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This partial list of city nicknames in Kentucky compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities and towns in Kentucky are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.〔Muench, David ("Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" ), December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.〕 Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"〔 are also believed to have economic value.〔 Their economic value is difficult to measure,〔 but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.〔Alfredo Andia, (Branding the Generic City ), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007〕 Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. *Bardstown - Bourbon Capital of the World〔(Claims to Fame - Products ) Epodunk. Retrieved on 2010-10-16〕 *Benham - The Little Town That International Harvester, Coal Miners, and Their Families Built〔(City of Benham ) Retrieved on 2010-10-19〕 *Berea - Folk Arts and Crafts Capital of Kentucky〔(Claims to Fame - Art ) Epodunk. Retrieved on 2010-10-16〕 *Bowling Green * *Vette City〔(We Go Places-Bowling Green, Kentucky ) Retrieved on 2010-2-9〕 * *The Park City〔(explorekentucky.com ) Retrieved on 2010-2-9〕 *Burnside - The Only Town on Lake Cumberland〔(Burnside, Kentucky tourism ) Retrieved on 2010-10-15〕 *Cave City - Gateway to Mammoth Cave〔(Cave City, Kentucky ) Official website. Retrieved on 2010-10-15〕 *Covington - Gateway to the South〔(City of Covington, Kentucky ) Retrieved on 2010-2-9〕 * Crestwood - Whiskers〔(Solganville, USA Awards For Best City Mottos and Monikers ) Retrieved on 2010-10-16〕 *Danville - City of Firsts〔(City of Danville, Ky - City of Firsts )〕 *Elizabethtown - E Town *Elkhorn City - Gateway to the Breaks〔(Elkhorn City, Kentucky ) Official website. Retrieved on 2010-10-15〕 *Fort Thomas - The City of Beautiful Homes〔(History of Fort Thomas ) Retrieved on 2010-10-19〕 *Grayson - Heart of the Parks〔(City of Grayson, Kentucky ) Retrieved on 2010-10-16〕 *Hazard - Queen City of the Mountains〔(Hazard/Perry County Tourism ) Retrieved on 2010-10-19〕 *Hopkinsville - Hoptown〔(Hopkinsville/Christian County Visitors Bureau ) Retrieved on 2010-2-9〕 *Hyden - Redbud Capital of the World〔(Hyden, Kentucky Welcome Sign ) Retrieved on 2010-12-19〕 *Lexington * *Athens of the West〔(Lexington, Kentucky:Athens of the West ) National Park Service. Retrieved on 2010-10-15〕 * *Horse Capital of the World〔(Claims to Fame - Animals ) Epodunk. Retrieved on 2010-10-16〕〔(Visit Lexington, Kentucky ), accessed April 7, 2007. "Visiting a horse farm while you're in the Horse Capital of the World is a uniquely Bluegrass kind of experience you'll long remember."〕 *Louisville * * City of Beautiful Churches 〔Jonathan Meador, (Art: Behold the mega church ), ''LEO Weekly'', January 20, 2010. "Louisville has its fair share of nicknames — River City, Falls City, Derby City, Aliville ... the list goes on. But there's one nickname that you might not be aware of: Due to the numerous and varied houses of worship within the city limits, Louisville was once known as the 'City of Beautiful Churches'."〕 * *Derby City〔〔(Louisville Historic Tours ), Historic Old Louisville Visitors Center website, accessed June 27, 2010〕 * *The Fall City (reported in the 1880s)〔(Smoky City ) Retrieved on 2010-10-16〕 or Falls City〔 * *Gateway to the South〔(Horse Racing in Kentucky, Part II ), accessed April 7, 2007. "By then Louisville businesses had severed their northern ties since the only market for Louisville-made tools and food staples was in the war-ravaged South, making "former Confederate officers and soldiers precious commodities when the city's Board of Trade began promoting Louisville as the 'Gateway to the South.'"〕 * *River City〔〔(Parking Authority of River City ). Retrieved 2008-02-14.〕 * *The Ville〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=GameDay in the Ville )〕 *Madisonville - Best Town on Earth.〔Rich Davis, (Words to live by; Pride extends from 'Best Town on Earth' to 'Hub of Universe' ), ''Evansville Courier & Press'', January 27, 2008. "Until a few decades ago, Madisonville, Ky., had 'Best Town on Earth' signs spanning some of its thoroughfares. 'It goes back to 1903 when the local paper, then known as the Madisonville Daily Hustler, ran a contest to come up with a slogan,' says mayoral assistant Leslie Curneal."〕 *Manchester - City of Hope *Middlesboro * *The Athens of the Mountains〔(Art Council Formed in Middlesboro ) Middlesboro Daily News. Retrieved on 2010-10-15〕 * *The City Built Inside a Meteorite Crater〔(Middlesboro, Kentucky Welcome Sign ) Retrieved on 2010-05-29〕 * *Crater City * *Little Las Vegas〔(Cumberland Manor Bed and Breakfast ) Retrieved on 2010-10-15〕 * *The Magic City〔 Retrieved on 2010-10-15〕 *Monticello - Houseboat Capital of the World〔(First Southern National Bank - Wayne County ) Retrieved on 2010-05-29〕 *Owensboro - Barbecued Mutton Capital of the World〔(The Capital of Whatever ) ''The New York Times'' by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993. Retrieved on 2010-10-16〕 *Paducah - Quilt City〔(Paducah takes center stage in Quilt City USA ), ''Kentucky Educational Television'', February 23, 2004.〕 *Paintsville - The City Between the Lakes〔(Official site of the City of Paintsville ) Retrieved on 2010-2-9〕 *Paris - Thoroughbred Capital of the World〔(City of Paris, Kentucky ) Retrieved on 2010-11-25〕 *Pikeville - The City That Moves Mountains〔(official site of The City of Pikeville, Kentucky ), accessed April 7, 2007. For the origin of this motto, see Pikeville Cut-Through.〕 *Prestonsburg - The Star City of Eastern Kentucky〔(Prestonsburg Convention and Visitors Bureau ) Retrieved on 2010-10-16〕 *Renfro Valley - Kentucky's Country Music Capital〔 *Shelbyville - The Gateway to the Bluegrass〔(City of Shelbyville, Kentucky ) Retrieved on 2010-10-19〕 *Simpsonville - American Saddlebred Capital of the World〔(City of Simpsonville ) Retrieved on 2010-10-19〕 *Williamsburg - Your Gateway to the Cumberlands〔(City of Williamsburg, Kentucky ) Retrieved on 2010-10-15〕 ==See also== *List of city nicknames in the United States *List of cities in Kentucky 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of city nicknames in Kentucky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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