gochengdu.cn/news/our-sister-cities/city-profile-exchange-activities/our-sister-cities-a2101.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>