Louisville

Louisville, the largest city in , is known for the Kentucky Derby horserace and as the "gateway to the south" from southern Indiana. It's a lively mid-sized city with an excellent dining scene, ample opportunities for bourbon tasting, and interesting public art.
Peter2006son, Public domain.
  • City with about 246,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 470 feet (140 metres)
  • …has the IATA airport code SDF
  • Description: county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
  • Postal codes
    40201-40225
    40228
    40229
    40231-40233
    40241-40243
    40245
    40250-40253
    40255-40259
    40261
    40266
    40268-40270
    40272
    40280-40283
    40285
    40287
    40289-40299
  • Also known as
    “Derby City”
    “Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky”
    “Louisville, Kentucky”
    “Louisville, KY”
    “Mouth of Beargrass”

Places of Interest

Highlights include KFC Yum! Center and Palace Theatre.
The is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
Theater building
The is a music venue in downtown…
The is a non-profit museum and…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jeffersonville and Russell.
Bedford, Public domain.
, often called "Jeff" by locals, is the…
Neighborhood
is a neighborhood immediately west of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Hamlet
is a neighborhood three miles southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
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Latitude
38.2542° or 38° 15′ 15″ north
Longitude
-85.7594° or 85° 45′ 34″ west
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Open location code
86CP763R+M6
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Louisville” goes by many names.
LouisvilleAfrikaans
Louisville, KentuckyAfrikaans
LouisvilleAlbanian
Louisville, KentuckyAlbanian
LuisvillAlbanian
لويسفيل، كنتاكيArabic
لويفيلArabic
لوي‌فيل، كنتكيArabic
LouisvilleAragonese
ԼուիսվիլArmenian
LouisvilleAsturian
Louisville, KentuckyAsturian
Louisville, KYAsturian
LuisvillAzerbaijani
Louisville, KentuckyBalinese
LouisvilleBambara
LouisvilleBasque
ЛуісвілBelarusian
ЛуісьвілBelarusian
লুইজভিলBengali
লুভলBengali
LouisvilleBosnian
LouisvilleBreton
ЛуивилBulgarian
ЛуисвилBulgarian
LouisvilleCatalan
Louisville, KentuckyCatalan
Louisville, KYCatalan
LouisvilleCebuano
Louisville (kapital sa kondado sa Estados Unidos, Kentucky)Cebuano
ЛуисвиллChechen
路易斯維爾Chinese
路易斯维尔Chinese
路易維爾Chinese
路易维尔Chinese
LouisvilleCornish
Louisville, KentuckyCornish
LouisvilleCzech
LouisvilleDagbani
LouisvilleDanish
LouisvilleDutch
لويفيلEgyptian Arabic
لويڤيلEgyptian Arabic
LouisvilleEmilian
LouisvilleEsperanto
LuiviloEsperanto
LouisvilleEstonian
LouisvilleFinnish
LouisvilleGalician
Louisville, KentuckyGalician
ლუიზვილიGeorgian
ლუისვილიGeorgian
لۊئي‌ويلGilaki
ΛοούβελGreek
ΛούιβιλGreek
ΛούισβιλGreek
Λούισβιλ, ΚεντάκιGreek
લુઇસવિલGujarati
LouisvilleHaitian
Louisville, KentuckyHaitian
לואיווילHebrew
לואיסווילHebrew
लुईविलHindi
LouisvilleHungarian
LouisvilleIcelandic
LouisvilleIdo
Louisville, KentuckyIdo
Louisville (Kentucky)Indonesian
LouisvilleInterlingua
LouisvilleInterlingue
LouisvilleIrish
Louisville, KentuckyIrish
LouisvilleItalian
Louisville (Kentucky)Italian
ルイヴィルJapanese
ルイスヴィルJapanese
ルイスビルJapanese
ルイビルJapanese
ಲೂಯಿಸ್​ವಿಲ್ಲೆKannada
لویی وِلKashmiri
لویی وِل، کینٹکیKashmiri
ЛуисвиллKazakh
ЛуисвилльKazakh
ЛуйзвиллKazakh
Луйзвилл, КентукиKazakh
ЛуйзвиллKirghiz
LouisvilleKomering
루이빌Korean
루이즈빌Korean
LouisvilleKurdish
Louisville, KentakîKurdish
LouisvilleLadin
LudovicopolisLatin
LouisvilleLatvian
LuisvilaLatvian
LūisvileLatvian
LūivilaLatvian
LouisvilleLithuanian
LuisvilisLithuanian
LuizvilisLithuanian
LouisvilleLuxembourgish
ЛуисвилMacedonian
LouisvilleMalay
لوءيۏيلMalay
LouisvilleMaltese
लुईव्हिलMarathi
لویی‌ویلMazanderani
LouisvilleMin Nan Chinese
ლუიზვილიMingrelian
ЛуисвиллMoksha
ЛуисвиллMongolian
لويڤيلMoroccan Arabic
ChéłgaidahiilíníNavajo
LouisvilleNorwegian
LouisvilleNorwegian Bokmål
LouisvilleNorwegian Nynorsk
LouisvilleOccitan (post 1500)
Hloðwigeswic on CentuccīgeOld English (ca. 450-1100)
ЛуисвиллOssetian
ЛуисвилльOssetian
Louisville-Jefferson CountyPampanga
Louisville-Jefferson County (balance)Pampanga
Louisville-Jefferson County, KentuckyPampanga
لویی ویل، کنتاکیPersian
لویی‌ویلPersian
LouisvillePiemontese
LouisvillePolish
LouisvilleRomanian
Louisville, KentuckyRomanian
Louisville, KentuckyRussian
ЛуисвиллRussian
ЛуисвилльRussian
LouisvilleSardinian
LouisvilleScots
Louisville, KentuckyScots
LouisvilleScottish Gaelic
Louisville, KentuckyScottish Gaelic
LouisvilleSerbian
ЛуивилSerbian
Луивил, округ ЏеферсонSerbian
ЛуисвилSerbian
ЛујвилSerbian
LouisvilleSerbo-Croatian
Louisville, KentuckySerbo-Croatian
LuisvilSerbo-Croatian
LouisvilleSilesian
ලුවිස්විල්Sinhala
LouisvilleSlovak
LouisvilleSlovenian
Louisville, KentuckySlovenian
لوئیزویل، کنتاکیSouth Azerbaijani
LouisvilleSwahili
Louisville, KentuckySwahili
LouisvilleSwedish
LouisvilleTagalog
Louisville-Jefferson County (balance)Tagalog
Louisville, KentuckyTagalog
ЛуисвиллTajik
LuisvillTalysh
லூயிவில்Tamil
ЛуивиллTatar
లూయీవిల్Telugu
LouisvilleThai
ลุยวิลล์Thai
ลุยส์วิลล์Thai
หลุยส์วิลล์Thai
LouisvilleTurkish
Louisville, KentuckyTurkish
LuiswilleTurkmen
ЛуїсвіллUkrainian
لوئی ویل، کینٹکیUrdu
لوئیزویلUrdu
لوئیزویل، کینٹکیUrdu
LouisvilleUzbek
LuisvillUzbek
LouisvilleVenetian
LuisvillVeps
LouisvilleVietnamese
Louisville, KentuckyVietnamese
LouisvilleVlax Romani
LouisvilleVolapük
LouisvilleWaray (Philippines)
Louisville, KentuckyWaray (Philippines)
LouisvilleWelsh
Louisville, KentuckyWelsh
ԼուիզվիլWestern Armenian
ЛуисвиллWestern Mari
路易维尔Wu Chinese
路易维尔(肯塔基州)Wu Chinese
LouisvilleYoruba
路易斯維爾Yue Chinese
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