Kentucky is located in the eastern part of the country and is part of the states of the Southeast Center.

 

By its area it occupies 37th place. The eastern side of the state shares a border with West Virginia and Virginia, on the south - with Tennessee, to the west - with Missouri. In the north it borders with Kentucky Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

 

Original name: Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Postal Code: KY.

Capital: Frankfort.

The largest city of Louisville.

Other major cities: Lexington, Owensboro, Bowling Green's, Covington, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Richmond and Jeffersontown.

The state covers an area of ​​140 thousand square meters. km.

On its territory is home to more than 4 million people.

The official status of Kentucky received in 1792, the year, becoming the 15th US state.

The main rivers are the State of Ohio and the Tennessee River. Local karst topography - a fairly common phenomenon, and the local cave systems and does rightly belong to the longest in the world. The climate is subtropical continental Kentucky reigns. In summer the thermometer rises here to an average of 31 degrees Celsius, and in winter are usually kept near zero.

 

The state is famous for its festivals, exhibitions and shows and competitions. Here are bred the best horses in the country and annually organize celebrations such as «Kentucky Derby Festival» and «Kentucky Shakespeare Festival» in Louisville.

 

The third largest city in the state is Owensboro, which is also referred to as "the world capital of barbecue," it is here held annually «International Bar-B-Q Festival». In the city of the producer of the famous "Chevrolet Corvette" Bowling Green is to look at opened in 1994, the National Corvette Museum. And you can visit the exciting event in his hometown of Hodgenville Lincoln - «Lincoln Days Celebration».

 

In addition, the state is famous for its musical tradition. Local capital of the country is the city of Renfro Valley, but in Owensboro, you can visit the International Bluegrass Music Museum. At one time in this state we lived and worked Lionel Hampton, Billy Ray Tsayres, Loretta Lynn and Vi-C-Handy.

 

Nature lovers surely attract reserves "Mammoth Cave" or "Pass the Cumberland" and National Forest Daniel Boone.

 

City called Beria famous School of Liberal Arts, which was created for the young people of Appalachia, who would like to study, but did not have any prospects. Today it is a popular center for the arts. Every year this city hosts various fairs and festival handicrafts.

 

Not far from Louisville is Kentucky farm for the breeding of horses. It acts as a nature reserve, where you can visit the horse show, a ride on a horse-drawn carriage or on horseback, or just stay in the camp and enjoy the spectacular scenery. On the territory of the reserve you can visit the International Museum of the Horse - a kind of monument to the animal. In a specially designed area for horse Memorial Preserve the graves expensive thoroughbred trotters, who won for his life more than one match.

 

Bardstown City is famous for popular type of whiskey - bourbon. It is a kind of capital of bourbon. Near Hodzhevilla is Lincoln family estate and the settlement Herrodsburg interesting Sheker village on a hill called Pleasant Hill.

 

Interesting Facts

 

Kentucky is home to one of the most popular songs in the world. This song greeting «Happy Birthday to you» was born in Louisville two teachers of the school. Their name was Patty and Mildred J. Hill, and the song, under which they were originally created this famous tune called «Good Morning to All». She wrote to the disciples to welcome in 1893. By 1912 th unexpectedly word song changed, and in this form it is a piece of music to conquer the world. In 1998 she was entered in the Guinness Book of Records. She was found the most recognized song in the English language. By the way, today it has been translated into 18 languages, and happy people in different parts of the world.